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A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually abused Iranian girls

14 randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12-13 years who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment. Assessment of post-traumatic stress symptoms and problem behaviours was completed at pre-treatment and 2 weeks…

Tags: Brief Psychotherapy, CBT, Child Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Elementary School Student, Empirical Study, Female, Incest, Iranians, Manual-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preadolescents, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A comparison of eye movement desensitization and implosion-like therapy with adult victims of sexual abuse

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a recently developed technique that has been reported in the literature to be effective in treating many of the symptoms associated with PTSD. This study investigated the role of saccadic eye movements…

Tags: Adult, Arousal, Child Abuse, EMD, Exposure Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A comparison study of EMDR and exposure on posttraumatic stress disorder: A single-subject design

Exposure has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of PTSD. Recent claims have been made regarding the comparative and perhaps even superior efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD.The comparative effectiveness was tested using two…

Tags: Adult, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A conceptual framework for treating traumatic memories and its application to EMDR

With burgeoning interest in trauma has come a proliferation of interventions for the treatment of intrusive memories. At this stage of development, uniformity of clinical practice in the trauma field is neither possible nor desirable. The literature…

Tags: Hallucination, Intrusive Thought, Memory Impairment, Neurophysiology, Professional Criticism, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

A total of 105 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly allocated to eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (n = 39) versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring (E + CR) (n = 37) versus waiting list (WL) (n =…

Tags: Adult, Brief Psychotherapy, British, Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder

A total of 105 patients with PTSD were randomly allocated to eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (n = 39) versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring (E + CR) (n = 37) versus waiting list (WL) (n = 29) in a primary care setting.…

Tags: Adult, Brief Psychotherapy, British, Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled comparison of eye movements and finger tapping in the treatment of test anxiety

15 pairs of introductory statistics students, matched on initial test anxiety, were randomly assigned to eye movement desensitization (EMD) or control (finger tapping) conditions to test whether EMD effectively treats test anxiety and, if so, whether…

Tags: Adult, Anxiety Disorder, College Students, EMD, Life Experience, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for boys with conduct problems

We suggest that trauma contributes to the development and persistence of conduct problems, and should be addressed. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was selected as a promising trauma treatment. 29 boys with conduct problems in…

Tags: Adolescents, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Empirical Study, Males, Preadolescents, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disordered sexual assault victims

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a new method developed to treat PTSD. This study evaluated the efficacy of EMDR compared to a no-treatment wait-list control in the treatment of PTSD in adult female sexual assault victims. 21…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Empirical Study, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

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 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

A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD

Objective: The authors present a multidimensional meta-analysis of studies published between 1980 and 2003 on psychotherapy for PTSD. Method: Data on variables not previously meta-analyzed such as inclusion and exclusion criteria and rates, recovery…

Tags: Cognitive Therapy, Meta-Analysis, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness

A peer support workshop for the treatment of traumatic stress of railroad personnel: Contributions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

This study evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of a 3-day peer support workshop for 60 railroad employees who had experienced fatal grade crossing accidents. Participants received training on trauma and coping strategies, peer support strategies, and…

Tags: Adult, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Longitudinal Study, Male, Non-Randomized Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Railroad Accident, Survivor, Transport Worker, Treatment Effectiveness

A pilot study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress after childbirth

Objective: To explore the possibility of using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) to treat women who have experienced post-traumatic stress after childbirth. Design: The pilot study consisted of a "before and after" treatment design…

Tags: Adult, Childbirth, Female, Longitudinal Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Swedes, Treatment Effectiveness

A randomized clinical trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), fluoxetine, and pill placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Treatment effects and long-term maintenance

Objective: The relative short-term efficacy and long-term benefits of pharmacologic versus psychotherapeutic interventions have not been studied for PTSD. This study compared the efficacy of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI),…

Tags: Adult, Depressive Disorder, Empirical Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, SSRIs, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A realistic appraisal of EMDR

An exchange of views on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

Tags: Commentary, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A report on seventy-eight cases treated by eye movement desensitization

This article reports the author's experience with 78 cases treated with eye movement desensitization. Mean improvement on 530 disturbing themes was 1.85 on a 0-3 point scale. Most diagnostic groups scored 2.0 or better. Treatment was most effective…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Disorders, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

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 school-based EMDR intervention for children who witnessed the Pirelli Building airplane crash in Milan, Italy

This article describes a group intervention using a variant of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing called the butterfly hug. The treatment was provided to 236 children in an elementary school in Milan, Italy, after a small plane crashed…

Tags: Air Traffic Accident, Brief Psychotherapy, Elementary School Student, Italians, Non-Randomized Study, Pirelli Tower Airplane Crash (Milan, Recent Event, School Age Children, School Based Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness, Witnesses

A single session, group study of exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in treating posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnam War veterans: Preliminary data

This report summarizes data gathered thus far from an ongoing study. Two groups (total N = 12) of Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) received a single session of exposure or Eye Movement Desensitization and…

Tags: Americans, Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome, Veterans, Vietnam, War

A smorgasbord of PTSD treatments: What does this say about integration?

In this special section of the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration a variety of treatments for PTSD, including prolonged exposure, EMDR, interpersonal therapy, memory specific training, schema therapy, and narrative-emotion process therapy, were…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy Integration, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

A systematic clinical demonstration of promising PTSD treatment approaches

Traumatic Incident Reduction, Visual-Kinesthetic Dissociation, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Thought Field Therapy were investigated through a systematic clinical demonstration (SCD) methodology. This methodology guides the…

Tags: Neurolinguistic Programming, NLP, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, TFT, Thought Field Therapy, TIR, Traumatic Incident Reduction, 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 theoretical perspective on the clinical use of EMDR

Compares Foa and Kozak's model of emotional processing with the PTSD outcome literature, and discusses the value of EMDR in clinical practice.

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

A trial of eye movement desensitization compared to image habituation training and applied muscle relaxation in post-traumatic stress disorder

36 patients with PTSD were randomly allocated to individual treatment with imaginal exposure (image habituation training - IHT), or applied muscle relaxation (AMR) or eye movement desensitization (EMD). Assessment by a blind independent rater and…

Tags: Adult, Australians, EMD, Exposure Therapy, Longitudinal Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Accessing the power in the patient with hypnosis and EMDR, Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Both Ernest Rossi's ideodynamic accessing model of hypnosis and EMDR are intended to access information stored in the mind-body system. In this paper the author is suggesting that treatment effectiveness can be enhanced by combining these particular…

Tags: Hypnotherapy, Review, Treatment Effectiveness

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

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

Adverse effect of EMDR: A case report

This letter documents adverse complications following a course of EMDR in and individual suffering from an adjustment disorder. Ethical issues are raised by the widespread use of this technique without sufficient screening for possible adverse…

Tags: Adjustment Disorder, Adult, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Letter, Male, Negative Therapeutic Reaction, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Alterations in autonomic tone during trauma exposure using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) - Results of a preliminary investigation

EMDR combines stimuli that evoke divided attention – e.g. eye movements – with exposure to traumatic memories. Our objective was to investigate psycho-physiological correlates of EMDR during treatment sessions. A total of 55 treatment sessions from…

Tags: Adult, Empirical Study, Germans, Impedance Cardiography, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Psychophysiology, Quantitative Study, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Am I real?: Mobilizing inner strength to develop a mature identity

Chris was a 44-year old woman who had extremely low self-esteem, depression, panic attacks, and symptoms of dissociation when she began EMDR-facilitated therapy. Eye movement was used initially to reinforce healthy beliefs, physical sensations, and…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Anxiety Disorder, Case Study, Child Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Female, Life Experience, Neglect, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Self Esteem, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

An approach to psychotherapy toleration: The Distress/Endorsement Toleration Scale (DEVS) clinical outcome studies

The issue of treatment tolerance within the field of psychotherapy is, at best, a nebulous construct and has been commonly evaluated via rates of subject attrition and homework compliance. This research presents the psychometric properties of a…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Cognitive Therapy, Distress, Endorsement, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Outcome, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Questionnaire, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Tolerance, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

An empirical evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with survivors of a natural disaster

Controlled studies of treatments effective with victims of natural disasters are almost nonexistent. This is a small study conducted under difficult conditions to test the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Disaster, Effects, Empirical Study, Hurrican Andrew, Hurricane, Longitudinal Study, Non-Randomized Study, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness

An empirical investigation of eye movement desensitization

Recently, a series of studies have presented a highly unorthodox procedure, Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD), which involved the repeated exposure of a subject to their own disturbing memories while generating a series of saccadic eye movements.…

Tags: Clinical Trial, EMD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

An evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

Review . . . the current methodological and professional issues surrounding Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) description of the EMDR procedure / evaluation of current published research / professional evaluation.

Tags: Evaluation, Eye Movements, Systematic Desensitization, Treatment Effectiveness

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

An investigation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of Vietnam combat veterans

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) was investigated with 25 Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD, randomly assigned to EMD/R or a control condition. First, PTSD was assessed and subjects were assisted in developing a PTSD-related…

Tags: Americans, Empirical Study, Longitudinal Study, Male, Middle Aged, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

An investigation of the efficacy of eye-movement desensitization in the treatment of cognitive intrusions related to memories of a past stressful event

A novel clinical technique, referred to as "eye-movement desensitization," has recently been reported to rapidly achieve significant reductions in the frequency and intensity of the two primary symptoms of PTSD; cognitive intrusions and the…

Tags: Biologic Markers, College Students, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Intrusive Thought, Negative Therapeutic Reaction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Witnesses

An open trial of EMDR as treatment for chronic PTSD

In a prepilot study, 8 adults with chronic PTSD underwent 3 90-minute sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) at 1-week intervals in an open trial. None of the 7 who completed treatment met criteria for current PTSD 2 months…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Clinical Trial, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

An orienting response model for EMDR

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

An orienting response model of eye movement desensitization

Dyck's conditioning model of EMD provides a useful description of failure of habituation in PTSD, but may not account for some common EMD phenomena. An alternative model proposes that the therapist's waving hand -- in the presence of a trauma-related…

Tags: Conditioned Emotional Response, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Applying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to the treatment of traumatized children: Five case studies

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a recently developed psychotherapy method that appears to increase efficiency in treating traumatized psychological disturbance. Applications to child treatment were explored in five case…

Tags: Americans, Female, Hurricanes, Male, School Age Children, 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

Assessing the long-term effects of EMDR: Results from an 18-month follow-up study with adult female survivors of CSA

This 18-month follow-up study builds on the findings of a randomized experimental evaluation that found qualified support for the short-term effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing trauma symptoms among adult…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Child Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Follow-up Study, Quantitative Study, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Assessment of psychophysiological stress reactions during a traumatic reminder in patients treated with EMDR

This study investigates changes of stress-related psychophysiological reactions after treatment with EMDR. 16 patients with PTSD following type I trauma underwent psychometric and psychophysiological assessment during exposure to script-driven…

Tags: Adult, Germans, Manual-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Autobiographical memories become less vivid and emotional after eye movements

Objectives: To test (1) whether eye movements during retrieval of emotional memories are followed by less vividness and less emotionality of future recollections, (2) whether this effect, if present, is stronger than the effects of a control activity…

Tags: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Dutch, Exposure Therapy, Memory Impairment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

Body dysmorphic disorder: Seven cases treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Body dynamic disorder is an illness of generally chronic course which can lead to significant impairment of social functioning, unnecessary plastic surgery and even suicide. It is little understood and treatment regimens have been of uncertain…

Tags: Adult, Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Female, Male, Somatoform Disorder, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Brief psychological intervention with traumatized young women: The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

To study the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with traumatized young women, 60 women between the ages of 16 and 25 were randomly assigned to 2 sessions of either EMDR or an active listening (AL) control. Factorial…

Tags: Americans, Battery, Child Abuse, Effects, Emotional Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Follow-up Study, Incest, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

Brief treatment for elementary school children with disaster-related posttraumatic stress disorder: A field study

Effective psychological intervention is needed to help children recover from disaster-related PTSD. This controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of a brief intervention for disaster-related PTSD. At one-year follow-up of a prior intervention for…

Tags: Americans, Brief Psychotherapy, Child Treatment, Disaster, Elementary School Student, Empirical Study, Follow-up Study, Health Care Utilization, Hurricane Iniki, Hurricanes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, School Age Children, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Victim Services

Can eye movements cure mental ailments?

Argues that the null hypothesis should be applied to claims that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can successfully treat PTSD.

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

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