Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing for Children and Adolescents With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Narrative Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
There is currently a limited number of studies into the efficacy of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents with PTSD.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Multiple session early psychological interventions for the prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
The review found some beneficial effects early psychological interventions to prevent PTSD, certainty was low due to the risk of bias.
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Do adjuvant interventions improve treatment outcome in adult patients with posttraumatic stress disorder receiving trauma-focused psychotherapy? A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Systematic review that aims to assess whether adjuvant interventions improve outcomes among adult PTSD patients receiving trauma focused psychotherapy (TF-PT).
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Research Review: Psychological and psychosocial treatments for children and young people with post-traumatic stress disorder: a network meta-analysis (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy appears to be most effective for PTSD in youth. EMDR is effective but to a lesser extent.
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Poor quality in systematic reviews on PTSD and EMDR – an examination of search methodology and reporting (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study evaluated the quality of systematic reviews by analyzing how they perform and report, using EMDR therapy as an example.
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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and combination treatments in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: A network meta-analysis (JAMA Psychiatry)
Study to examine comparative outcomes and acceptability of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments in adults with PTSD.
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Military psychological trauma and therapy: A review of EMDR treatment and supervision in the UK Ministry of Defense (BMJ Military Health)
This article will outline the application of EMDR therapy within the British military.
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Psychological interventions for ICD-11 complex PTSD symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine, 2019)
Review of interventions for patients with complex PTSD symptom clusters (affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, disturbed relationships).
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Interventions for the treatment of cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms: A systematic review of the literature (Psycho-Oncology)
Systematic review evaluating the efficacy of interventions for cancer-related PTSD, including EMDR and CBT.
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