Trauma, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will test the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) based Flash technique and a progressive counting (PC) based variant. EMDR-trained therapists will be trained in the standard Flash, and PC-trained therapists will be trained in PC Flash. In each group they will try it with a minor upsetting memory, and then with two more significant upsetting memories. Participants will use the subjective units of distress scale (SUDS) to rate distress pre- and post-treatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPC-based Flash
Progressive counting with Flash technique
BEHAVIORALEMDR-based Flash
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with Flash technique
Sponsors
Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Therapist trained by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute in EMDR or PC
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in SUDS following treatment | Pre-treatment, immediately post-treatment, one week post-treatment, and one month post-treatment | Subjective units of distress scale |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactRicky Greenwald, PsyD
Outcome results
None listed