ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2022
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Young Children (Ages 4-8) with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation.
Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07590778 (Preliminary Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Preliminary Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Preterm-Born Infants Aged 0-2 Years With Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Multiple Baseline Experimental Design
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Individual psychological interventions and therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress symptoms in young children: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Pooled it
- The efficacy of EMDR therapy in adults with a severe intellectual disability and posttraumatic stress disorder.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Preliminary efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for children aged 1.5-8 years with PTSD: a multiple baseline experimental design (European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder interventions for children aged zero to six years: a scoping review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in adolescents with autism; Efficacy on ASD symptoms and stress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors.
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Abstract
To reduce the acute and long-term effects of trauma, early and effective treatment is necessary. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a brief treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a substantial evidence base for children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. In the present study we aimed to provide preliminary evidence of EMDR as a trauma treatment for young children. We studied 9 children, aged 4 to 8 years old with a DSM-5 diagnosis of PTSD. A non-concurrent multiple baseline experimental design was used combined with standardized measures. Participants received six 1-h sessions of EMDR. Results post-treatment showed that EMDR was effective in reaching diagnostic remission of PTSD (85.7%), and decreasing severity of PTSD symptoms and emotional and behavioral problems. All gains were maintained at follow-up 3 months after treatment. EMDR appears an effective treatment for PTSD in young children aged 4 to 8 years. Further research is warranted.
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