The ABCDE psychological first aid intervention decreases early PTSD symptoms but does not prevent it: results of a randomized-controlled trial.
Rodrigo Andrés FigueroaPaula Francisca CortésHumberto MarínAlvaro VergésRodrigo GillibrandPaula RepettoPublished in: European journal of psychotraumatology (2022)
PFA-ABCDE does not prevent PTSD diagnosis, but it provides immediate distress relief and decreases PTSD symptoms in the short term.