Thematic Pro

Causal claim

Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↑ Treatment Safety

Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy increases Treatment Safety.

The two move together: more cause, more effect. The map scores it at 49% confidence, weighed from 2 articles.

• IncreasesRelation
• +Polarity
• 49%Confidence
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• UnspecifiedStrength
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How it works

Addressing traumatic memories did not raise relapse or dropout rates in the RCT, and an international Delphi consensus endorsed a safety-adapted eight-phase EMDR protocol for bipolar patients.

The evidence

• 2Backing articles
• 2Publishers
• 2Evidence records
• Dec 2023–Jun 2026Coverage

• Illustration E

  How is EMDR best conducted and adapted for trauma-focused work within bipolar disorder? A Delphi study

  European Journal of Psychotraumatology · Jun 10, 2026 High trust

  Backs 1 claim

  • Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↑ Treatment Safety

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• Illustration R

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

  Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental · Dec 5, 2023 High trust

  Backs 4 claims

  • Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↓ Depressive Episode
  • Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↓ Manic Episode
  • Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↓ Functional Impairment
  • Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy ↑ Treatment Safety

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