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VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD

U.S. VA / Department of Defense · 2023 · Clinical practice guideline

Original publication

Recorded summary

The current U.S. military and veterans guideline places EMDR among the individual trauma-focused psychotherapies with the strongest recommendation for PTSD.

Recorded limitations

A clinical guideline for qualified care; it does not validate an entertainment-platform adaptation.

Evidence and provenance

Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.

Study design and assessment
design
Clinical practice guideline
assessment
category
guidance
peer Reviewed
false
basis
Clinical practice guideline; not an individual RCT.
sources

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

reviewed At
2026-10-23
trust Factor
score
Not recorded
scope
Paper
status
not-applicable
randomized Controlled Trial
Not recorded
blinding
not-confirmed
peer Reviewed
false
basis
This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
sources

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
jadad
status
unassessed
score
Not recorded
evidence
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Topics and recorded topic scores
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    title
    US VA/DoD clinical guidance on EMDR for PTSD
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Citation snapshot and identifiers
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portal-937934d6d2dd
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Complete approved library record
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portal-937934d6d2dd
aliases
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title
VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD
journal
U.S. VA / Department of Defense
neurotransmitters
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year
2023
authors
design
Clinical practice guideline
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Clinical guideline
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doi
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urls

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

collections

vision

categories

Clinical & self-report

targets
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priority
1
quotes
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summary
The current U.S. military and veterans guideline places EMDR among the individual trauma-focused psychotherapies with the strongest recommendation for PTSD.
limitation
A clinical guideline for qualified care; it does not validate an entertainment-platform adaptation.
citation Count
Not recorded
study Design Assessment
category
guidance
peer Reviewed
false
basis
Clinical practice guideline; not an individual RCT.
sources

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

reviewed At
2026-10-23
paper Trust Assessment
score
Not recorded
scope
Paper
status
not-applicable
randomized Controlled Trial
Not recorded
blinding
not-confirmed
peer Reviewed
false
basis
This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
sources

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
citations By Collection
vision
Not recorded
topics
  1. key
    vision:vii
    title
    US VA/DoD clinical guidance on EMDR for PTSD
    collection
    vision
    trust Score
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journal Key
journal Label
U.S. VA / Department of Defense
chapter Entries
  1. title
    VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD
    journal
    U.S. VA / Department of Defense
    year
    2023
    authors
    design
    Clinical practice guideline
    urls

    https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

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    pmid
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    targets
    None recorded
    categories

    Clinical & self-report

    study Design Assessment
    category
    guidance
    peer Reviewed
    false
    basis
    Clinical practice guideline; not an individual RCT.
    sources

    https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

    reviewed At
    2026-10-23
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    portal-937934d6d2dd
    quotes
    None recorded
    source Pages
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    summary
    The current U.S. military and veterans guideline places EMDR among the individual trauma-focused psychotherapies with the strongest recommendation for PTSD.
    limitation
    A clinical guideline for qualified care; it does not validate an entertainment-platform adaptation.
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    vision-vii-portal-937934d6d2dd
    paper Trust Assessment
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    Not recorded
    scope
    Paper
    status
    not-applicable
    randomized Controlled Trial
    Not recorded
    blinding
    not-confirmed
    peer Reviewed
    false
    basis
    This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
    sources

    https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/txessentials/cpg_ptsd_management.asp

    review Scope
    Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
    assessed At
    2026-10-27
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    US VA/DoD clinical guidance on EMDR for PTSD
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jadad
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condition Evidence
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      title
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      VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD
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      PTSD
conditions

ptsd

topic Trust Scores
None recorded
full Text
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not-indexed
retrieval Available
false

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