A controlled study of EMDR for PTSD rape victims

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a new technique developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (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. Twenty-one subjects were entered and 18 completed. Treatment was delivered in four weekly individual sessions. Assessments were conducted pre- and post-treatment and three months following treatment termination by an independent assessor.

Conference

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Barbara O. Rothbaum

Rothbaum, B. O. (1996, November). A controlled study of EMDR for PTSD rape victims. Presentation at the 12th International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 8th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA