EMDR therapy vs. supportive therapy as adjunctive treatment in trauma-exposed bipolar patients: A randomised controlled trial


Por: Hogg, B, Radua, J, Gardoki-Souto, I, Fontana-McNally, M, Lupo, W, Reinares, M, Jimenez, E, Madre, M, Blanco-Presas, L, Cortizo, R, Massó-Rodriguez, A, Castaño, J, Argila, I, Castro-Rodriguez, JI, Comes, M, Macias, C, Sánchez-González, R, Mur-Mila, E, Novo, P, Rosa, AR, Vieta, E, Padberg, F, Pérez-Solà, V, Valiente-Gómez, A, Moreno-Alcázar, A, Amann, BL

Publicada: 1 nov 2024 Ahead of Print: 1 nov 2024
Resumen:
Introduction: Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) are frequently exposed to traumatic events which worsen disease course, but this study is the first multicentre randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of a trauma-focused adjunctive psychotherapy in reducing BD affective relapse rates. Materials and methods: This multicentre randomised controlled trial included 77 patients with BD and current trauma-related symptoms. Participants were randomised to either 20 sessions of trauma-focused Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for BD, or 20 sessions of supportive therapy (ST). The primary outcome was relapse rates over 24-months, and secondary outcomes were improvements in affective and trauma symptoms, general functioning, and cognitive impairment, assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and at 12- and 24-month follow-up. The trial was registered prior to starting enrolment in clinical trials (NCT02634372) and carried out in accordance with CONSORT guidelines. Results: There was no significant difference between treatment conditions in terms of relapse rates either with or without hospitalisation. EMDR was significantly superior to ST at the 12-month follow up in terms of reducing depressive symptoms (p = 0.0006, d = 0.969), manic symptoms (p = 0.027, d = 0.513), and improving functioning (p = 0.038, d = 0.486). There was no significant difference in dropout between treatment arms. Conclusions: Although the primary efficacy criterion was not met in the current study, trauma-focused EMDR was superior to ST in reducing of affective symptoms and improvement of functioning, with benefits maintained at six months following the end of treatment. Both EMDR and ST reduced trauma symptoms as compared to baseline, possibly due to a shared benefit of psychotherapy. Importantly, focusing on traumatic events did not increase relapses or dropouts, suggesting psychological trauma can safely be addressed in a BD population using this protocol. (c) 2023 Sociedad Espanola de Psiquiatr & imath;a y Salud Mental (SEPSM). Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Hogg, B:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Psychiat & Forens Med, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Radua, J:
 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

 Karolinska Inst KI, Dept Clin Neurosci, Solna, Sweden

 Kings Coll London, Dept Psychosis Studies, Inst Psychiat Psychol & Neurosci, London, England

 Univ Barcelona UB, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Fac Med & Ciencias Salut, Barcelona, Spain

Gardoki-Souto, I:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Psychiat & Forens Med, Barcelona, Spain

Fontana-McNally, M:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

Lupo, W:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Reinares, M:
 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Fac Med & Ciencias Salut, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Bipolar & Depress Disorders Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci UBNeuro, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed St Pau IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Jimenez, E:
 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Fac Med & Ciencias Salut, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Bipolar & Depress Disorders Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci UBNeuro, Barcelona, Spain

Madre, M:
 Inst Recerca St Pau IR St Pau, St Pau Mental Hlth Res Grp, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Hosp Benito Menni CASM, Barcelona, Spain

 FIDMAG Germanes Hosp Res Fdn, Barcelona, Spain

Blanco-Presas, L:
 Hosp Benito Menni CASM, Barcelona, Spain

 FIDMAG Germanes Hosp Res Fdn, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Neurociencias ICN, Programa TEPT AGRESX, Barcelona, Spain

Cortizo, R:
 Ctr Invest Red Salud Mental, Parc Sanit St Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

Massó-Rodriguez, A:
 Hosp del Mar Mutua Terrassa, Ctr Salud Mental Infanto Juvenil, Barcelona, Spain

Castaño, J:
 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

Argila, I:
 Hosp Benito Menni CASM, Barcelona, Spain

 FIDMAG Germanes Hosp Res Fdn, Barcelona, Spain

Castro-Rodriguez, JI:
 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

Comes, M:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Bipolar & Depress Disorders Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Macias, C:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Ctr Emili Mira, Barcelona, Spain

Sánchez-González, R:
 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Mur-Mila, E:
 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

Novo, P:
 Hosp del Mar Mutua Terrassa, Ctr Salud Mental Infanto Juvenil, Barcelona, Spain

 Day Hosp, Ctr Psicoterapia Barcelona CPB, Barcelona, Spain

Rosa, AR:
 Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, BR-90035903 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

 Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Bioquim, Inst Ciencias Bas Saude, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

 Fed Univ Rio Grande Sul UFRGS, Grad Program Psychiat & Behav Sci, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Vieta, E:
 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Barcelona UB, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Fac Med & Ciencias Salut, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Bipolar & Depress Disorders Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci UBNeuro, Barcelona, Spain

Padberg, F:
 LMU Univ Hosp, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Munich, Germany

Pérez-Solà, V:
 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Hosp del Mar Barcelona, Inst Mental Hlth, Ctr Salud Mental Adultos, Barcelona 08035, Spain

 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Valiente-Gómez, A:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Moreno-Alcázar, A:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Amann, BL:
 Hosp del Mar Res Inst, Ctr Forum Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp del Mar, Mental Hlth Inst, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

 LMU Univ Hosp, Dept Psychiat & Psychotherapy, Munich, Germany
ISSN: 29502861





SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
Editorial
ELSEVIER ESPANA SLU, AV JOSEP TARRADELLAS, 20-30, 1ERA PLANTA, BARCELONA, CP-08029, SPAIN, España
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 17 Número: 4
Páginas: 203-214
WOS Id: 001364259200001
ID de PubMed: 38061553

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