Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
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J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry · Jun 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPain ameliorating effect of eye movement desensitization.
This study explores the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) in the management of acute pain induced by hand exposures to ice water. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to one of the following interventions: (a) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, (b) eye movement desensitization with music (EMD/M), and (c) control. ⋯ Repeated measures univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results indicated that both procedures alleviated participants' pain to a similar degree and significantly more than the control, P < 0.05.