F. Jackie June ter Heide|Trudy Mooren|Wim Chr. Kleijn|Ad de Jongh|Rolf J. Kleber
EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: results of a pilot study
Foundation Centrum '45|Foundation Centrum '45|Foundation Centrum '45|University of Amsterdam|Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam|Foundation Centrum '45|Utrecht University
background traumatised asylum seekers refugees clinically considered complex population discussion exists whether population treatment guidelines posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd followed traumafocused cognitivebehavioural therapy tfcbt eye movement desensitisation reprocessing emdr applied whether phased model starting stabilisation preferable clinicians fear traumafocused interventions may lead unmanageable distress may ineffective cognitivebehavioural interventions found effective traumatised refugees studies concerning efficacy emdr population conducted yet objective preparation randomised trial comparing emdr stabilisation traumatised refugees pilot study 20 participants conducted objective examine feasibility participation randomised trial complex population examine acceptability preliminary efficacy emdr design participants randomly allocated 11 sessions either emdr stabilisation symptoms ptsd scidi htq depression anxiety hscl25 quality life whoqolbref assessed pre posttreatment 3month followup results participation traumatised refugees study found feasible although issues associated complex traumatisation led high pretreatment attrition challenges assessments acceptability emdr found equal stabilisation high dropout conditions participants dropped emdr condition unmanageable distress improvement emdr participants small emdr found less efficacious stabilisation different symptom courses two conditions emdr showing improvement stabilisation showing deterioration pretreatment posttreatment justify conduct full trial conclusion adaptations study design inclusion greater sample justifiable determine treatment suitable complex populationfor abstract full text languages please see supplementary files reading tools online