Couple and family therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives of this review will be to:(1) Assess the efficacy of couple and family therapies for adult PTSD, relative to 'no treatment' conditions, 'standard care', and structured or non-specific individual psychological therapies;(2) Examine the clinical characteristics of studies that influence the relative efficacy of these therapies; and(3) Critically evaluate methodological features of studies that bias research findings