Successful treatment of methotrexate intolerance in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - treatment protocol and preliminary results.

Lea HöfelBruno EpplerMagdalena StorfElizabeth Schnöbel-MüllerJohannes-Peter HaasBoris Hugle

Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2018)

MTX intolerance in children with JIA was effectively treated using an EMDR protocol, with lasting effect over a period of 4 months. EMDR treatment can potentially increase quality of life of affected patients and enable continued MTX treatment.

Keyphrases

juvenile idiopathic arthritis
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
young adults
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
low dose
smoking cessation