Table 1.

Clinical practice guidelines for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Clinical practice guideline	Methodology	Strongly recommended therapies	Recommended therapies
American Psychological Association (2017)	Independent systematic review; RCTs published from 5/25/12-6/1/16; Expert Review	CBT, CPT, PE, CT	BEP, EMDR, NET
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline Working Group (2017) (revision of 2010 guidelines)	Independent systematic Review; RCTs published 1/1/09-March 2016; Expert Review	PE, CPT, EMDR, specific CBT for PTSD, BEP, NET and written narrative exposure	SIT, PCT, IPT

Note. CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; CPT, Cognitive Processing Therapy; PE, Prolonged Exposure; CT, Cognitive Therapy; EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy; BET, Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy; NET, Narrative Exposure Therapy; SIT, Stress Inoculation Training; PCT, Present-Centered Therapy; IPT, Interpersonal Psychotherapy.