Add-on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for Adults with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Who Failed to Respond to Initial Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : e306-2018.
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ABSTRACT
This study examined the add-on efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy among adult civilians with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who continued to be symptomatic after more than 12 weeks of initial antidepressant treatment. Scores for the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) were rated pre- and post-EMDR and at a 6-month follow-up. After an average of six sessions of EMDR treatment, seven of 14 patients (50%) showed more than a 30% decrease in CAPS score and eight (57%) no longer met the criteria for PTSD. Our results indicate that EMDR could be successfully added after failure of initial pharmacotherapy for PTSD.
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Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Follow-Up Studies
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Drug Therapy
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Eye Movements
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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
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Antidepressive Agents
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2018
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Article