Efficacy Archives

Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Research-based best practice guidelines for trauma-specific services published by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). EMDR is included as trauma-specific service for trauma and PTSD.

Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (PLOS One)

The first meta-analysis of clinical studies by investigating the effects of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

Psychological therapies for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review looked at 70 studies and shows support for the efficacy of trauma-focused CBT and EMDR for chronic PTSD in adults.

Treating PTSD in patients with psychosis: A within-group controlled feasibility study examining the efficacy and safety of evidence-based PE and EMDR protocols (Behavior Therapy)

This feasibility trial suggests that PTSD patients with comorbid psychotic disorders benefit from trauma-focused treatment such as PE & EMDR.

Efficacy of a trauma-focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Oral Science)

Thirty-one patients with dental phobia were randomly assigned to either EMDR or a waitlist control condition.

Meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

This study examined the efficacy of treatments for PTSD between 1980 and 2012, including psychotherapy and medication.

Psychological therapies for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents (Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal)

This review assesses the effectiveness of psychological therapies in treating children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with PTSD.

Psychological and pharmacological treatments for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Comparative Effectiveness Review)

Psychological & pharmacological treatments with evidence of efficacy: CPT, CBT, EMDR, narrative exposure, fluoxetine, sertraline, etc.

Guidelines for the management of conditions specifically related to stress (World Health Organization)

International guidance for the management of conditions related to the occurrence of a major stressful event.

Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress: mhGAP intervention guide module (World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

WHO and UNHCR international assessment module for guiding treatment of conditions specifically related to stress.

Cognitive behaviour therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic disorder – Is it all in the homework then? (European Review of Applied Psychology)

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to determine whether there are any differences between these two treatments with respect to efficacy and efficiency in treating PTSD.

Neurobiological correlates of EMDR monitoring – an EEG study (PLOS One)

Electroencephalography (EEG) imaging was used to fully monitor neuronal activation throughout EMDR sessions to observe neurobiological patterns of brain activations.

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