A retrospective evaluation of depression outcomes following eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing versus trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy in a UK primary care psychological service

Approximately half of individuals respond to existing interventions for depression inadequately (Hendriks et al., 2018). This study evaluated depression outcomes following a course of EMDR versus TF-CBT in a UK National Health Service primary care psychological therapy service. This study had a quantitative quasi-experimental retrospective outcome evaluation design with two independent groups - the intervention group (EMDR) and the active control group (TF-CBT). A total of 581 clients met the criteria for this study. All clients in this study have been receiving TF-CBT or EMDR to address their PTSD. However, the focus of this study was the impact of TF-CBT versus EMDR on depressive symptoms. PHQ-9 and PCL-5 self-report measures were used as the outcome measures. ANCOVA and t-tests were performed to analyse the data. EMDR was found to produce statistically significantly better depression and PTSD treatment outcomes and to require statistically significantly smaller treatment doses.

Dissertation/Thesis

English

Marina Ulanova

Ulanova, M. (2025, March). A retrospective evaluation of depression outcomes following eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing versus trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy in a UK primary. care psychological service. (Doctoral dissertation, University of the West England)