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A Non-randomized Controlled Trial of EMDR on Affective Symptoms in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

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Szpringer, Monika, Oledzka, Marzena, Amann, Benedikt L.·2018·Frontiers in Psychology

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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain cancer and its survival after diagnosis is less than 2 years. Therefore, GBM patients are especially prone to co-occurring psychological conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders. Furthermore, aggressive medical therapies affect patients' lives, undermining their sense of meaning and coherence. The main aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on anxiety, depression and sense of coherence in patients with GBM. Thirty-seven GBM-diagnosed women were included in this trial and received standard medical care. Of those, 18 patients were treated during 4 months with 10-12 individual EMDR sessions (60-90 minutes each). Nineteen GBM patients were used as a non-randomized control group as they consented to psychological evaluations but not to a psychotherapeutic intervention. The groups were homogeneous in terms of gender, age, educational level and treatment, but not in anxiety and depressive levels at baseline. All patients were evaluated at baseline, after treatment (4 months) and at follow-up (further 4 months) by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-M) and the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-29). Caregivers in both groups were interviewed by the Patient Caregiver Questionnaire after 4 months follow-up. Statistical analyses were conducted using ANOVA statistics, correlation and regression analysis. Results showed a statistically significant decrease in the EMDR group in anxiety, depression and anger, when compared to the experimental group. EMDR therapy also had a positive impact upon the sense of coherence level in the experimental group, whereas in the control group this declined. Finally, the caregivers reported beneficial outcomes of the EMDR therapy with less anxiety- and anger-related behaviors in patients in the experimental group compared to the control group. This study is the first to show beneficial effects of EMDR therapy in alleviating affective symptoms and improving coherence in a severe medically ill population with GBM.

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  • Decrease in anxiety and depression has been shown after 12-14 therapeutic weekly sessions of EMDR therapy in glioblastoma multiforme patients.

    “Decrease in anxiety and depression has been shown after 12–14 therapeutic weekly sessions of EMDR therapy in glioblastoma multiforme patients.21”

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  • The positive treatment effect on anxiety and depression symptoms is in line with results of EMDR treatment for anxiety in glioblastoma multiforme patients and patients undergoing hemodialyses.

    “The positive treatment effect on anxiety and depression symptoms is in line with results of EMDR treatment for anxiety in glioblastoma multiforme patients,21 and patients undergoing hemodialyses.22”

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Authors
Szpringer, M., Oledzka, M., & Amann, B. L.
Affiliations
  • Jan Kochanowski University (PL)
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
Corresponding author
Szpringer, Monika
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2018-05-22
Volume
9
Pages
785-785
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2802749522
Cited by
22
References
56
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0.85
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journal article
Language
en
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • EMDR Research Foundation
  • Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI15/02242)
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
EMDR, glioblastoma, anxiety, depression, sense of coherence, affective symptoms, anger, caregivers

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