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  • Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
  • Evidence-Based Interventions

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  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a leading psychological intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Significant barriers hinder patient access to standard, weekly face-to-face CPT.
  • Structural adaptations of CPT have been developed to enhance treatment accessibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and meta-analyze the effectiveness of structurally adapted CPT for PTSD.
  • To assess if modified CPT delivery formats maintain efficacy compared to standard CPT.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 12 non-RCTs.
  • Studies included examined structural adaptations in CPT delivery (e.g., method, intensity, format).

Main Results:

  • Meta-analysis of RCTs demonstrated significant improvements in PTSD and depression symptoms with adapted CPT.
  • Adapted CPT generally showed comparable outcomes to standard CPT and other non-CPT treatments.
  • Subanalyses had limited power to detect subtle differences between various adaptation types and comparators.

Conclusions:

  • Structural adaptations of CPT are effective in improving PTSD symptoms.
  • Modified CPT delivery formats offer comparable efficacy to standard CPT.
  • CPT's flexibility through structural adaptations helps overcome treatment access barriers for PTSD.