Universal Informatics · Research reading room

Use of EMDR-Derived Self-Help Intervention in Children in the Period of COVID-19: A Randomized-Controlled Study

Mehmet Karadag; Zehra Topal; Ravza Nur Ezer; Cem Gokcen · Journal of EMDR Practice and Research · 2021 · Randomized controlled trial

Original publication

Attributed extracts from the research record

“The intervention group had significant pre–post improvement on all but one subscale, while the waitlist group showed significant increase in state anxiety on the STAIC. In conclusion, posttraumatic stress was found to be high in children during the COVID-19 outbreak period, and EMDR-derived self-help intervention appeared to be an effective psychosocial intervention tool.”

Recorded limitations

Parent-supported story-based intervention during COVID-19. This is not a test of unsupervised trauma processing or a complete clinical EMDR protocol.

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
design
Randomized controlled trial
assessment
category
peer-reviewed
peer Reviewed
true
basis
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://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

reviewed At
2026-10-23
trust Factor
score
Not recorded
scope
Paper
status
not-applicable
randomized Controlled Trial
Not recorded
blinding
not-confirmed
peer Reviewed
true
basis
This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
sources

https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
jadad
status
unassessed
score
Not recorded
evidence
Not recorded
Topics and recorded topic scores
  1. key
    vision:self-help
    title
    EMDR-derived self-help interventions
    collection
    vision
    trust Score
    1
Citation snapshot and identifiers
id
src-796cb6656464
doi
10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054
pmid
Not recorded
citation Snapshot
count
13
source
Crossref
retrieved At
2026-10-23
citations By Collection
vision
10
Complete approved library record
id
src-796cb6656464
publication Key
doi:10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054
aliases
None recorded
title
Use of EMDR-Derived Self-Help Intervention in Children in the Period of COVID-19: A Randomized-Controlled Study
journal
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
neurotransmitters
None recorded
year
2021
authors
Mehmet Karadag; Zehra Topal; Ravza Nur Ezer; Cem Gokcen
design
Randomized controlled trial
kind
Journal article
identity Conflict
source
Use of EMDR-Derived Self-Help Intervention in Children in the Period of COVID-19: A Randomized-Controlled Study
metadata
Group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing interventions in adults and children: A systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials.
pmid
33415797
similarity
0.471
doi
10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054
pmid
Not recorded
urls

https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

collections

vision

categories

Clinical & self-report

targets
None recorded
priority
1
quotes

“The intervention group had significant pre–post improvement on all but one subscale, while the waitlist group showed significant increase in state anxiety on the STAIC. In conclusion, posttraumatic stress was found to be high in children during the COVID-19 outbreak period, and EMDR-derived self-help intervention appeared to be an effective psychosocial intervention tool.”

summary
limitation
Parent-supported story-based intervention during COVID-19. This is not a test of unsupervised trauma processing or a complete clinical EMDR protocol.
citation Count
10
citation Snapshot
count
13
source
Crossref
retrieved At
2026-10-23
study Design Assessment
category
peer-reviewed
peer Reviewed
true
basis
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://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

reviewed At
2026-10-23
paper Trust Assessment
score
Not recorded
scope
Paper
status
not-applicable
randomized Controlled Trial
Not recorded
blinding
not-confirmed
peer Reviewed
true
basis
This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
sources

https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

review Scope
Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
assessed At
2026-10-27
citations By Collection
vision
10
topics
  1. key
    vision:self-help
    title
    EMDR-derived self-help interventions
    collection
    vision
    trust Score
    1
journal Key
journalofemdrpracticeandresearch
journal Label
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
chapter Entries
  1. title
    Use of EMDR-Derived Self-Help Intervention in Children in the Period of COVID-19: A Randomized-Controlled Study
    journal
    Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
    year
    2021
    authors
    Mehmet Karadag; Zehra Topal; Ravza Nur Ezer; Cem Gokcen
    design
    Randomized controlled trial
    urls

    https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

    doi
    10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054
    pmid
    Not recorded
    targets
    None recorded
    categories

    Clinical & self-report

    citation Count
    10
    study Design Assessment
    category
    peer-reviewed
    peer Reviewed
    true
    basis
    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://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

    reviewed At
    2026-10-23
    record Id
    src-796cb6656464
    quotes
      1. text
        “The intervention group had significant pre–post improvement on all but one subscale, while the waitlist group showed significant increase in state anxiety on the STAIC. In conclusion, posttraumatic stress was found to be high in children during the COVID-19 outbreak period, and EMDR-derived self-help intervention appeared to be an effective psychosocial intervention tool.”
        emphasis
        false
    source Pages

    15

    limitation
    Parent-supported story-based intervention during COVID-19. This is not a test of unsupervised trauma processing or a complete clinical EMDR protocol.
    id
    vision-self-help-src-796cb6656464
    paper Trust Assessment
    score
    Not recorded
    scope
    Paper
    status
    not-applicable
    randomized Controlled Trial
    Not recorded
    blinding
    not-confirmed
    peer Reviewed
    true
    basis
    This record is outside the paper-rating criteria or has unresolved publication identity.
    sources

    https://doi.org/10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054

    review Scope
    Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
    assessed At
    2026-10-27
    publication Key
    doi:10.1891/emdr-d-20-00054
    collection
    vision
    chapter Number
    3
    topic Id
    self-help
    topic Title
    EMDR-derived self-help interventions
    trust Score
    1
jadad
status
unassessed
score
Not recorded
condition Evidence
None recorded
conditions
None recorded
topic Trust Scores

1

full Text
status
not-indexed
retrieval Available
false

Open this publication in the interactive library