Rebecca S Davis, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Nimrah Afzal, John Devaney, Sarah L Halligan, Katie Lofthouse, Patrick Smith, Paul Stallard, Siyan Ye, Rachel M Hiller
OBJECTIVE: Trauma exposure in childhood is common and can lead to a range of negative mental health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In many settings, resources to address this distress are scarce. Group-based interventions require minimal resources and training, can be delivered by non-mental health specialists, and target larger numbers of young people. Our meta-analysis sought to establish whether such an approach is an effective method for targeting PTSD symptoms, and to identify potential moderators of effectiveness...
March 20, 2023: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry