Citation

Bisson JI, Kitchiner NJ, Lewis C, Roberts NP. Lancet Psychiatry 2023; 10(8): 577-579.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00226-2

PMID

37479336

Abstract

The STOP-PTSD trial strengthens existing evidence that guided, internet-based, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a trauma focus is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study found that internet-based cognitive therapy for PTSD (iCT-PTSD) was superior to a similarly delivered non-trauma focused intervention, internet-based stress management therapy for PTSD (iStress-PTSD). This finding complements the RAPID study's finding that Spring, another guided, internet-based CBT with a trauma focus that we developed, was non-inferior to face-to-face CBT with a trauma focus for the treatment of PTSD. The results of STOP-PTSD and RAPID have resulted in the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Early Value Assessment Guidance recommending iCT-PTSD and Spring as digitally enabled treatments for PTSD. These treatments join seven other digitally enabled interventions recommended by NICE for the treatment of common mental conditions in May, 2023...

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