Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychosis (EMDRp): Protocol of a feasibility randomized controlled trial with early intervention service users
Few trials explore trauma-focused treatments as interventions for psychotic symptoms, especially in individuals with early psychosis.
Article Abstract
“Aim: Traumatic events are involved in the development and maintenance of psychotic symptoms. There are few trials exploring trauma-focused treatments as interventions for psychotic symptoms, especially in individuals with early psychosis. This trial will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a definitive trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for psychosis (EMDRp) in people with early psychosis.
Methods: Sixty participants with first episode psychosis and a history of a traumatic/adverse life event(s)will be recruited from early intervention services in the North West of England and randomized to receive16 sessions of EMDRp + Treatment as Usual (TAU) or TAU alone. Participants will be assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months post-randomization using several measures of psychotic symptoms, trauma symptoms, anxiety, depression, functioning, service-user defined recovery, health economics indicators and quality of life. Two nested qualitative studies to assess participant feedback of therapy and views of professional stakeholders on the implementation of EMDRp into services will also be conducted. The feasibility of a future definitive efficacy and cost-effectiveness evaluation of EMDRp will be tested against several outcomes, including ability to recruit and randomize participants, trial retention at 6- and 12-month follow-up assessments, treatment engagement and treatment fidelity.
Conclusions: If it is feasible to deliver a multi-site trial of this intervention, it will be possible to evaluate whether EMDRp represents a beneficial treatment to augment existing evidence-based care of individuals with early psychosis supported by early intervention services.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Varese, F., Sellwood, W., Aseem, S., Awenat, Y., Bird, L., Bhutani, G., Carter, L-A., Davies, L., Davis, C., Horne, G., Keane, D., Logie, R., Malkin, D., Potter, F., van den Berg, D., Zia, S., & Bentall, R. (2020). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychosis (EMDRp): Protocol of a feasibility randomized controlled trial with early intervention service users. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, online view. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13071
About the Journal
“Early Intervention in Psychiatry is a broad-scope psychiatry journal focusing on the early diagnosis and treatment of all mental ill-health and mental illness, covering psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments, clinical trials, health services, and mental health policy.”
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Date
November 22, 2020
Creator(s)
Filippo Varese, William Sellwood, Saadia Aseem
Contributor(s)
Yvonne Awenat, Leanne Bird, Gita Bhutani, Lesley-Anne Carter, Linda Davies, Claire Davis, Georgia Horne, David Keane, Robin Logie, Debra Malkin, Fiona Potter, David van den Berg, Shameem Zia, Richard Bentall
Topics
Psychosis/Schizophrenia
Practice & Methods
EMDR Early Intervention, Protocols
Extent
10 pages
Publisher
Wiley
Rights
© 2020 The Authors. Early Intervention in Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
APA Citation
Varese, F., Sellwood, W., Aseem, S., Awenat, Y., Bird, L., Bhutani, G., Carter, L-A., Davies, L., Davis, C., Horne, G., Keane, D., Logie, R., Malkin, D., Potter, F., van den Berg, D., Zia, S., & Bentall, R. (2020). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychosis (EMDRp): Protocol of a feasibility randomized controlled trial with early intervention service users. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, online view. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13071
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed, RCT
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
