Date of Award
8-1997
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Malcolm H. Robertson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Twenty-three individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for post traumatic stress disorder were randomly assigned to either a standard EMDR treatment group or a modified treatment group that omitted the cognitive reprocessing component of EMDR. All subjects were assessed on a variety of pretest posttest measures including the SCL-90- R, the Impact of Events, the Structured Interview for PTSD, SUDS, and Validity of Cognitions (VoC). Results of repeated measures ANOVAs indicate a significant decrease across all pre to post measures, with these results being maintained at a 1 month followup. With the exception of SUDs and SCL-90-R anxiety scores, there were no differences between groups on any measure. The results support the hypothesis that the cognitive reprocessing component of EMDR is not essential to treatment outcome.
Recommended Citation
Cusack, Karen, "Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Dismantling the Cognitive Component" (1997). Masters Theses. 4631.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4631