Beyond pharmacology: A narrative review of alternative therapies for anxiety disorders (Diseases)
This review investigated alternative methods like EMDR therapy for anxiety disorders because traditional pharmacological treatments are associated with numerous side effects.
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The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive behavioral therapy method on psychological symptoms (Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on psychological symptoms.
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Psychological interventions to pregnancy-related complications in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review (BMC Psychiatry)
This review investigated pregnancy-related complications and PTSD and summarized effective psychological interventions for pregnancy-related PTSD symptoms.
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Randomized trial on the effects of an EMDR intervention on traumatic and obsessive symptoms during the COVID-19 quarantine: A psychometric study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This randomized controlled trial investigated body perception, disgust, emotions of guilt and shame, mental contamination, posttraumatic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms before and after EMDR intervention.
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A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for children and adolescents after natural and man-made disasters (BMC Psychiatry)
This review used a meta-analysis approach to compare and rank psychological interventions for PTSD and depression in children and adolescents after exposure to natural and man-made disasters.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse: Comparison of phase-based treatment and direct trauma-focused treatment (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a phased-based treatment approach with direct trauma-focused treatment in patients with PTSD and a history of childhood abuse.
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Apples and oranges: PTSD patients and healthy individuals are not comparable in their subjective and physiological responding to emotion induction and bilateral stimulation (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study compared the response of patients with and without PTSD to bilateral stimulation in areas of emotion, cognition, and physiological response.
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Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: A randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This randomized controlled trial compared TF-CBT and EMDR therapy (G-TEP protocol) for victims of childhood sexual abuse.
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Comparing the effectiveness of narrative therapy and EMDR-GTEP protocols in the treatment of post traumatic stress in children exposed to humanitarian crises (Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
This study analyzed data to compare two trauma treatments: EMDR-based G-TEP and narrative therapy for children in Central African Republic.
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The effects of an intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study looked at the effectiveness of EMDR therapy alongside other treatments for PTSD in an intensive outpatient setting.
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Revisiting eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and discussion of the American Psychological Association’s 2017 recommendations (Cureus)
EMDR therapy versus narrative therapy and skills training for PTSD.
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Skills training followed by either EMDR or narrative therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse: A randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study compared STAIR plus EMDR therapy vs. STAIR plus narrative therapy for PTSD.
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