Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Chen YR, Hung KW, Tsai JC, Chu H, Chung MH, Chen SR, Liao YM, Ou KL, Chang YC, Chou KR. · PloS one · 2014 · Systematic review and meta-analysis
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“This study confirmed that EMDR therapy significantly reduces the symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and subjective distress in PTSD patients. The subgroup analysis indicated that a treatment duration of more than 60 min per session was a major contributing factor in the amelioration of anxiety and depression, and that a therapist with experience in conducting PTSD group therapy was a major contributing factor in the reduction of PTSD symptoms.”
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25101684/ · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103676
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“This study confirmed that EMDR therapy significantly reduces the symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and subjective distress in PTSD patients. The subgroup analysis indicated that a treatment duration of more than 60 min per session was a major contributing factor in the amelioration of anxiety and depression, and that a therapist with experience in conducting PTSD group therapy was a major contributing factor in the reduction of PTSD symptoms.”
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25101684/ · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103676
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© 2014 Chen et al This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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