Comparative Studies Archives

EMDR Versus CBT for Children With Self-Esteem and Behavioral Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study compared EMDR with cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT). Children with behavioral and self-esteem problems were randomly assigned to EMDR or CBT.

Predicting treatment outcome on three measures of post-traumatic stress disorder (European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Predictors of treatment outcome for PTSD after treatment and 15-months in trial of EMDR versus Imaginal Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring.

A randomized clinical trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), fluoxetine, and pill placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Treatment effects and long-term maintenance (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

Comparing the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine, psychotherapeutic treatment EMDR, and pill placebo.

Comparative study of sertraline combined with EMDR in the treatment of depression (Journal of Clinical Psychosomatic)

目的探讨舍曲林联合眼动脱敏和再加工治疗对抑郁症的临床疗效及安全性.

Practitioner review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

This article identified and reviewed published studies on the treatments for war-related trauma on refugee children and adolescents.

Comparing the efficacy of EMDR and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of PTSD: A meta-analytic study (Psychological Medicine)

Systematic review of literature from 1985-2005 comparing treatment outcomes of EMDR and CBT for PTSD.

The counting method: Applying the rule of parsimony to the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Traumatology)

A study is described comparing Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, and the Counting Method with 51 multiply-traumatized women.

A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually abused Iranian girls (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)

Fourteen randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12–13 years who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment.

Sexual abuse survivors’ perceptions of the effectiveness of EMDR and eclectic therapy (Research on Social Work Practice)

Survivor perspectives of the effectiveness of two treatments for female survivors of childhood sexual abuse—EMDR and eclectic therapy.

Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

Efficacy, speed, and incidence of symptom worsening for 3 treatments of PTSD: prolonged exposure, relaxation training, or EMDR.

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)

Both EMDR and exposure plus cognitive restructuring are effective in the treatment of PTSD with only a slight advantage in favour of EMDR.

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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