posttraumatic stress disorder or anxiety disorder PTSD
Conditions
Interventions
Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization (EMDR) is an effective treatment
for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), during which the patient recalls
traumatic memories while performing eye move
Sponsors
VUmc, Vakgroep Psychiatrie
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult with age between 18 and 65 years 2. Diagnosis of PTSD (DSM-IV) 3. Single or multiple separate traumatic events (type I trauma)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Repeated sexual and/or physical abuse (type II trauma) 2. Psychotic and substance-use disorders 3. Confounding medical conditions 4. Past month psychotropic/cardiovascular medication use. 5. Contra-indications for MRI scanning (metal inplants, pregnancy, claustrophobia)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective vividness and emotionality of negative emotional memories and related neural activation (percentage BOLD signal change) during memory recall. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive functioning/working memory (n-back task) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed