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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Comparison of the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on the quality of life in adolescents with social anxiety disorder (Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies)
This study compared effectiveness of CBT and EMDR on quality of life in adolescents with social anxiety disorder.
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Visual Schema Displacement Therapy versus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy versus waitlist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This randomized controlled trial investigated the use of Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT) vs EMDR therapy vs waitlist in the treatment of PTSD.
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A pragmatic randomized comparison of intensive EMDR and intensive PC for victims of crime (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)
These results support the value of intensive trauma-focused therapy and indicate that progressive counting (PC) may be comparable to EMDR.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy compared to usual treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with psychosis in forensic settings: Randomized controlled trial (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)
This trial assesses the efficacy & risks of EMDR with PTSD & psychotic disorders receiving forensic care, including inpatients & prisoners.
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The effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR vs. EMDR 2.0 vs. the Flash technique in the treatment of patients with PTSD: Study protocol for the ENHANCE randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
The purpose of the current study is to determine the differential effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR therapy, an adaptation of EMDR therapy, referred to as EMDR 2.0, and a novel intervention for PTSD, the so-called Flash technique.
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Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Journal of Health Psychology)
This systematic review aims to determine which psychosocial interventions effectively treat PTSD among refugees and asylum seekers in low- and middle-income countries.
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Trauma-focused therapy in early psychosis: Results of a feasibility randomized controlled trial of EMDR for psychosis (EMDRp) in early intervention settings (Psychological Medicine)
Feasibility of RCT of an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for psychosis (EMDRp) intervention for early psychosis service users.
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The efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
A systematic literature search to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the efficacy of psychological interventions (i.e., TF-CBT, EMDR, other trauma-focused interventions, and non-trauma-focused interventions) for PTSD.
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EMDR Therapy vs supportive Therapy as adjunctive treatment in trauma-exposed bipolar patients: A randomized controlled trial (PsyArXiv Preprint)
Patients with bipolar disorder had 20 sessions of trauma-focused EMDR therapy or 20 sessions of supportive therapy.
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Psychological interventions for cancer-related post-traumatic stress disorder: Narrative review (BJPysch Bulletin)
This narrative review examines interventions for cancer-related PTSD including EMDR therapy.
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