Integrating fragmented evidence by network meta-analysis: Relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3151-3164

  Gerger, H ^a,b   Munder, T ^a   Gemperli, A ^a,c,d   Nuesch E ^a   Trelle, S ^a   Juni P ^a   Barth, J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; outcome research; post traumatic stress disorder; psychotherapy; PTSD

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STANDARDS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84927698354     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714000853     Document Type: Article

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