EMDR Therapy in Young Children, a Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Change from baseline of Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment at 3months

diagnostic of 13 pathologies, such as post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or others stress related disorders, Anxiety related disorders, and associated disorders. This tool as 517 items. This scale doesn't work on numerical values (there is no min, max or cut scores), this scale makes it possible to confirm or invalidate the presence of symptoms necessary for establishing diagnoses on Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV) criteria.

Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment at 6 months

diagnostic of 13 pathologies, such as post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or others stress related disorders, Anxiety related disorders, and associated disorders. This tool as 517 items. This scale doesn't work on numerical values (there is no min, max or cut scores), this scale makes it possible to confirm or invalidate the presence of symptoms necessary for establishing diagnoses on Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV) criteria.

Preschool Anxiety Assessment

symptoms of anxiety is measure by Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) The PAS is a heteroevaluation (for parents or the main care figure) to assess symptomatology of anxiety in children aged 3 to 6 years. This tool has 34 items, based on a 5-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 0 to 4, the PAS has a score ranging from 0 to 112. To interpret this questionnaire, T-scores must be used. T-Scores enable the comparison of a child scores against norms from an equivalent age and gender group from a representative normative sample.

Parental Stress

symptoms of parental distress and parent-child dysfunctional interaction is performed by Parental Stress Index Screening Form (PSI-SF). The "Parental Stress Index Short Form" is a self-assessment intended for the child's parent The PSI-SF has 36 items from the original 120-item PSI and based on a 5-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 1 to 5, the PSI-SF has a score ranging from 36 to 180. Percentile scores are used to interpret the scores. Scores at or above the 85th percentile are considered high (normal range : 15th-80th percentile)

symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

measure of symptoms of PTSD by Young Child Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. This scale aims to screen for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in children aged 1 to 6 years old, by evaluating traumatic exposures (13 items), symptoms presented by the child (23 items) and his level of impairment or functional impairment (6 items). Items 14 to 36 relate to symptoms of PTSD and are based on a 5-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 0 to 4, the YCPC has a score ranging from 0 to 92. The diagnosis Cutoff is at 26 or more for items 14-36, it indicates a "probable diagnosis" of PTSD. Items 37 to 42 study functional impairment. These items scores can be added together to form a disability score, but they are not used in the PTSD symptom score

Child Behavior

pathologic behaviors are measured by Child Behavior Checklist " (CBCL) ; The Child Behavior Checklist assesses anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, sleep disorders, attention problems, withdrawal behavior, and aggressive behavior. This list of items initially used with children aged 6 to 18 has been adapted for preschoolers. The study plans to use the preschool form (CBCL/ 1.5-5) for children aged 3 years to 5 years and 11 months, and the original CBCL for children aged 6 years to 6 years and 11 months. The Checklist is based on a 3-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 0 to 2, the CBCL has a score ranging from 0 to 230. To interpret this questionnaire, T-scores must be used.