Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult posttraumatic stress disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 443-451

  Chen, Ling ^a   Zhang, Guiqing ^b   Hu, Min ^b   Liang, Xia ^b  

^a Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Washington University St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; eye movement desensitization and reprocessing; meta analysis; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PROCEDURES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84930901788     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000306     Document Type: Article

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