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Neuropsychiatric DisordersOctober 2, 2026

PTSD Therapy Tied to Large Symptom Gains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, but the Evidence Is Weak

TL;DR: Across 55 trials in low- and middle-income countries (5,041 adults), people who got therapy had much lower PTSD symptoms than people on a wait-list or other comparison. The evidence was very low certainty because many trials were weakly run. Key Finding…

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AddictionMay 23, 2026

COPE-A Reduced Youth PTSD Symptoms, But Substance Use Did Not Drop More Than Counseling

TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial analysis in European Journal of Psychotraumatology found that COPE-A, an integrated exposure-based therapy for youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD), reduced PTSD symptoms more than supp…

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PTSD Therapy Tied to Large Symptom Gains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, but the Evidence Is Weak

COPE-A Reduced Youth PTSD Symptoms, But Substance Use Did Not Drop More Than Counseling

The findings. The context. The caveats.