Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Shapiro 2001), is an evidence based therapy for PTSD and could be effective in the treatment of traumatized and therefore, has been endorsed as a treatment of choice in many national and international health organizations including the World Health Organisation. This article reviews the current state of knowledge regarding the use of EMDR in the refugees and asylum seekers treatment of PTSD. Recently there is a growing interest in implementing EMDR as a trauma-focused intervention. On reviewing nine studies, authors found that EMDR was more efficacious against waitlist, and was equally efficacious against stabilization. © 2017 Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.r.l.

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