Validity of the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale in EMDR

Abstract

To test the psychometric properties of the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale (SUDS), this study analyzed the data from 61 patients treated with EMDR. The pretreatment self-reported questionnaires, the in-session records of EMDR, and the Clinical Global Impression–Change (CGI-C) scale at the termination of EMDR were reviewed. The initial score of the SUDS at the first session was significantly correlated with the patient’s level of depression, the state anxiety, and distress from the impact of events. The final score of the SUDS at the first session was significantly correlated with the CGI-C score at termination. Consequently, this study confirmed that the SUDS in EMDR sessions has good psychometric properties.

A Controlled Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing and Progressive Counting

“…This widely used self-report measure has been shown to correlate with several physiological measures of stress (Thyer, Papsdorf, Davis, & Vallecorsa, 1984;Wilson, Silver, Covi, & Foster, 1996) as well as behavioral and psychological measures (Kaplan, Smith, & Coons, 1995;Kim, Hwallip, & Park, 2008). Nonreactivity to a traumatic memory is considered a primary indicator of recovery (Horowitz, 1986).…”

The efficacy and psychophysiological correlates of dual-attention tasks in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

“…Participants were introduced to the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDs: Wolpe, 1991), which is an 11-point self-report scale (0 = no disturbance or distress; 10 = the A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 9 highest distress possible) routinely used to assess the intensity of distress associated with a specific experience. The validity of the SUDs scale has been demonstrated (Kim, Bae, & Park, 2008;Kaplan, Smith, & Coons, 1995), and the scale has been shown to correlate with several physiological measures of stress (Thyer, Papsdorf, Davis, & Vallecorsa, 1984).…”

1120 Effects of Post-Exposure Naps on Change in Autonomic Arousal to A social Challenge Across Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety

“…It takes up to five minutes to complete. The purpose of this questionnaire is to let participants monitor and think about the change in their anxiety levels and physiological reactivity (Kim, Bae, & Park, 2008). In this study, participants were asked to complete the SUDS six times during the orientation, baseline, preparation, performance, and recovery phases of the mpTSST.…”