EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most common mental health problems among refugees are depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, no previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been published on treating PTSD symptoms in a refugee camp population.

Objective

Examining the effect of EMDR to reduce the PTSD and depression symptoms compared to a wait-list condition among Syrian refugees.

Method

Twenty-nine adult participants with PTSD symptoms were randomly allocated to either EMDR sessions (n=15) or wait-list control (n=14). The main outcome measures were Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) at posttreatment and 4-week follow-up.

Results

SUBMITTER: Acarturk C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438099 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature