EMDR beyond PTSD : A Systematic Literature Review
Valiente-Gómez, Alicia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Moreno Alcázar, Ana (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)
Treen, Devi (Parc de Salut MAR de Barcelona)
Cedrón, Carlos (Parc de Salut MAR de Barcelona)
Colom, Francesc 1971- (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)
Pérez Solà, Víctor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Amann, Benedikt L. (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)

Date:	2017
Abstract:	Background: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic approach that has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through several randomized controlled trials (RCT). Solid evidence shows that traumatic events can contribute to the onset of severe mental disorders and can worsen their prognosis. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the most important findings from RCT conducted in the treatment of comorbid traumatic events in psychosis, bipolar disorder, unipolar depression, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and chronic back pain. Methods: Using PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus, we conducted a systematic literature search of RCT studies published up to December 2016 that used EMDR therapy in the mentioned psychiatric conditions. Results: RCT are still scarce in these comorbid conditions but the available evidence suggests that EMDR therapy improves trauma-associated symptoms and has a minor effect on the primary disorders by reaching partial symptomatic improvement. Conclusions: EMDR therapy could be a useful psychotherapy to treat trauma-associated symptoms in patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders. Preliminary evidence also suggests that EMDR therapy might be useful to improve psychotic or affective symptoms and could be an add-on treatment in chronic pain conditions.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ; PTSD ; Psychosis ; Bipolar disorder ; Chronic pain ; Unipolar depression ; RCT
Published in:	Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 8 (september 2017) , ISSN 1664-1078

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01668
PMID: 29018388

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