Eye Movement Desensitization Protocol for Urge to Reduce Scratching Behaviour in Patients with Prurigo Nodularis: A Pilot Study

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  • Mathijs R. de Veer Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Leonieke W. Kranenburg Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Tamar E.C. Nijsten Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Jan J. Busschbach Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Rick Waalboer-Spuij Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.39945

Keywords:

EMD Protocol for Urge, Scratching behavior, Itch, Prurigo Nodularis, Quality of Life

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2024-05-02

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de Veer, M. R., Kranenburg, L. W., Nijsten, T. E., Busschbach, J. J., & Waalboer-Spuij, R. (2024). Eye Movement Desensitization Protocol for Urge to Reduce Scratching Behaviour in Patients with Prurigo Nodularis: A Pilot Study. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 104, adv39945. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.39945