Efficacy Archives

Cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions for children and young people with post-traumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a range of psychological interventions for children and young people with PTSD.

Editorial: Present and future of EMDR in clinical psychology and psychotherapy (Frontiers)

This editorial summarizes an increasing scientific and clinical interest in EMDR within the psychological and psychiatric fields world-wide.

A guide to guidelines for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults: An update (Psychotherapy)

This article describes key methodological points for 5 recently released clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of PTSD in adults.

Poor quality in systematic reviews on PTSD and EMDR – an examination of search methodology and reporting (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study evaluated the quality of systematic reviews by analyzing how they perform and report, using EMDR therapy as an example.

Response to “Comparing the effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT for children and adolescents: A meta-analysis” (Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma)

Brief report and response to previously published work “Comparing the effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT for children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.”

PTSD prevention and treatment guidelines methodology and recommendations (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)

Guideline for the treatment of adults, children, and adolescents at risk of developing PTSD or Complex PTSD published by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Scientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy for the treatment of psychological trauma summary: Scientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy (Journal of Neurology & Neuromedicine)

This paper is a current review of the scientific validation steps of EMDR psychotherapy and its mechanisms of action.

Integrating EMDR in psychotherapy (Journal of Psychotherapy Integration)

This article looks at common objectives that EMDR therapy shares with most psychotherapy approaches to enhance metacognitive skills.

Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients. A randomized, controlled pilot-study (Psychiatry Research)

Pilot trial evaluated whether trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) or EMDR can help treatment-resistant depression patients.

Summary of the clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (American Psychologist)

This article is a summary of the American Psychological Association clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Treatments of posttraumatic stress disorder in civilian populations (Current Psychiatry Reports)

This review examines treatment of PTSD and its symptom clusters exclusively in civilian populations, which have been historically under-examined in the literature.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with intellectual disabilities: Process issues from an acceptability study (Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

This study investigates process issues in the implementation of EMDR from perspectives of multiple stakeholders.

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