Therapy offered within one month to prevent PTSD, says NICE

Therapy offered within one month to prevent PTSD, says NICE The updated guidance gives recommendations on preventing and manging PTSD. Adults who are at risk of PTSD should be offered individualised cognitive-behavioural therapy within a month of experiencing a stressful event. Children can be considered for group therapy after shared trauma to reduce the risk of developing PTSD, the guidance says.

Professor Mark Baker, director for the centre of guidelines at NICE, said: “PTSD is a treatable condition but the pain of revisiting past events can prevent people seeking the help they need. We have updated our guidance to make sure that PTSD is managed as early as possible and give advice on coordinating the complex needs that are often associated with this condition.” NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

See also:

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (update) NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)