Recommendations for research

As part of the 2018 update, the guideline committee removed the 2005 recommendations for research and replaced them with the recommendations for research 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 this recommendation for research, 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?

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 this recommendation for research, 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?

5 Complex PTSD

What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of interventions to deliver stabilisation and reintegration for people with complex PTSD?

Other recommendations for research

6 Emotional freedom techniques

What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for the treatment of PTSD in adults?