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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Apr;17(3):127-32.
doi: 10.1007/s00787-007-0646-8.

Applying EMDR on children with PTSD

Abdulbaghi Ahmad  1 , Viveka Sundelin-Wahlsten
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Applying EMDR on children with PTSD

Abdulbaghi Ahmad et al. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To find out child-adjusted protocol for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).

Method: Child-adjusted modification were made in the original adult-based protocol, and within-session measurements, when EMDR was used in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on thirty-three 6-16-year-old children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Results: EMDR was applicable after certain modifications adjusted to the age and developmental level of the child. The average treatment effect size was largest on re-experiencing, and smallest on hyperarousal scale. The age of the child yielded no significant effects on the dependent variables in the study.

Conclusions: A child-adjusted protocol for EMDR is suggested after being applied in a RCT for PTSD among traumatized and psychosocially exposed children.

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