Interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder in psychiatric practice across Europe: a trainees’ perspective
Background: With an annual prevalence of 0.9–2.6%, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is very common in clinical practice across Europe. Despite the fact that evidence-based interventions have been developed, there is no evidence on their implementation in clinical practice and in national psychia...
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Dokumenttypen: | Artikel |
Medientypen: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Publikation in MIAMI: | 09.09.2015 |
Datum der letzten Änderung: | 16.04.2019 |
Angaben zur Ausgabe: | [Electronic ed.] |
Quelle: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology 6 (2015) 27818, 1-5 |
Schlagwörter: | educational status; healthcare surveys; psychotherapy; PTSD |
Fachgebiet (DDC): | 610: Medizin und Gesundheit |
Lizenz: | CC BY 4.0 |
Sprache: | English |
Anmerkungen: | Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2015/2016 der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster). |
Format: | PDF-Dokument |
ISSN: | 2000-8066 |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-68249707874 |
Weitere Identifikatoren: | DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.27818 |
Permalink: | https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-68249707874 |
Onlinezugriff: | 27818-171189-1-PB.pdf |
Background: With an annual prevalence of 0.9–2.6%, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is very common in clinical practice across Europe. Despite the fact that evidence-based interventions have been developed, there is no evidence on their implementation in clinical practice and in national psychiatric training programmes. Objective and method: The Early Career Psychiatrists Committee of the European Psychiatric Association conducted a survey in 23 European countries to explore implementation of evidence-based interventions for PTSD and training options. Results: The findings indicate that pharmacotherapy was available in the majority of the participating countries (n=19, 82.8%). However, psychological interventions were much less widespread. For example, psychoeducation was widely available in 52% of the countries (n=12), cognitive-behavioural therapy in 26.2% (n=6), and specific trauma-focused techniques were rarely available. Training on PTSD was part of the official training in 13 countries (56.5%), predominantly in the form of theoretical seminars. Conclusions: Overall, this survey indicates that the treatment for PTSD is largely focused on pharmacotherapy, with psychological evidence-based interventions poorly available, especially outside specialized centres. Poor implementation is linked to the lack of official training in evidence-based interventions for psychiatric trainees across Europe.