Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Ying Ren ^a,b   Hung, Kuo Wei ^c   Tsai, Jui Chen ^d   Chu, Hsin ^e,f   Chung, Min Huey ^a,b   Chen, Su Ru ^a   Liao, Yuan Mei ^a,b   Ou, Keng Liang ^a,d   Chang, Yue Cune ^g   Chou, Kuei Ru ^a,b,d,h  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905435380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103676     Document Type: Article

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