@article{ref1,
title="Early cognitive-behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress symptoms after physical injury. Randomised controlled trial",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2004",
author="Bisson, Jonathan I. and Shepherd, Jonathan P. and Joy, Deborah and Probert, Rachel and Newcombe, Robert G.",
volume="184",
number="",
pages="63-69",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Early single-session psychological interventions, including psychological debriefing following trauma, have not been shown to reduce psychological distress. Longer early psychological interventions have shown some promise. AIMS: To examine the efficacy of a four-session cognitive-behavioural intervention following physical injury. METHOD: A total of 152 patients attending an accident and emergency department displaying psychological distress following physical injury were randomised 1-3 weeks post-injury to a four-session cognitive-behavioural intervention that started 5-10 weeks after the injury or to no intervention and then followed up for 13 months. RESULTS: At 13 months, the total Impact of Event Scale score was significantly more reduced in the intervention group (adjusted mean difference=8.4,95% CI 2.4-14.36). Other differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: A brief cognitive-behavioural intervention reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals with physical injury who display initial distress.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}