PTSD studies

Researchers compare metacognitive therapy, which works on patterns such as persistent worry, with cognitive behavioural therapy in adults with earthquake-related PTSD. They assess post-traumatic stress symptoms, bodily alertness and avoidance, including whether continuing aftershocks affect recovery.

Researchers follow people receiving MDMA alongside talking therapy for PTSD that has responded poorly to existing treatments. They assess changes in PTSD symptoms in routine patient groups; the registry lists no comparison group.

Researchers assess a trauma-sensitive yoga programme with mindfulness for former Defence members with combat-related PTSD. They track changes in symptoms over time and interview partners about their experiences; there is no control group.

Researchers assess a three-week trauma-treatment programme combining EMDR, virtual-reality exposure, body-based techniques and group education for paramedics with PTSD. They investigate whether it is practical and acceptable, while measuring symptoms and return-to-work outcomes; there is no control group.

Researchers use magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a type of scan that measures brain chemicals, to compare people with PTSD and healthy volunteers. They want to understand whether differences in brain chemistry are associated with PTSD; the scan is a measurement, not a treatment.

Researchers compare MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with a waiting-list group continuing usual care in military veterans and first responders with PTSD. They assess whether the programme changes PTSD symptoms, alongside its safety and tolerability.

Researchers compare two pressures of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for former Australian Defence Force members with PTSD. This pilot assesses whether the programme is practical, acceptable and safe, while exploring changes in symptoms and brain function.

Researchers compare active tDCS, a form of electrical stimulation of the brain, with simulated stimulation in people with severe PTSD. They assess post-traumatic symptoms, side effects and brain electrical activity; the simulated procedure is the comparator.

Efficacy of culturally modified cognitive processing therapy (CPT) group format for adults from a South-East Asian background with post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Pilot investigation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people diagnosed with co-occurring borderline personality disorder – a controlled before-and-after study

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest and in their Primary Caregiver. Assessment of PTSD symptoms will be undertaken using the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Five (PCL-5).

This study evaluates the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for people with PTSD.