Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus treatment as usual in the treatment of depression: A randomized-controlled trial
Thirty patients with depression were treated to test whether EMDR plus treatment as usual (TAU) would achieve better results than TAU only.
Article Abstract
“Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a well-established treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Recent research suggested that it may be effective in treating depressive disorders as well. The present study is part of a multicenter randomized-controlled trial, the EDEN study, in which a homogenous group of 30 patients was treated to test whether EMDR plus treatment as usual (TAU) would achieve superior results compared to TAU only in a psychosomatic-psychotherapeutic inpatient treatment setting. Both groups were assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Global Severity Index and depression subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90-Revised. The EMDR + TAU group improved significantly better than the TAU group on the BDI-II and Global Severity Index, while a marginally significant difference favoring the EMDR + TAU group over the TAU group was found on the depression subscale. In the EMDR + TAU group, seven out of 14 patients improved below nine points on the BDI-II, which is considered to be a full remission, while four out of 16 in the TAU group did so. These findings confirm earlier suggestions that EMDR therapy may provide additional benefit in the treatment of depression. The present study strengthens the previous literature on EMDR therapy in the treatment of depression due to the randomized-controlled design of the EDEN study.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Hase, M., Plagge, J., Hase, A., Braas, R., Ostacoli, L., Hofmann, A., & Huchzermeier, C. (2018). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus treatment as usual in the treatment of depression: A randomized-controlled trial. Frontiers of Psychology, 9, 1384. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01384
Date
August 14, 2018
Creator(s)
Michael Hase, Jens Plagge, Adrian Hase
Contributor(s)
Roger Braas, Luca Ostacoli, Arne Hofmann, Christian Huchzermeier
Topics
Depression
Practice & Methods
Comparative Studies
Extent
12 pages
Publisher
Frontiers in Psychology
Rights
Copyright © 2018 Hase, Plagge, Hase, Braas, Ostacoli, Hofmann and Huchzermeier. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
APA Citation
Hase, M., Plagge, J., Hase, A., Braas, R., Ostacoli, L., Hofmann, A., & Huchzermeier, C. (2018). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus treatment as usual in the treatment of depression: A randomized-controlled trial. Frontiers of Psychology, 9, 1384. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01384
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed, RCT
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
