title: Eye-movement desensitisation: a simple treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder?
abstract: Eye-movement desensitisation has been identified in a number of case studies to be an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A further case study reporting success is presented. The treatment appears rapid and may represent a potentially cost-effective treatment for PTSD. However, no treatment study to date has conformed to the ideal methodology of a double-blind placebo controlled trial and therefore its efficacy remains to be demonstrated. A minimal but stringent set of criteria for identification of treatment efficacy are outlined. The implications of eye-movement desensitisation being identified as an effective treatment for PTSD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, University of New South Wales, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Crino
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D011939:Mental Recall; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology