EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

摘要

BackgroundThe most common mental health problems among refugees are depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, no previous randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been published on treating PTSD symptoms in a refugee camp population.