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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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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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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Predicting optimal treatment outcomes in phase-based treatment and direct trauma-focused treatment among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder stemming from childhood abuse (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This study examined efficacy of treatment, including EMDR therapy, for PTSD stemming from childhood abuse.

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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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Comparative effectiveness of psychological interventions for treating the psychological consequences of sexual abuse in children and adolescents: A network meta-analysis (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

An assessment of the effectiveness of different psychological interventions for the treatment of sexual abuse in children and adolescents.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy or supportive counseling prior to exposure therapy in patients with panic disorder: Study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (IMPROVE) (BMC Psychiatry)

The goal is to investigate whether EMDR therapy plus exposure therapy improves efficacy/tolerability in patients with panic disorder.

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بررسي تاثير حساسيتزدايي با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد بر اضطراب مرگ بيماران مبتلا به سرطان دستگاه گوارش: يک مطالعه کارآزمايي باليني (كومش)

نتيجهگيري: با توجه به نتايج بهدست آمده، حساسيتزدايي با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد ميتواند به عنوان يک روشموثر در کاهش اضطراب مرگ بيماران مبتلا به سرطان دستگاه گوارش استفاده گردد

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