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Metacognitive Therapy Versus Prolonged Exposure in Adults with Chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial

Auteurs: Adrian Wells, Deborah Walton, Karina Lovell, Dawn Proctor

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 1/2015

Abstract

A parallel randomized controlled trial compared metacognitive therapy (MCT) with prolonged exposure (PE) in 32 patients with PTSD of ≥3 months duration. Participants were assigned to; eight sessions of therapy (MCT or PE) or an 8-week wait period (WL). There was only one drop-out from each treatment. Both active treatments were effective, resulting in significantly lower symptoms of PTSD, anxiety and depression compared with the WL. At post-treatment MCT was superior to PE on self-report symptoms of PTSD and superior to WL on objective measures of hyper-arousal (heart-rate). Recovery rates and reliable improvement in both MCT and PE were high. MCT exerted effects more rapidly and within group effect sizes in MCT were much larger than those in PE at the end of treatment. Clinical gains remained evident at follow-up by which time the treated groups did not differ. In conclusion; both treatments were effective but MCT had a clear advantage. The clinical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Titel: Metacognitive Therapy Versus Prolonged Exposure in Adults with Chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial
Auteurs: Adrian Wells
Deborah Walton
Karina Lovell
Dawn Proctor
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9636-6

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