RCT Archives

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of test anxiety: A study of effects of expectancy and eye movement (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

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.

Case reports make claims for efficacy of “eye movement desensitization” (EMD) in treatment of traumatic memories. Is there evidence?

This study explores the efficacy of EMDR in the management of acute pain induced by hand exposures to ice water.

EMD/R was investigated with Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD, assigned to EMD/R or a control condition, and may not have been effective.

Statistics students with test anxiety were randomly assigned to EMD or control (finger tapping) to test if eye movement are critical.

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the recently developed Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) procedure on traumatic memories.