BACKGROUND Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a first-line treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some clinicians argue that with refugees, directly targeting traumatic memories through EMDR may be harmful or ineffective. AIMS To determine the safety and efficacy of EMDR in adult refugees with PTSD (trial registration: ISRCTN20310201). ...

IMPORTANCE The efficacy of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatments in psychosis has not been examined in a randomized clinical trial to our knowledge. Psychosis is an exclusion criterion in most PTSD trials. OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy and safety of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in patients with psychotic disorde...

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a controversial treatment suggested for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions, was evaluated in a meta-analysis of 34 studies that examined EMDR with a variety of populations and measures. Process and outcome measures were examined separately. and EMDR showed an effect on both when compared with no treatment and with ther...

اهتفاقثو اهرخفو ةملأا ةيأ ةيوه نم أزجتي لا اءزج يرامعملا ثارتلا لكشي . ةيخيراتلا ةرامعلا رصانع نا يف اهؤانبو اهميمصت مت دق ةيملاسلإا تابلطتمل يويحو لاعف لكشب ةباجتسلاا ىلع ةرداق نوكت ثيحب يضاملا ةينيدلاو ةيسفنلاو ةيعامتجلااو ةيئيبلاو ةيداملا سانلا . رضاحلا تقولا يف نويرامعملا نوسدنهملا موقي رصانعلا ذخأب اوذخأي ام ةداعو ميمصتلا عيراشم يف اهلاخدا و ةيملاسلإا ةيخيراتلا ينابملا نم ةفلتخملا نيوكت ر...

RESULTS Data were analyzed as intent to treat with linear mixedmodels and generalized estimating equations. Participants in the PE and EMDR conditions showed a greater reduction of PTSD symptoms than those in theWL condition. Between-group effect sizes were 0.78 (P < .001) in PE and 0.65 (P = .001) in EMDR. Participants in the PE condition (56.6%; odds ratio [OR], 3.41; P = .006) or the EMDR co...

Since the seminal report by Shapiro that bilateral stimulation induces cognitive and emotional changes, 26 years of basic and clinical research have examined the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in anxiety disorders, particularly in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present article aims at better understanding EMDR neural mechanism. I first review procedu...