Figure A is titled “Analytic framework for the comparative effectiveness of psychological treatments and pharmacological treatments for adults with PTSD.” This figure depicts the Key Questions (KQs) within the context of the populations, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, timing, and settings (PICOTS) framework described in the previous section. The framework begins on the left with our population of interest: adults diagnosed with PTSD. A solid horizontal arrow labeled psychological or pharmacological interventions starts from the population and extends to the outcomes box on the far right. To illustrate the questions: what is the comparative effectiveness of different psychological treatments (KQ1); what is the comparative effectiveness of different pharmacological treatments (KQ2); and what is the comparative effectiveness of different psychological treatments and pharmacological treatments (KQ3)? A dotted vertical arrow extends upward from intervention to illustrate whether the effectiveness of treatments varies by patient characteristics or type of trauma (KQ 1b, 2b, 3b). A vertical arrow extends downward from intervention to adverse events of intervention to illustrate the focus of KQ4.

Figure AAnalytic framework for the comparative effectiveness of psychological treatments and pharmacological treatments for adults with PTSD

KQ = Key Question; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

From: Evidence Summary

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Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review Update [Internet].
Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 207.
Forman-Hoffman V, Middleton JC, Feltner C, et al.
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