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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Emergency and Remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Therapy With Adolescents and Young Adults: Overcoming Lockdown With the Butterfly Hug.

Lazzaroni E, Invernizzi R, Fogliato E, Pagani M, Maslovaric G. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2021 · Uncontrolled clinical cohort

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Recorded summary

A remote clinician-led EMDR group intervention during COVID-19 was associated with reduced traumatic stress and anxiety in participants aged 13–24 who were already receiving mental-health care.

Recorded limitations

Mixed adolescent and young-adult sample with no randomized control. Findings do not isolate an 18–24 subgroup or unguided use.

Evidence and provenance

Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.

Study design and assessment
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Uncontrolled clinical cohort
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Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
sources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34512458/ · https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701381

reviewed At
2026-10-23
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Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
sources

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34512458/ · https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701381

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2026-10-27
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Mixed adolescent and young-adult sample with no randomized control. Findings do not isolate an 18–24 subgroup or unguided use.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Emergency and Remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Therapy With Adolescents and Young Adults: Overcoming Lockdown With the Butterfly Hug.
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Frontiers in Psychology
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2021
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Lazzaroni E, Invernizzi R, Fogliato E, Pagani M, Maslovaric G.
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A remote clinician-led EMDR group intervention during COVID-19 was associated with reduced traumatic stress and anxiety in participants aged 13–24 who were already receiving mental-health care.
limitation
Mixed adolescent and young-adult sample with no randomized control. Findings do not isolate an 18–24 subgroup or unguided use.
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Crossref
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Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34512458/ · https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701381

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Publication identity and reported study design checked. Outcome blinding is not established in the material reviewed; no single- or double-blind RCT classification is assigned.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34512458/ · https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701381

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Copyright © 2021 Lazzaroni, Invernizzi, Fogliato, Pagani and Maslovaric. 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.

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