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Treatment of PTSD by Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Improves Sleep Quality, Quality of life, and Perception of Stress
Article first published online: 26 JUL 2006
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1364.054
Issue
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume 1071, Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Decade of Progress pages 508–513, July 2006
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RABONI, M. R., TUFIK, S. and SUCHECKI, D. (2006), Treatment of PTSD by Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Improves Sleep Quality, Quality of life, and Perception of Stress. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1071: 508–513. doi: 10.1196/annals.1364.054
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- Issue published online: 26 JUL 2006
- Article first published online: 26 JUL 2006
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Keywords:
- PTSD;
- sleep;
- anxiety;
- depression;
- quality of life
Abstract: The impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the sleep of patients is widely reported. However, the parameters that can be altered are not the same for all patients. Some studies report an impairment of sleep maintenance and recurrent nightmares, while others failed to find such alterations. Among the many treatments, the eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy used specifically to treat PTSD and general trauma. The purpose of this study was to examine whether EMDR treatment can improve PTSD symptoms, such as sleep, depression, anxiety, and poor quality of life.