RCT Archives

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.

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.

Efficacy of EMDR compared to a no-treatment wait-list control in the treatment of PTSD in adult female sexual assault victims.

Results suggest that eye movements do not play a significant role in processing of traumatic information in EMDR.

Study of 22 subjects with Pathological Gambling (PG) tests theory that root of PG lies in unresolved trauma-related anxiety, similar to PTSD.

The relaxing effect of the eye movements suggests that a mechanisms operating during EMDR is desensitization by reciprocal inhibition.

Twenty-eight subjects from a university with stress/trauma were selected to receive either EMDR or a visual (non-movement) placebo.

Four Vietnam veterans diagnosed with PTSD were treated with 12 sessions of EMDR, targeting their combat memories.

Eye movement and expectancy variables were tested through one-hour sessions with 41 undergraduate subjects with test anxiety.

Participants receiving EMDR showed decreases in presenting complaints and in anxiety and increases in positive cognition.

Imaginal exposure (image habituation training—IHT) vs. applied muscle relaxation (AMR) vs. eye movement desensitization (EMD) for PTSD.