A retrospective evaluation of depression outcomes following Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing versus Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a UK primary care psychological service

Ulanova, Marina

Abstract

Approximately half of individuals respond to existing interventions for depression inadequately (Hendriks et al., 2018).

This study evaluated depression outcomes following a course of EMDR versus TF-CBT in a UK National Health Service primary care psychological therapy service.

This study had a quantitative quasi-experimental retrospective outcome evaluation design with two independent groups - the intervention group (EMDR) and the active control group (TF-CBT). A total of 581 clients met the criteria for this study. All clients in this study have been receiving TF-CBT or EMDR to address their PTSD, however, the focus of this study was the impact of TF-CBT versus EMDR on depressive symptoms. PHQ-9 and PCL-5 self-report measure were used as the outcome measures. ANCOVA and t-tests were performed to analyse the data.

EMDR was found to produce statistically significantly better depression and PTSD treatment outcomes and to require statistically significantly smaller treatment dose.

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Nov 5, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 12, 2025
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13402959
• Award Date: May 12, 2025