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Many randomized trials of EMDR have been criticized for poor control groups,<ref name ="SBM"/> small sample sizes,<ref name="SAB_Psychotherapy">{{cite journal |title=Expert opinion on the scientific recognition of the EMDR method (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder |journal=German Medical Association Scientific Advisory Board for Psychotherapy |date=September 2006 |volume=37 |issue=103 |url=https://www.wbpsychotherapie.de/fileadmin/user_upload/_old-files/downloads/pdf-Ordner/WBP/EMDR_Dtsch_Arztebl.pdf |access-date=15 April 2023}}</ref><ref name = "Cuijpers 2020"/> and other methodological flaws.<ref name = "Cuijpers 2020">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cuijpers P, Veen SC, Sijbrandij M, Yoder W, Cristea IA | title = Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = Cognitive Behaviour Therapy | volume = 49 | issue = 3 | pages = 165–180 | date = May 2020 | pmid = 32043428 | doi = 10.1080/16506073.2019.1703801 | doi-access = free | hdl = 11577/3461344 | hdl-access = free }}</ref><ref name=Bisson2013/><ref name="KaptanDursunKnowles2021">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kaptan SK, Dursun BO, Knowles M, Husain N, Varese F | title = Group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing interventions in adults and children: A systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials | journal = Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy | volume = 28 | issue = 4 | pages = 784–806 | date = July 2021 | pmid = 33415797 | doi = 10.1002/cpp.2549 | s2cid = 231194631 | eissn = 1099-0879 | doi-access = free }}</ref> It has been called a [[purple hat therapy]] because any effectiveness is provided by the underlying therapy (or the standard treatment), not from EMDR's distinctive features.<ref name="SciAm_2012">{{cite news | vauthors = Arkowitz H, Lilienfeld SO |title=EMDR: Taking a Closer Look |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/emdr-taking-a-closer-look/ |access-date=21 March 2023 |work=Scientific American |date=1 August 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Exposure Treatments for Anxiety Disorders: A Practitioner's Guide to Concepts, Methods, and Evidence-Based Practice |vauthors=Rosquist |year=2005 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136915772 |page=94}}</ref>

There is some evidence that EMDR can be as effective as [[trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy]] (TF-CBT) for treating PTSD, though concernsone systematic havereview beenarticle raised concerns about the poor quality of the underlying studies.<ref name = "Cuijpers 2020"/><ref name=Bisson2013/> In a 2021 systematic review of 13 studies, clients had mixed perceptions of the effectiveness of EMDR therapy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Shipley G, Wilde S, Hudson M |title=What do clients say about their experiences of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy? A systematic review of the literature. |journal=European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation |date=April 2021 |volume=6 |issue=2 |page=100226 |doi=10.1016/j.ejtd.2021.100226| issn=2468-7499 |s2cid=235544895 }}</ref>

=== Treating conditions other than PTSD ===