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A critical evaluation of current views regarding eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Clarifying points of confusion

EMDR is an active psychological treatment for PTSD that has received widely divergent reactions from the scientific and professional community. This article examines points of confusion in the published literature on EMDR, including the theoretical,…

Tags: Literature Review, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

A literature review of the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in adults diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pernicious mental health problem that causes severe occupational and social impairments. Epidemiologic studies show that about 56% of the population will be exposed to a traumatic event and about 8-12% will…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A methodological critique of the current status of eye movement desensitization (EMD)

Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) has been recently advocated as a rapid treatment for the elimination of traumatic memories responsible for the maintenance of a number of anxiety disorders and their clinical correlates. Despite a limited conceptual…

Tags: EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Literature Review, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, PTSD Assessment Instrument, Research Needs, Review

A review of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Research findings and implications for counselors

The last 6 years have seen the emergence of a new therapeutic technique, most often used to treat symptoms of PTSD, called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). A number of uncontrolled case studies followed the initial studies of…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

A systematic research synthesis of EMDR studies: Implementation of the platinum standard

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychological treatment method used primarily for people who have experienced trauma. This article provides a systematic research synthesis of EMDR studies targeting trauma symptomatology…

Tags: Criticism, Literature Review, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional, PTSD, Review, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A systematic review of treatment interventions for individuals with intellectual disability and trauma symptoms: A review of the recent literature

Individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are at increased susceptibility to adverse life experiences and trauma sequelae. There is a disparate range of therapeutic interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Literature Review

An integrative literature review concerning the treatment of breast cancer patients through eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

As remarkable as breast cancer killing a record 190,000 individuals in 2001 is the modern phenomenon of increased survival. With a relative five-year survival rate of 86% after diagnosis and a "long-term" (10-year) survival rate of 76%, the issue of…

Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivor, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

As good as it seems? A review of EMDR experimental research

The article reviews 7 experimental studies that examined eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment. The 7 studies varied greatly in their complexity, their designs, how treatment effects were measured, and their results. Each…

Tags: Literature Review, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Research Needs, Treatment Effectiveness

Behandlung der posttraumatischen belastungsstörung bei kindern und jugendlichen. Eine übersicht empirischer wirksamkeitsstudien Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents -- A review of treatment outcome studies

Basierend auf einer systematischen Literaturrecherche wird der aktuelle Stand des Wissens über die Wirksamkeit von pharmakologischen und psychotherapeutischen Behandlung der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen…

Tags: Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Drug Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome

Biology, childhood trauma, and murder: Rethinking justice

This article reviews recent findings in the developmental neurophysiology of children subjected to psychological trauma. Studies link extreme neglect and abuse with long-term changes in the nervous and endocrine systems. A growing body of research…

Clinical implications and recommendations arising from EMDR research findings

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a treatment approach found to be efficacious for trauma-related disorders. This article provides an overview of the EMDR treatment process and briefly describes treatment components. It reviews…

Tags: C-PTSD, Clinical Implication, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Research, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment

Cognitive-behavioral and pharmacologic perspectives on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

The following sections consider biologic and cognitive-behavioral perspectives on PTSD and strategies for its treatment. Pharmacologic strategies examined to date have included treatment with beta-adrenergic blockers and alpha-adrenergic agonists,…

Tags: Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Drug Therapy, Literature Review, Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Controversie rondom EMDR: Een literatuuronderzoek naar de effectiviteit van EMDR Controversy surrounding EMDR: A literature review on the effectiveness of EMDR

Over de effectiviteit van EMDR bestaat veel controversie. Deze thesis bevat een kritisch overzicht van de literatuur met betrekking tot de effectiviteit van EMDR. Er wordt gekeken naar de procedure die EMDR handhaaft en er worden mogelijke…

Tags: Literature Review

Critical incident intervention with missionaries: A comprehensive approach

When people are exposed to, or involved in, traumatic occurrences, they are at risk for PTSD to follow in the wake. This involves more than psychological discomfort; it involves a host of physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual sequelae. The…

Tags: Complex PTSD, Critical Incident Intervention, Literature Review, Missionaries, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Debriefing, PTSD, Recent Event, Stressor, Survivor

Current status and future directions for EMDR research

This review provides the groundwork for a basic understanding of articles written about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), including a brief overview of theory and practice. It documents EMDR's established efficacy in the treatment…

Tags: Efficacy, Information Processing, Literature Review, Mechanism of Action, Research Needs, Review, Treatment Effectiveness

Do patients drop out prematurely from exposure therapy for PTSD?

Many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of exposure therapy in the treatment of chronic PTSD. Despite the convincing outcome literature, a concern that this treatment may exacerbate symptoms and lead to premature dropout has been voiced on the…

Tags: Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Dropouts

Does EMDR work? And if so, why?: A critical review of controlled outcome and dismantling research

Research on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) was reviewed to answer the questions Does EMDR work? and If so, Why? This first question was further subdivided on the basis of the control group: (a) no-treatment (or wait list…

Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Relaxation Therapy, Treatment Effectiveness

Door het oog uit het hart: Een literatuurstudie naar EMDR Through the eye of the heart: A literature review on EMDR

Tags: Literature Review

Effective psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A review and critique

This report reviews and critiques the psychotherapy literature for the treatment of PTSD and systematically presents data on sample size, rates of completion, and effect sizes. Substantial progress has been made in the use of cognitive behavioral…

Tags: Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Implications for behavior therapy

The commitment of behavior therapy to empiricism has led it to a prominent position in the development of validated methods of treatment. The recent development and rapid expansion of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a treatment…

Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Drug Therapy, Health Care Utilization, Literature Review, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

EMDR - Et valg til behandling af PTSD? EMDR - An option to treat PTSD?

Denne afhandling har til formål at afdække, om behandling af Eye Movement Desensibilisering og oparbejdning (EMDR) er en effektiv behandling af Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). EMDR er blevet kaldt The Breakthrough behandling og Helbredelse af…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment

EMDR 12 years after its introduction: Past and future research

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was one of the first treatments of PTSD to be evaluated in controlled research and has to date been empirically supported by 13 such studies. This article reviews the historical context and…

Tags: Cognitive Processes, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Research Needs

EMDR and emotionally oriented couples therapy

When reviewing past and current research on the role of emotion in couples therapy, there appeared to be a lack of articulation concerning how emotional expressions and relational dynamics are affected by emotional trauma that has not been accessed.…

Tags: Empirical Study, Family Therapy, Literature Review, Marital Issue, Nonclinical Case Study, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

EMDR: Implications of the use of reprocessing therapy in nursing practice

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Purpose: To examine the available evidence base for EMDR treatment in psychiatric nursing practice. Sources: Evidenced-based research findings, published case and anecdotal reports, and primary…

Tags: Clinical Efficacy, Literature Review, Nursing, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

EMDR: Sviluppi attuali e aggiornare recensione EMDR: Current developments and review update

Il presente lavoro esamina le evidenze empiriche a sostegno e contrarie all'EMDR inteso come metodologia terapeutica efficace per il trattamento del Disturbo Da Stress Post Traumatico. Vengono in particolar modo enfatizzati i seguenti aspetti: a)…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

EMDR: Why the controversy?

Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has been widely supported in the literature for its effectiveness in treating PTSD and a variety of other diagnoses and symptoms. The variable findings regarding whether its effects are for reasons…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitisation treatment utilises the positive visceral element of the investigatory reflex to inhibit the memories of post-traumatic stress disorder: A theoretical analysis

Background: Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) has attracted controversy and has led to publications covering a wide range of psychological problems treated by EMDR, in particular, PTSD. There is growing clinical evidence of the…

Tags: Conditioned Emotional Response, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitisation: Past research, complexities, and future directions

This paper reviews the present state of knowledge about the efficacy of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment for traumatic memories, and draws on information-processing theory to identify basic problems with much of the…

Tags: Emotional Trauma, Literature Review

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Tags: Literature Review, Practice Guidelines, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

This chapter critically summarizes state-of-the-art knowledge relevant to the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for traumatic stress. We review empirical evidence and pertinent meta-analyses since the first edition…

Tags: Exposure Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Traumatic Stress, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and the anxiety disorders: Clinical and research implications of an integrated psychotherapy treatment

Four recent, independent, rigorously controlled studies of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) have reported that 84 to 100% of single-trauma victims no longer maintain the posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis after the equivalent…

Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Literature Review, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Research Needs

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) e psicoterapia del disturbo post-traumatico da stress: Considerazioni critiche e linee di tendenza EMDR and PTSD psychotherapy: Critical evaluations and current trends

L'Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) è una forma di psicoterapia relativamente recente nota soprattutto per la sua discussa efficacia nella psicoterapia del Disturbo Post-Traumatico da Stress (PTSD), ma anche per l'accesa polemica…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Evaluation of controlled PTSD research

The complete controlled PTSD research on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is placed within the context of other methods used in the treatment of PTSD. A number of studies are presented that support EMDR as an empirically validated…

Tags: Adult, Arousal, European American, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Information processing in the treatment of trauma

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an efficacious and efficient treatment for PTSD. This article provides a brief overview of the findings of 20 controlled-outcome studies and describes Shapiro's Adaptive Information Processing…

Tags: Clinical Case Study, Cognitive Processes, Empirical Study, Information Processing, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Treatment Process

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in eating disorders: Caution against premature acceptance

Objective: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has been claimed effective in the treatment of a wide variety of psychiatric disorders, including eating disorders. An informal survey suggests that EMDR is now widely offered to…

Tags: Eating Disorders, Literature Review

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A review of an emerging therapy

Background: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new form of psychotherapy for PTSD. We critically reviewed randomized controlled trials of EMDR. Methods: A wide range of electronic databases and reference lists of…

Tags: Health Care Costs, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychological traumas: A decade of research in review

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new complex treatment method that incorporates salient aspects of many of the major therapeutic modalities as a treatment for PTSD and other psychological trauma in a civilian…

Tags: Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A comprehensive literature review

Since Francine Shapiro's first published paper on EMD therapy in 1989, there has been a tendency toward polarization in EMDR research. Those who tend to believe in the effectiveness of EMDR tend to find results which confirm their point of view.…

Tags: Literature Review, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A critical review

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a new clinical treatment shown to be effective for victims of trauma. EMDR is a time efficient, comprehensive methodology backed by positive, controlled research, for the treatment of the…

Tags: Emotional Trauma, Literature Review, Methodology, Theories

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An analysis of specific versus nonspecific treatment factors

Incremental validity and incremental efficacy have become important issues in the evaluation of psychological assessment and intervention procedures. Incremental validity in assessment is that shown by novel measures over and above established ones.…

Tags: Literature Review, Methodology, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An empirical review of the effectiveness of EMDR as a treatment for PTSD

The level of evidence for EMDR is based upon 12 controlled studies that investigated the efficacy of EMDR treatment of participants with PTSD. The 7 civilian studies, with 1 exception, all found EMDR to be efficacious in the treatment of PTSD: EMDR…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization reprocessing for children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic narrative review

There is currently a limited number of studies into the efficacy of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study utilizes a systematic narrative…

Tags: Children, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Eye movement desensitization: A critique of the evidence

The scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of eye movement desensitization (EMD), a novel intervention for traumatic memories and related conditions, is reviewed. The sparse research conducted in this area has serious methodological flaws,…

Tags: EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Literature Review, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing with survivors of sexual assault

This conference presentation reports findings from a review of the research that has been conducted in the last 10 years related to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and survivors of sexual assault. Many research studies (Andrade…

Tags: Literature Review, Survivors of Sexual Assault

Guideline 8 - Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), an emerging therapy for psychological trauma, has been in use for nearly a decade. Although it has stimulated strong interest and enthusiasm, EMDR has also received intense critical scrutiny. This…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Guidelines

Hjelper terapi for traumatiserte mennesker? Does trauma therapy help?

Denne artikkelen beskriver de psykologiske og fysiske konsekvenser av traumer. Det vurderinger deretter ulike terapeutiske tiltak for posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD). Metoder basert på atferds-og kognitive strategier synes mest effektive i…

Tags: Literature Review, Physical Consequence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Consequence, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Therapeutic Intervention, Therapeutic Processes, Trauma Therapy

Interventions for trauma-related emotional disturbances in adult victims of crime

This paper provides an overview of several treatment interventions for trauma-related disturbances in adult victims of crime. Following a brief discussion of mental health service utilization among crime victims, we describe interventions for acute…

Tags: Adult, Crime, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness

Is EMDR an evidenced-based treatment for depression? A review of the literature

It is not unusual for proponents of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to claim it can be used to treat many mental health problems. Depression is an illness that affects the lives of millions across the world; the costs are high,…

Tags: Comorbid depression, Depression, Literature Review

Is EMDR an exposure therapy? A review of trauma protocols

This article presents the well established theoretical base and clinical practice of exposure therapy for trauma. Necessary requirements for positive treatment results and contraindicated procedures are reviewed. EMDR is contrasted with these…

Tags: Exposure Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Protocols, PTSD, Trauma

L'EMDR est-elle une intervention efficace pour traiter l'état de stress post-traumatique? Is EMDR an effective treatment for PTSD?

Certains chercheurs considèrent que l'EMDR pour représenter une ouverture importante dans le traitement du SSPT et d'autres y voient davantage une approche basée sur la pseudo-science. Ce chapitre décrit l'EMDR en tant que méthode thérapeutique et le…

Tags: Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

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