Efficacy Archives

Emotional processing during eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy of Vietnam veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (Comprehensive Psychiatry)

Results suggest that eye movements do not play a significant role in processing of traumatic information in EMDR.

Van Ommeren recommends the formation of a panel that can assess whether or not the treatments used in EMDR outcome studies have fidelity.

The relaxing effect of the eye movements suggests that a mechanisms operating during EMDR is desensitization by reciprocal inhibition.

Theoretical proposals evaluating the orienting response (OR) as a mechanism of action for EMDR therapy circa 1996.

EMDR case studies, single-subject experiments and group design experiments on clinical problems are evaluated for effectiveness.

Case reports make claims for efficacy of “eye movement desensitization” (EMD) in treatment of traumatic memories. Is there evidence?

The results showed no significant decreases in SUDs level with the EMD minus the saccadic eye movements procedure.

Study reporting on eight patients with PTSD who received EMDR treatment showed significant improvements on assessment measures.

The authors present a methodological critique of EMD with reference to assessment, treatment outcome, and treatment process.

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the recently developed Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) procedure on traumatic memories.