On EMDR: Measuring the working memory taxation of various types of eye (non-)movement conditions

Veen, Suzanne C. van; Kang, Sahaj; Schie, Kevin van

doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101494

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“…The main hypotheses related to the EMDR mechanism of action suggested possible explanations of the effect of eye movements such as the increasing cerebral hemispheres connectivity through neuronal activation (Christman et al, 2003;Propper et al, 2007;Parker et al, 2008); the activation of neurological mechanisms similar to those of the REM and SWS sleep phases (Stickgold, 2002;Pagani et al, 2017); "to exhaust" the working memory altering the quality of storage of traumatic memories, reducing the intensity of episodic memories and, with this, the symptoms of PTSD (Maxfield, 2008;van Schie et al, 2016;van Veen et al, 2019 Studies, 2019). A recent network meta-analysis has concluded that EMDR, along with trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT), appears to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD, even in the long term (Mavranezouli et al, 2020).…”

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EMDR in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

Pomeri

Salvia²,

Carletto³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Psychological distress is common among patients with cancer, with severe consequences on their quality of life. Anxiety and depression are the most common clinical presentation of psychological distress in cancer patients, but in some cases cancer may represent a traumatic event resulting in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Currently, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is considered an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, but recent studies also showed its effectiveness for anxiety and depression. The aim of the present systematic review is to summarize the current literature on the effect of EMDR on cancer-related psychological distress.Methods: A literature search was conducted for peer-reviewed articles about “EMDR” and “cancer patients” in the following electronic databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library.Results: Our search identified 7 studies in which EMDR was used with a total of 140 cancer patients. The psychiatric diagnosis was PTSD in 3 studies. Otherwise, the diagnosis concerned the anxious and depressive disorder spectrum. Overall, EMDR treatment schedules used were highly heterogeneous, with a different number of sessions (from 2 to 12) and a different duration of therapy (up to 4 months). However, across all studies analyzed EMDR therapy was judged to be adequate in reducing symptoms of psychological distress in this population.Conclusions: According to the results of our analysis, the level of evidence regarding EMDR efficacy in cancer patients is limited by the scarcity of studies and their low methodological quality. Although better quality research is needed, available data suggest that EMDR could be a promising treatment for psychological distress in patients with cancer.

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Section: Emdr: Features Indications Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

EMDR in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review

Pomeri

Salvia²,

Carletto³

et al. 2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…"Resultados: Los ojos en movimiento son más gravosos que los ojos fijos, mientras que los ojos fijos no se diferencian de los ojos desenfocados. Todas las condiciones eran más exigentes que los ojos cerrados" (Van Veen, Kang, & van Schie, 2019).…”

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“…Recoge o utiliza datos especialmente cuantitativos o cualitativos, la mayoría de los resultados del EMDR arrojan datos cuantitativos los mismos que poseen algún método de investigación, para ello se recurre a análisis de comparaciones numéricas y estadísticas (Brennstuhl et al, 2019;Chamberlin, 2019;van Veen, Kang, & van Schie, 2019).…”

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“…Se evidencia en artículos tales como de Khan et al, (2019), Ghanbari Nia et al, (2018), Van Veen et al, (2019 en los que se utilizan metodologías experimentales y cuasiexperimentales, partiendo de epistemologías objetivas, así como modelos estadísticos inferenciales. Es probable que adquiera fama instantáneamente, bajo estas consideraciones, se observa que la EMDR, ha sido acogida con una gran demanda por parte de los usuarios, especialmente de aquellos que presentan estrés y postrauma, lo cual ha generado fama instantánea (Moghadam et al, 2020;Van den Hout et al, 2011;Van Schie y Leer, 2019) si bien, debería revisarse Bunge (2010) más en profundidad para comprender que no es lo mismo popularidad científica, como es el caso que popularidad a nivel de conocimiento vulgar.…”

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing desde la propuesta de valoración de Mario Bounge

Armijos

López

Valdivieso

et al. 2021

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ResumenLa práctica de la intervención psicológica debería estar basada en las mejores evidencias científicas acerca de su eficacia. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la actitud, validez y dominio científico que posee la psicoterapia de la Desensibilización y Reprocesamiento por los Movimientos Oculares (EMDR) con base en un enfoque de realismo científico propuesto por Bunge en su tabla de comparación de las actitudes científicas y pseudocientíficas. El diseño metodológico incluyó la adaptación lingüística y cultural, la validación de contenido con el criterio de jueces, de la tabla de Bunge; la búsqueda bibliográfica de artículos entre 2016-2020, en las bases de datos de Scopus y Web of Science, con diseños de estudio experimentales y cuasiexperimentales relacionados al EMDR. Los hallazgos evidenciaron 2417 publicaciones, 38 de las cuales cumplen con los criterios señalados, en donde se indica que la EMDR reflejan los criterios para considerarse una ciencia, sosteniendo su eficacia.

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“…The results did not find evidence for the hypothesized superior effect of the horizontal eye movements, swiping away the hemisphere-communication interpretation. Instead, they added to the growing evidence for an alternative explanation: The working memory capacity, hypothesizing that the competition of limited resources during dual tasks (i.e., in this case retrieving an event from memory and finger waving in whatever direction or another taxing dual task) results in re-encoding the trauma memory with less vividness and emotionality (e. g., van den Hout et al, 2010;van Veen, Kang, & van Schie, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%