Psychological and pharmacological treatments for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review update (Comparative Effectiveness Review)
This review assessed efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of psychological and pharmacological treatments (CPT, CBT, EMDR, narrative exposure, fluoxetine, sertraline, etc.) for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and updated the original 2013 review.
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25 años de Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: protocolo de aplicación, hipótesis de funcionamiento y revisión sistemática de su eficacia en el trastorno por estrés postraumático
El objetivo de este trabajo es introducir el protocolo estándar EMDR, ofrecer una revisión de las hipótesis actuales sobre su mecanismo de acción y analizar la evidencia científica disponible sobre su eficacia clínica en pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de trastorno por estrés postraumático.
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The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adults who have experienced complex childhood trauma: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychology)
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials evaluating EMDR therapy on PTSD symptoms in adults and children exposed to complex childhood trauma.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a treatment for depression (Kansas State University)
Thesis examining the efficacy of EMDR therapy as a treatment for unipolar depression. Results provide preliminary evidence of efficacy.
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Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescent with post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychology)
Meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of EMDR for PTSD in children/adolescents, and for depressive or anxious comorbid symptoms.
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Five efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: An empirical review (Journal of Mental Health Counseling)
This review examines current treatment endorsements for PTSD, identifying five treatment modalities consistently recommended in the literature as most efficacious for PTSD including EMDR therapy.
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EMDR Beyond PTSD (Clinical Neuropsychiatry)
This journal issue looks at EMDR beyond PTSD and includes reviews about efficacy of EMDR for depression, panic, OCD & eating disorders.
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Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on the phantom limb pain of patients with amputations within a 24-month follow-up (International Journal of Rehabilitation Research)
Study to evaluate the efficacy of EMDR on the phantom limb pain (PLP) of patients with amputations within a 24-month follow-up.
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Effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry)
This study aims to expand the knowledge about the effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD.
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Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (American Psychological Association)
Guideline for the treatment of PTSD published by the American Psychological Association.
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Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
This review assesses the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioural and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.
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The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analytical evaluation of randomized controlled trials (BMC Psychiatry)
Trauma focused treatments, prolonged exposure and exposure therapies were slightly more efficacious than other therapies in PTSD treatment.
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