PTSD Archives

Comparative Efficiency of EMDR and Prolonged Exposure in Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Trial (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Comparative treatment efficiency of EMDR therapy and prolonged exposure (PE) therapy was tested for 20 participants diagnosed with PTSD.

EMDR and TF-CBT appear to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD.

Results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment is feasible and safe for PTSD patients with borderline personality disorder.

Review and meta-analysis of randomised trials examining the effects of EMDR on PTSD and other mental health problems.

This literature review looked at treatment of PTSD symptoms after medical events such as myocardial infarction and cancer diagnosis.

Neuroimaging studies of successful EMDR treatment have consistently shown that patients exhibited increased frontal lobe activation.

Study found that trauma-focused CBT and to a lesser extent EMDR (due to fewer studies) are the psychological treatments of choice for PTSD.

There is insufficient evidence to determine whether SSRIs or trauma-focused psychotherapies are more effective for PTSD symptom reduction.

There is currently a limited number of studies into the efficacy of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents with PTSD.

A large proportion (11%–60%) of people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer from substance use disorder (SUD).

Practice guidelines for PTSD from three well-respected organizations differ in the degree to which they recommend EMDR as a treatment.

The current empirical evidence in support of EMDR therapy as an effective treatment intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).