RCT Archives

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clients who received EMDR treatment for their PTSD used fewer medication appointments and needed fewer psychotherapy appointments.

Clients with panic disorders received either EMDR, no eye movement, or wait list. EMDR was more effective, however results didn’t last.