Effects of medical crisis intervention on anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a meta-analysis.
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.
Stapleton
Amy B
AB
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Loyola College in Maryland, 408 Hogan Street, Starkville, MS, 39759, USA. drstapeshome@nctv.com
Lating
Jeffrey
J
Kirkhart
Matthew
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Everly
George S
GS
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*