Table 2.
Results of the studies of exposure versus cognitive therapy in PTSD, mean PTSD rating scales' scores
| Study | Main OM | Pre-treatment | End of Treatment | Longest follow up | Longest follow up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | E | CT | E | (weeks) | CT | E | ||
| Terrier 1999 | CAPS | 76.93 (15.4) | 71.76 (19.59) | 50.82 (23.99) | 48.24 (30.25) | 52 | 52.48 (24.09) | 45.16 (28.26) |
| Marks 1998 (reported in Lovell et al 2001) | CAPS | 74.7 (18.1) | 61.9 (15.7) | 39.5 (23.7) | 31.5 (30.7) | 26 | 29.4 (18.7) | 14.3 (16.2) |
| Resick 2008 | CAPS | 73.87 (21.04) | 70.38 18.65 | 31.32 (37.00) | 44.76 31.55 | 26 | 31.03 (27.57) | 35.90 (27.09) |
| Foa 1991 | PTSD severity | 24.3 (6.1) | 25.01 (4.64) | 9.89 (4.2) | 13.56 (10) | 12 | 12.33 (9.59) | 10.44 (8.22) |
| Foa 1999 | PSS-I | 29.42 (8.69) | 29.48 (9.94) | 12.89 (8.96) | 11.7 (7.32) | 52 | 12.64 (14.71) | 10.69 (8.96) |
Note. CT = Cognitive Therapy; E = Exposure; CAPS = Clinician Administered PTSD scale; PSS-I = PTSD Symptom Scale - Interview