Access an article reviewing the development of the PTSD Repository as well as meta-analyses and journal articles that use PTSD Repository data.

The PTSD Repository is a useful tool for staying up-to-date with PTSD clinical trials research, to inform your work and to support patient education.

The Sample Characteristics dataset includes information on the participants who are included in the studies. This information is provided at the study level—meaning, data are not broken down into the specific treatment arms such as the intervention or control groups. Use this dataset if you want to learn more about the number of participants in the study; inclusion and exclusion criteria related to substance use and suicidality; baseline clinical characteristics such as PTSD severity, trauma type, military status, and comorbidities; and, basic demographic information such as age, gender or race for the sample as a whole (not individual participants). Visualizations made from this dataset will be based on the 496 RCTs included in the PTSD-Repository. Values reported as "NA" or not reported "NR" by the study are null values (empty cells). Data is at the study level.

Although those who serve in the military are at risk for certain types of trauma, other traumatic events affect civilians (those in the community).

Although all studies in the PTSD Repository are published in English, the research is done in many countries around the world.

Notes from Nick: Updated on 6/6/23 with Phase IV Data

Learn about treatment options for people with PTSD who also have substance use problems.

The Study Characteristics dataset includes basic information about study design. In addition to study class, the dataset includes clinical setting, whether the study looked at PTSD symptom clusters, whether there were any subgroup analyses, type of diagnostic measure used (e.g., diagnostic interview, self-report), and provider credentials. Use this dataset to better understand the variety of RCT designs employed, compare studies by study class or to identify gaps in the literature for potential new RCTs. Visualizations made from this dataset will be based on the 496 RCTs included in the PTSD-Repository. Values reported as "NA" or not reported "NR" by the study are null values (empty cells). Data is at the study level.

Learn about these therapies that use different techniques to help people process traumatic experiences. Some involve visualizing, talking or thinking about the traumatic memory. Others focus on changing unhelpful beliefs about the trauma.

Learn about the most common PTSD treatment types and how research on them has grown over time.