Guidance
Recommendations for research
Recommendations for research
As part of the 2018 update, the guideline committee removed the 2005 recommendations for research and replaced them with those below.
Key recommendations for research
1 Stepped care for post-traumatic stress disorder
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of stepped care for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on stepped care, see appendix L of evidence review I: organisation and delivery of care for people with PTSD.
2 Sequencing and further line treatment
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of sequencing and further line treatment in PTSD?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on sequencing and further line treatment, see appendix L of evidence review D: psychological, psychosocial and other non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of PTSD in adults.
3 Trauma-informed approaches
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of trauma-informed care or trauma-informed approaches?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on trauma-informed approaches, see appendix L of evidence review I: organisation and delivery of care for people with PTSD.
4 Personalisation and risk markers
What prognostic and prescriptive factors are important in determining the choice of PTSD treatment?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on personalisation and risk markers, see appendix L of evidence review D: psychological, psychosocial and other non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of PTSD in adults.
5 Complex PTSD
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of interventions to deliver stabilisation and reintegration for people with complex PTSD?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on complex PTSD, see appendix L of evidence review D: psychological, psychosocial and other non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of PTSD in adults.
Other recommendations for research
1 Emotional freedom techniques
What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for the treatment of PTSD in adults?
For an explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research on EFT, see appendix L of evidence review D: psychological, psychosocial and other non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of PTSD in adults.