The effectiveness of EMDR with adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Tonya Edmond; Allen Rubin; Kathryn G. Wambach

doi:10.1093/swr/23.2.103

The effectiveness of EMDR with adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Tonya Edmond
, Allen Rubin
, Kathryn G. Wambach

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A randomized experimental evaluation found support for the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing trauma symptoms among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Fifty-nine women were assigned randomly to one of three groups: (1) individual EMDR treatment (six sessions); (2) routine individual treatment (six sessions); or (3) delayed treatment control group. A MANOVA was statistically significant at both posttest and follow-up. In univariate ANOVAs for each of four standardized outcome measures EMDR group members scored significantly better than controls at posttest. In a three-month follow-up, EMDR participants scored significantly better than routine individual treatment participants on two of the four measures, with large effect sizes suggestive of clinical significance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-116
Number of pages	14
Journal	Social Work Research
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/23.2.103
State	Published - Jun 1999

Keywords

Childhood sexual abuse
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
Practice effectiveness
Trauma

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