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Randomized controlled trial: EMDR early intervention with and without eye movements for learned helplessness state

Learned helplessness (LH) is considered a psychological trait, which occurs after repeated exposure to aversive and uncontrollable situations (Seligman, 1975). Such an exposure is found to lead motivational, cognitive, and emotional deficits. LH has…

Tags: Eye Movements, Learned Helplessness, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Randomized controlled trial: Provision of EMDR protocol for recent critical incidents and ongoing traumatic stress to first responders

This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-PRECI) in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder…

Tags: First Responder, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Recent Critical Incident

The effect of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing intervention on anxiety and depression among patients undergoing hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial

Purpose: This study examined the effect of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing intervention on depression and anxiety in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Design and Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 90 patients were…

Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Hemodialysis, Nursing Care, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients: A randomized, controlled pilot-study

In major depressive disorder (MDD) patients, life stress events represent a risk factor for a severe, early-onset, treatment-resistant and chronic endophenotype. Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients who have experienced traumatic events…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Clinical Trial, Major Depressive Disorder, RCT, TF-CBT, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, TRD, Treatment Resistant Depression

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in children and adolescents with subthreshold PTSD after medically related trauma: Design of a randomized controlled trial

Background: Three in every 10 children and adolescents admitted to a hospital or undergoing medical treatment develop subthreshold symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When untreated, subthreshold PTSD can have a serious impact on…

Tags: Cardiology, Children and Adolescents, Emergency Departments, Paediatric, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Subthreshold PTSD, Trauma

Cognitive behavioral therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Background:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in children, adolescents and adults. It can occur alone or in comorbidity with other disorders. A broad range of psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement…

Tags: Meta-Analysis, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Systematic Reviews

Response: Commentary: Cognitive behavioral therapy vs eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for treating panic disorder: A randomized clinical trial

A commentary on Commentary: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Treating Panic Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Perna G, Sangiorgio E, Grassi M and Caldirola D (2018) Front. Psychol. 9:1061. doi:…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Panic Disorder, Psychotherapy, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol adapted for ongoing traumatic stress to female patients with cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms

This randomized controlled trial extended the investigation previously conducted by Jarero et al. (2015) which found that the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing Integrative Group Treatment Protocol adapted for ongoing traumatic stress…

Tags: Anxiety, Cancer, Depression, IGTP-OTS, Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus treatment as usual in the treatment of depression: A randomized-controlled trial

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well-established treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Recent research suggested that it may be effective in treating depressive disorders as well. The present study is part of a…

Tags: Beck Depression Inventory, Depression, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised

Importance of an early EMDR intervention in emergency room to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like persistent symptoms: A pilot randomized controlled study

Background:Up to 20% (1) of patients presenting at an Emergency Room (ER) after a stressful event will suffer durably of various very diverse long-lasting symptoms (headaches, memory problems, concentration problems, personality changes,…

Tags: Concussion-Like Persistent Symptom, Early Intervention, Poster, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Trauma

Results of a RCT comparing the efficacy of EMDR and CBT in patients with depression

Recurrent depression implies tremendous social and financial costs in the form of impaired relationships, lost productivity, continued use of drugs, and inappropriate use of health services and general practitioners. Increased evidence suggests a…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Depression, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Wirkfaktoren von eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) bei unterschiedlicher art und schwere der traumatisierung eine randomisiert-kontrollierte studieActive factors of eye movement desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in different types and severity of trauma a randomized controlled study

Tags: Eye Movements, Mechanism of Action, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Treating complicated grief and posttraumatic stress in homicidally bereaved individuals: A randomized controlled trial

Homicidally bereaved individuals may experience symptoms of Complicated Grief (CG) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This Randomized Controlled Trial examined the effectiveness of an 8-session treatment encompassing Cognitive Behavioural…

Tags: Bereavement, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Homicide, Loss, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Protocole EMDR pour le traitement d'incidents critiques récents: Un essai contrôlé randomisé dans un contexte de catastrophe technologiqueEMDR protocol for recent critical incidents: A randomized controlled trial in a technological disaster context

Cette recherche visait à évaluer l'efficacité du protocole de désensibilisation et de retraitement par les mouvements oculaires pour les incidents critiques récents (EMDR-PRECI) pour réduire les symptômes de stress post-traumatique liés à l'explosion…

Tags: Early EMDR Intervention, EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incident, EMDR-PRECI, Industrial Accidents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Technological Disaster

Research tracks op het Europese EMDR congresResearch tracks on the European EMDR Congress

Tijdens het Europese EMDR congres vonden de research tracks plaats in de Kilimanjaro zaal. Met een wirwar aan gangen was deze zaal niet bepaald goed te vinden, toch werden de research tracks goed bezocht. Het niveau van de gepresenteerde studies was…

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Research Track

EMDR en stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingenEMDR and stabilisation in traumatized asylum seekers and refugees

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Stabilization

Comparison of eye movement desensitization reprocessing and cognitive behavioral therapy as adjunctive treatments for recurrent depression: the European Depression EMDR Network (EDEN) randomized controlled trial

Background: Treatment of recurrent depressive disorders is currently only moderately successful. Increasing evidence suggests a significant relationship between adverse childhood experiences and recurrent depressive disorders, suggesting that…

Tags: Adjunctive Therapy, Antidepressant, Anxiety, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EDEN, European Depression EMDR Network, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Traumatic Stress

Metacognitive therapy vs. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for a randomized superiority trial

Background: The psychological treatment of choice for patients with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is cognitive behavioural exposure therapy or Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). Whilst these are the most effective…

Tags: Meta-Cognitive Therapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

EMDR beyond PTSD: A systematic literature review

Background: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic approach that has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through several randomized controlled trials (RCT). Solid…

Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychosis, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Unipolar Depression

Bilateral brain stimulations in trauma therapy: A randomized clinical trial

Tags: Bilateral Stimulation, Poster, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Cognitive behavioral therapy vs eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for treating panic disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Objective:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention for patients with panic disorder (PD). From a theoretical perspective, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy could also be useful in the treatment of PD…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

A randomised controlled trial comparing EMDR and CBT for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Background: This study aimed to evaluate eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), by comparison to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based on exposure and response prevention.…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, cognitive behavioral writing therapy, and wait-list in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder following single-incident trauma: A multicenter randomized clinical trial

Background:Practice guidelines for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recommend trauma-focused psychotherapies, mainly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a brief…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Cognitive Behavioral Writing Therapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, RCT, Single Trauma

Resource activation for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, co-morbid symptoms and impaired functioning: A randomized controlled trial in Cambodia

Resource-oriented trauma therapy combined with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (ROTATE) is utilized for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), co-morbid symptoms and impaired functioning. ROTATE was conducted in Cambodia through…

Tags: Cambodia, Comorbid PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Research Symposium, Standard Paper, Strategies, Techniques

Treating symptoms of complicated grief and posttraumatic stress disorder in homicidally bereaved individuals with cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR: A randomized controlled trial

Homicidally bereaved individuals may experience symptoms of Complicated Grief (CG) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment…

Tags: Bereavement, Complicated Grief, Grief, Homicide, Loss, Murder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Treatment

Évaluation scientifique de la psychothérapie EMDR pour le traitement des traumatismes psychiques Scientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy

La psychothérapie EMDR, comporte un protocole structuré faisant intervenir les différentes composante de la mémoire : informations sensorielles, cognitives, émotionnelles et physiologiques ainsi que des stimulations bilatérales alternées (Shapiro F.…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Poster, Psychotherapies, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Évaluation scientifique de la psychothérapie EMDR pour le traitement des traumatismes psychiquesScientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy

Le nombre croissant d’approches psychothérapeutiques rend, par leur diversité théorique et pratique, très problématique l’évaluation de leurs effets et l’obtention de preuves indiscutable de leurs actions. Une évaluation selon les critères…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychotherapies, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Bilateral brain stimulation in trauma therapy: A randomized clinical trial

39 subjects: 2 groups for 1 session of psychotherapy: A- with conventional EMDR protocol (using BSL with eyes, tactile or auditory, as chosen by the patient) B-with the same protocol, but, non-fulfilment the bilateral brain stimulation. Differences…

Tags: Bilateral Stimulation, Poster, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and relaxation therapy

Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating autoimmune disease that imposes a significant emotional burden with heavy psychosocial consequences. Several studies have investigated the association between MS and mental disorders such as…

Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy v. stabilisation as usual for refugees: Randomised controlled trial

Background Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a first-line treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some clinicians argue that with refugees, directly targeting traumatic memories through EMDR may…

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Stabilization

“Tackling trauma to overcome OCD resistance” (The TTOOR Florence trial) Efficacy of EMDR plus CBT versus CBT alone for inpatients with resistant obsessive compulsive disorder. Protocol for a randomized comparative outcome trial

Researchers and clinicians have recently highlighted the usefulness of integrating additional therapeutic approaches into standard intensive cognitive behavioural treatments (CBT) with the aim to improve clinical outcomes for patients with severe…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Inpatient, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Randomized Comparison, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

EMDR protocol for recent critical incidents: A randomized controlled trial in a technological disaster context

This research evaluated the effectiveness of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI) in reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms related to the explosion in an explosives…

Tags: Early EMDR Intervention, EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incident, EMDR-PRECI, Industrial Accident, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Technological Disaster

EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Background: The most common mental health problems among refugees are depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, no previous randomized…

Tags: Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees

A multi-site randomized study to compare the effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) added to TAU versus TAU to reduce craving and drinking behavior in alcohol dependent outpatients: Study protocol

Background: Addiction constitutes a major public health problem, and despite treatment, relapse rates remain very high. Preliminary findings suggest that Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, may…

Tags: Addiction, Alcohol, Craving, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Study Protocol, Working Memory

Prolonged exposure vs eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs waiting list for posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with a psychotic disorder: A randomized clinical trial

Importance:The efficacy of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatments in psychosis has not been examined in a randomized clinical trial to our knowledge. Psychosis is an exclusion criterion in most PTSD trials. OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Exposure, Psychotic Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on non-specific chronic back pain: A randomized controlled trial with additional exploration of the underlying mechanisms

Background: Non-specific chronic back pain (CBP) is often accompanied by psychological trauma, but treatment for this associated condition is often insufficient. Nevertheless, despite the common co-occurrence of pain and psychological trauma, a…

Tags: Non-Specific Chronic Back Pain, Psychological Trauma, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Study Protocol

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: What works in children with posttraumatic stress symptoms? A randomized controlled trial

To prevent adverse long-term effects, children who suffer from posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) need treatment. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an established treatment for children with PTSS. However, alternatives are…

Tags: Children, Non-Responder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, TF-CBT, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A randomised controlled trial on the effects of EMDR supportive therapy and waiting list group on depression, anxiety, PTSD levels and coping strategies in a group of unemployed individuals

Objectives: The present study aims to experimentally test for differences between EMDR, supportive therapy and waiting list group on depression, anxiety, post-traumatic symptomatology and use of coping strategies in a group of recently unemployed…

Tags: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD Symptom, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Supportive Therapy, Symposium, Unemployed

A multi-centre randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioural writing therapy (CBWT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in paediatric PTSD

Despite substantial evidence that trauma-exposed children are at high risk for PTSD and other trauma-related problems, very few randomized treatment studies have been conducted with this population. In the present study 108 children, aged 8-18 years,…

Tags: CBWT, Cognitive Behavioural Writing Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Symposium

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in subsyndromal bipolar patients with a history of traumatic events: A randomized, controlled pilot-study

Traumatic events are frequent in bipolar patients and can worsen the course of the disease. Psychotherapeutic interventions for these events have not been studied so far. Twenty DSM-IV bipolar I and II patients with subsyndromal mood symptoms and a…

Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Trial, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Subsyndromal Symptoms, Traumatic Memories

Evaluating the efficacy of Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR) with grieving Individuals: A randomised control trial

This review begins by placing grief that relates to the loss of someone important to us, within the context of an almost universal experience. It acknowledges the impact of grief as being costly to both the individual’s well-being and the community…

Tags: Grief, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

EMDR vs paroxetine: A randomised control trial in PTSD survivors of war against terror in Pakistan

An ever-increasing number of survivors of ongoing war against terror in Pakistan are presenting with PTSD. EMDR and paroxetine are two widely accepted evidence based interventions found efficacious in patients of PTSD. No study is available that has…

Tags: Pakistan, Paroxetine, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Survivor, Terror

EMDR and CBT for cancer patients: Comparative study of effects on PTSD, anxiety, and depression

This pilot study examined the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment compared with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in oncology patients in the follow-up phase of…

Tags: Anxiety, Cancer, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

De behandeling van angst en paniek middels gedragstherapie en EMDR: Een onderzoek The treatment of anxiety and panic through behavioral therapy and EMDR: A survey

Op de polikliniek psychiatrie van het St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis in Tilburg loopt sinds 3 jaar een wetenschappelijk onderzoek (RCT) naar de behandeling van paniekstoornissen met of zonder agorafobie. De therapievorm Eye Movement Desensitisation and…

Tags: Agoraphobia, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Panic Disorder, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg

A multi-site single blind clinical study to compare the effects of prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and waiting list on patients with a current diagnosis of psychosis and co morbid post traumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for the randomized controlled trial treating trauma in psychosis

Background: Trauma contributes to psychosis and in psychotic disorders post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often a comorbid disorder. A problem is that PTSD is underdiagnosed and undertreated in people with psychotic disorders. This study's…

Tags: Multi-Site Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Exposure, Psychosis, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

Trauma focused psychotherapies from a neurodevelopmental perspective: fMRI and physiological pilot outcome data from a RCT conducted in the Netherlands with children suffering from PTSD

Neurobiological treatment outcome studies in adults with PTSD have shown that successful treatment is associated with changes in activity of frontal brain areas and the amygdala, brain areas which are involved in fear conditioning and extinction.…

Tags: Children, fMRI, Netherlands, Neurodevelopment, Pilot, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT

The intact research: Investigating treatments for adolescents and children after trauma – First results from a randomized controlled trial of TFCBT and EMDR

Every day, children are exposed to traumatic events. As a result, a significant subgroup of these children develops post-traumatic stress symptoms and co-morbid problems. Although Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a major problem in children…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Trauma

Active ingredient study: Preliminary findings

In 1994, TIR, V/KD, EMDR, and TFT were investigated through a systematic clinical demonstration (SCD) methodology at Florida State University. This methodology guides the examination but does not test the effectiveness of clinical approaches. Each…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Neurolinguistic Programming, NLP, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, TIR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Traumatic Incident Reduction, Treatment Effectiveness

Culture-sensitive and resource oriented peer (CROP) - Groups as a community based intervention for trauma survivors: A randomized controlled pilot study with refugees and asylum seekers from Chechnya

Asylum seekers and refugees frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress and culturally sensitive methods towards reducing symptoms should be taken into account. The aim of the work reported here was to examine the effectiveness of Culture-Sensitive…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Chechnya, Community-Based Intervention, CROP, Culture-Sensitive and Resource Oriented Peer, Pakistan, Pilot Study, Psychological Trauma, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Center, Treatment Response, Violence

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised refugees: A randomized controlled trial

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Treatment

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