Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Polarity Therapy:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly  help with the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence showing an positive effect of polarity therapy on PTSD)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Tai Chi:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (a controlled trial has shown evidence that Tai Chi can help treat PTSD)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Creative Art Therapy (Expressive Therapy):

Recomendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims of Expressive Therapy helping to treat PTSD)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Hypnosis:

Recommendation: no recommendation (Studies regarding the effects of hypnosis on PTSD have had mixed results)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Image Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence regarding the effects of Image Therapy on PTSD)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Meditation:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (reports from the NIH show that regular meditation can help in treating PTSD)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

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