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Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 3/2006

01-09-2006 | Original Paper

Effects of Medical Crisis Intervention on Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

Authors: Amy B. Stapleton, Psy. D., Jeffrey Lating, Ph.D., Matthew Kirkhart, Ph.D., George S. Everly Jr., Ph.D.

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 3/2006

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Abstract

A meta-analysis of 11 studies (N=2124) investigating the impact of individual crisis intervention with medical patients yielded a significant, overall moderate effect size, d=0.44. The strongest effect of individual crisis intervention was on posttraumatic stress symptoms (d=0.57) and anxiety symptoms (d=0.52). Specific moderating factors, such as single versus multiple sessions, single versus multiple components of intervention, and level of interventionists’ training, were also analyzed. In sum, the results support highly trained interventionists continuing to provide multi-session interventions in order to mitigate posttraumatic symptomatology following traumatic events.
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Metadata
Title
Effects of Medical Crisis Intervention on Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis
Authors
Amy B. Stapleton, Psy. D.
Jeffrey Lating, Ph.D.
Matthew Kirkhart, Ph.D.
George S. Everly Jr., Ph.D.
Publication date
01-09-2006
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-006-9010-2

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