Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis
@article{Cuijpers2020EyeMD, title={Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis}, author={Pim Cuijpers and Suzanne C van Veen and Marit Sijbrandij and Whitney Rose Yoder and Ioana Alina Cristea}, journal={Cognitive Behaviour Therapy}, year={2020}, volume={49}, pages={165 - 180} }
ABSTRACT There is no comprehensive meta-analysis of randomised trials examining the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and no systematic review at all of the effects of EMDR on other mental health problems. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 76 trials. Most trials examined the effects on PTSD (62%). The effect size of EMDR compared to control conditions was g = 0.93 (95% CI: 0.67–.18), with high…
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