EMDR as a preparation and integration tool in psychedelic-assisted therapy: A collaborative case study (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2023)
An account of work from field of psychedelic-assisted EMDR therapy (PsyA-EMDR) and how the 8 phases can be adapted for psychedelic healing.
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Integrating compassion into EMDR for PTSD (OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine)
A protocol for integrating compassion focused techniques into EMDR therapy with the aim of facilitating adaptive information processing.
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The impact on eye movement and desensitization reprocessing of incomplete memory in a drug-facilitated rape: A single case study (Journal of Trauma and Dissociation)
Case study of EMDR for symptoms following a drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), with adaptations to address an incomplete trauma memory.
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Commentary: EMDR, RCTs, and the proliferation of trademarked acronyms (Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy)
The present situation is untenable in our opinion because any clever entrepreneur can claim a new method and trademark a new acronym.
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“Without it, I am not sure I would still be here”: A mixed methods service evaluation for online EMDR trauma therapy in a primary care network in England (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Article findings underscore the potential of EMDR and online EMDR as an accessible and effective approach within primary care settings.
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EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol-Ongoing Traumatic Stress – EMDR IGTP-OTS (Springer, 2023)
In this chapter by Viviana Urdaneta Melo and Viviana Triana, the authors explain the advantages of using EMDR IGTP-OTS, provide a practical outline, and share the context of adaptation for populations who are in the midst of ongoing trauma.
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EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)
This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.
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Management of anxiety using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in children undergoing extraction: A randomized controlled pilot study (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)
Evaluating anxiety trends in pediatric dental patients during local anesthesia and extraction with and without EMDR therapy.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in prison and forensic services: A qualitative study of lived experience (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Limited research on EMDR in forensic mental health is unfortunate given how common PTSD is in mentally unwell offenders.
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Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders (World Health Organization)
International guidance for the management of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions. Recommendations include EMDR therapy as treatment for conditions related to stress.
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A pragmatic randomized controlled exploratory trial of the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychotic disorder (Journal of Psychiatric Research)
Study shows that EMDR can reduce the impact of traumatic events for patients with a psychotic disorder in a clinical setting in the UK.
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The effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR vs. EMDR 2.0 vs. the Flash technique in the treatment of patients with PTSD: Study protocol for the ENHANCE randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
The purpose of the current study is to determine the differential effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR therapy, an adaptation of EMDR therapy, referred to as EMDR 2.0, and a novel intervention for PTSD, the so-called Flash technique.
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