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标题：EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial
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作者：Ceren Acarturk ; Emre Konuk ; Mustafa Cetinkaya 等
期刊名称：European Journal of Psychotraumatology
印刷版ISSN：2000-8198
电子版ISSN：2000-8066
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
DOI：10.3402/ejpt.v%v.27414
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：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: Analysis of covariance showed that the EMDR group had significantly lower trauma scores at posttreatment as compared with the wait-list group (d=1.78, 95% CI: 0.92–2.64). The EMDR group also had a lower depression score after treatment as compared with the wait-list group (d=1.14, 95% CI: 0.35–1.92).Conclusion: The pilot RCT indicated that EMDR may be effective in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms among Syrian refugees located in a camp. Larger RCTs to verify the (cost-) effectiveness of EMDR in similar populations are needed.Keywords: Refugees; posttraumatic stress disorder; depression; randomized controlled trial; psychotherapyResponsible Editor: Jane Herlihy, Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law, United Kingdom.(Published: 18 May 2015)Citation: European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2015, 6: 27414 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.27414
关键词：Refugees; posttraumatic stress disorder; depression; randomized controlled trial; psychotherapy