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Clinical Trial
. 1995 Dec;63(6):928-37.
doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.63.6.928.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for psychologically traumatized individuals

S A Wilson  1 , L A Becker, R H Tinker
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Clinical Trial

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for psychologically traumatized individuals

S A Wilson et al. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

The effects of 3 90-min eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment sessions on traumatic memories of 80 participants were studied. Participants were randomly assigned to treatment or delayed-treatment conditions and to 1 of 5 licensed therapists trained in EMDR. Participants receiving EMDR showed decreases in presenting complaints and in anxiety and increases in positive cognition. Participants in the delayed-treatment condition showed no improvement on any of these measures across the 30 days before treatment, but after treatment participants in the delayed-treatment condition showed similar effects on all measures. The effects were maintained at 90-day follow-up.

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