Comparatively studied the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) bilateral brain stimulation in trauma therapy.

A randomized, parallel, before-after, blind study was performed.

Comparatively studied the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) bilateral brain stimulation in trauma therapy.

A randomized, parallel, before-after, blind study was performed. Thirty nine subjects were randomly distributed to two groups: one session of EMDR psychotherapy standard and other with EMDR standard protocol without its typical brain bilateral stimulation. The results of the Beck scales for anxiety, depression and hopelessness and the impact of events test were compared between groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria for the study were to be a university student, over 18 years old, to have a complaint associated to a traumatic life event and to have accepted to participate of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria were the existence of untreated psychiatric disorders and the hypothesis of worsening of the subject's status as the number of sessions in this study was restricted to once.

All participants was invited to one session of brief Psychotherapy with a new model.

To the outcome assessor was said to study if was significant difference between those data from two groups α e β.