Comparative Studies Archives

Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

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

Treatment on complex of symptomatology that includes grief, PTSD, anxiety, and self-esteem comparing EMDR & guided mourning (GM) treatments.

An early meta-analysis of EMDR therapy.

Evaluation of the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of depression was accomplished via a comparison with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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

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

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

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

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

Eye movement desensitization (EMD) and a control procedure–image confrontation (IC)–were compared in a group of 58 phobics.