Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress: mhGAP intervention guide module (World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
WHO and UNHCR international assessment module for guiding treatment of conditions specifically related to stress.
Bilateral saccadic eye movements and tactile stimulation, but not auditory stimulation, enhance memory retrieval (Brain and Cognition)
Discussion of alternating bilateral activation of the left & right hemispheres and its effects on memory connectivity between the hemispheres.
Treatment of sexual trauma dissolves contamination fear: Case report (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Case report of patient treated with paroxetine, EMDR, and exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques for PTSD and OCD.
Treating traumatic stress injuries in military personnel: An EMDR practitioner’s guide (Routledge, 2013)
A practical guide for treating the spectrum of traumatic stress injuries with EMDR.
The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) – Standard (National Center for PTSD)
The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD for a preliminary diagnosis.
The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) (National Center for PTSD)
A self-report measure designed to screen for 16 potentially traumatic events in a respondent’s lifetime that may result in PTSD.
Redefining trauma and its hidden connections: Identifying and reprocessing the experiential contributors to a wide variety of disorders (Norton, 2013)
Francine Shapiro offers a psychotherapy model to heal trauma, through Adaptive Information Processing, EMDR therapy & therapeutic presence.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Guilford, 2013)
Wesselmann/Shapiro describe how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help complex trauma in children & adolescents.
What is the role of eye movements in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A review (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy)
Evidence was found suggesting bilateral stimulation increases access to episodic memories and that it could act on working memory.
EMDR therapy: An overview of its development and mechanisms of action (European Review of Applied Psychology)
This article examines the history and development of EMDR, from Dr. Francine Shapiro’s original discovery in 1987, to current findings and future directions for research and clinical practice.
EMDR Part Two: Clinical Opinions Regarding the Safety of using EMDR to Process Traumatic Material During a Subsequent Pregnancy to Treat PTSD (childbirth onset) (Lamaze)
Kathy Morelli shares the second part of her series on EMDR, and exams clinical opinions on the safety of EMDR as a treatment modality.
