The effect of eye movement desensitization on neurocognitive functioning compared to retrieval-only in PTSD patients: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is robust evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with neurocognitive deficits, such as executive dysfunction or memory dysfunction. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, in which eye movements (EMs) are performed during traumatic memory retrieval. We examined whether Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) improves neurocognitive functioning in PTSD patients, in comparison with a retrieval-only control condition without EMs.

Methods

Adult patients with PTSD (N = 91) were randomized into EMD (N = 47) or retrieval-only (N = 44). Data were collected at baseline (T0), one-week post-treatment (T1), one-month follow-up (T2), and at three-month follow-up (T3). Outcome measures were the Cal

SUBMITTER: Susanty E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673372 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature