Efficacy of eye movement desensitization & reprocessing versus cognitive behavioral therapy in post-traumatic stress and depressive symptoms: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications)
This RCT protocol aims to compare the efficacy of EMDR and CBT in treating PTSD and depressive symptoms in Pakistan.
On EMDR: Measuring the working memory taxation of various types of eye (non-) movement conditions (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
This study tested whether differences in working memory load across eye (non-)movement conditions could explain why clinical trials found equal PTSD symptom reduction despite laboratory evidence that eye movements produce stronger memory effects.
Analyse et comparaison de discours de patients douloureux chroniques durant une thérapie de soutien par opposition à l’utilisation de la thérapie Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Pratiques Psychologiques)
L’objectif principal de ce travail s’est alors attaché à comparer le discours des patients durant l’utilisation de la thérapie EMDR en comparaison avec une thérapie de soutien, dans une Unité hospitalière de prise en charge de la douleur chronique.
Medication versus trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Psychiatry Research)
There is insufficient evidence to determine whether SSRIs or trauma-focused psychotherapies are more effective for PTSD symptom reduction.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with serious mental illness within forensic and rehabilitation services: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Trials)
EMDR for PTSD in people with serious mental illness in either forensic, mental health inpatient, or custodial settings.
Effectiveness of trauma-focused treatment for adolescents with major depressive disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
First study suggesting that EMDR therapy is associated with significant reduction of symptoms in adolescents with major depressive disorder.
Active duty and ex-serving military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder treated with psychological therapies: systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Review to determine which psychological therapies are efficacious in treating active duty and ex-serving military personnel with PTSD.
Do early interventions prevent PTSD? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety and efficacy of early interventions after sexual assault (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Findings suggest that early interventions can lead to durable effects on PTSD severity after sexual assault.
Pretreatment cortisol predicts trauma-focused psychotherapy response in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)
The objective of the current study was to test whether cortisol prior to treatment would differ between treatment responders and non-responders and would positively predict the extent of clinical improvement in youth with (partial) PTSD.
The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in individuals diagnosed with either C-PTSD or PTSD (Northcentral University, 2019)
AIP research lacks a distinction in efficacy rates with C-PTSD compared to PTSD complicated by high failure & drop-out rates for C-PTSD.
Dropout from psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Dropout rates from recommended psychological therapies for PTSD are high and this appears to be true of interventions with a trauma focus.
Cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions for children and young people with post-traumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a range of psychological interventions for children and young people with PTSD.
