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Relationship between efficacy and methodology in the treatment of PTSD with EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Time-Limited Trauma Therapy (T-LTT) Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), and Visual/Kinesthetic Dissociation (V/KD) are relatively new approaches in the treatment of…

Tags: Efficacy, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for speech anxiety

Tags: Methodology, Psychotherapy, Speech Anxiety, Speech Therapy, Treatment

How valid is eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing?

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which combines the use of imaginal exposure with eye movement, has been proposed by its originator, F. Shapiro, as a prescriptive treatment for trauma-related anxiety. The authors question…

Tags: Eye Movements, Methodology, Statistical Validity

The influence of methodological variables on outcome in psychotherapy research

Although there is consensus that EMDR is efficacious in the treatment of PTSD, different studies have achieved a range of results. This presentation reviews a methodological meta-analysis that found a significant positive correlation between effect…

Tags: Meta-Analysis, Methodology, Outcome Research

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 (PTSD) diagnosis after the…

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

Eye movement desensitisation processing for PTSD

The authors provide alternative methods for researching the efficacy of eye movement desensitization treatment.

Tags: Letter, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Research Needs

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (1st Ed.)

This book reviews research and development; discusses theoretical constructs and possible underlying mechanisms; and presents protocols and procedures for treatment of adults and children with a range of complaints. Among the many clinical…

Tags: Abuse, Adult, Assessment, Child Abuse, Children, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Symptom, Incest, Methodology, Neurophysiology, Patient Selection, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Veterans

EMDR treatment: Less than meets the eye

Examines EMDR and the experimental evidence surrounding it, which does not indicate that it is any more effective than other treatments for PTSD, despite its enthusiastic support.

Tags: Adult, Americans, Brief Psychotherapy, Child Abuse, Female, Longitudinal Study, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Self Efficacy, Survivor, 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

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Some comments

Argues that the utility of EMDR as a treatment for PTSD and other disorders is not compromised because the technique is not grounded in established theory.

Tags: Letter, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD

Psychological interventions for post-traumatic reactions in children and young people: A review of randomised controlled trials

Children exposed to a wide range of traumatic events suffer significant post-traumatic reactions. Randomised controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of interventions with traumatised children are described, the limitations of the current…

Tags: CBT, Children and Adolescents, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Literature Reviews, Methodology, Parents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preschool Age Children, Psychotherapy, PTSD, RCT, School Age Children, Stressors, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness

A critique of Lohr et al's (1998) review of EMDR and Lipke's commentary: Of messages and messengers

Our goals are as follows: (a) to propose what we believe is a reasonable context within which to evaluate data pertinent to EMDR; (b) to examine how the evidence fits within an evaluation of the more general treatment outcome literature on PTSD; (c)…

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

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (2nd Ed.)

This book reviews research and development; discusses theoretical constructs and possible underlying mechanisms; and presents protocols and procedures for treatment of adults and children with a range of complaints. Among the many clinical…

Tags: Adult, Assessment, Child Abuse, Children, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Symptom, Incest, Methodology, Neurophysiology, Patient Selection, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Spouse Abuse, Survivor, Veterans

Effect size and methodological rigor in EMDR: A reply to Lipke's (2001) comment

The author defends the conclusions regarding EMDR and the methodology used in his study of the distraction hypothesis for EMDR.

Tags: Criticism Reply, Exposure Therapy, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional, PTSD

Response to “Comment on Hembree and Foa (2003)”

In summary, we submit that the evidence cited by Lipke in support of the proposal that eye movements contribute to treatment outcome does not meet the burden of proof. Specifically, eye movements and other laterally alternating stimuli have not been…

Tags: Comment, Letter, Methodology, Professional Criticism, Reply, Treatment

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

Know the why and how to choose your what: Some essentials of EMDR model and methodology

Paper 1 of 2: In its twenty-year history, EMDR has evolved a from a simple technique into an integrative psychotherapy approach with a theoretical model that emphasizes the brain's information processing system and memories of disturbing experiences…

Tags: Methodology

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

Some answers to unanswered questions about the empirical support for EMDR in the treatment of PTSD

A recent review [by Rubin] summarized research studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD. Rubin identified populations in which there has been insufficient research to determine what treatments, if any, are effective, and he articulated questions…

Tags: Methodology, Population, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Research, Treatment Effectiveness

The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD

The controlled treatment outcome studies that examined the efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of PTSD have yielded a range of results, with the efficacy of EMDR varying across studies. The current study…

Tags: Literature Review, Meta-Analysis, Methodology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

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

Browse Items (31 total)

Relationship between efficacy and methodology in the treatment of PTSD with EMDR

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for speech anxiety

How valid is eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing?

The influence of methodological variables on outcome in psychotherapy research

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

Eye movement desensitisation processing for PTSD

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (1st Ed.)

EMDR treatment: Less than meets the eye

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

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Some comments

Psychological interventions for post-traumatic reactions in children and young people: A review of randomised controlled trials

A critique of Lohr et al's (1998) review of EMDR and Lipke's commentary: Of messages and messengers

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (2nd Ed.)

Effect size and methodological rigor in EMDR: A reply to Lipke's (2001) comment

Response to “Comment on Hembree and Foa (2003)”

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

Know the why and how to choose your what: Some essentials of EMDR model and methodology

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

Some answers to unanswered questions about the empirical support for EMDR in the treatment of PTSD

The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD

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

Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure

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

Treatment fidelity and research on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

Control groups in psychotherapy research

Comment on Greenwald (1996): The assessment of fidelity to the EMDR treatment protocol

The empirical status of the clinical application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A critical review

Specific and nonspecific treatment factors in the experimental analysis of behavioral treatment efficacy

Efficacy and methodology in studies evaluating EMDR treatment of PTSD