Treatment of PTSD: Stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure compared to EMDR (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Effectiveness of Stress Inoculation Training with Prolonged Exposure (SITPE) compared to EMDR on 24 participants who had a diagnosis of PTSD.

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A controlled study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for boys with conduct problems (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma)

We suggest that trauma contributes to conduct problems. EMDR was used as a trauma treatment for boys with conduct issues with good results.

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Brief-treatment for elementary school children with disaster-related PTSD: A field study (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of brief intervention for disaster-related PTSD in children.

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Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Both EMDR and prolonged exposure produced significant reduction in PTSD and depression symptoms, maintained at 3-month follow-up.

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EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia: Comparison with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control conditions (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) was compared with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control groups.

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The effectiveness of EMDR with adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (Social Work Research)

A randomized experimental evaluation found support for EMDR in reducing trauma among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

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A single session, group study of exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in treating posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnam war veterans: Preliminary data (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with PTSD received a single session of exposure or EMDR focusing on their most distressing war experience.

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The relative efficacy and treatment distress of EMDR and a cognitive-behavior trauma treatment protocol in the amelioration of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

The present research compared EMDR and a CBT variant for PTSD, via a controlled clinical study using therapists trained in both procedures.

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Statistical and reliable change with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Treating trauma within a veteran population (Behavior Therapy)

Fifty-one war veterans with PTSD were given either 2sessions of EMDR, an equivalent procedure without EMDR, or a standard psychiatric support.

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Brief psychological intervention with traumatized young women: The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

Sixty women between the ages of 16 and 25 were randomly assigned to two sessions of either EMDR or an active listening (AL) control.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Treatment for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

Thirty-five veterans with combat-related PTSD were treated with either EMDR, biofeedback-assisted relaxation, or routine clinical care.

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Fifteen-month follow-up of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological trauma (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

15-month follow-up of the effects of EMDR therapy on the functioning of 66 participants, 32 were diagnosed with PTSD prior to treatment.

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