The PerPAIN trial: A pilot randomized controlled trial of personalized treatment allocation for chronic musculoskeletal pain – a protocol (Pilot Feasibility Studies)

The therapy of chronic musculoskeletal pain is complex and the treatment results are often insufficient despite numerous therapeutic options.

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Testing an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention approach for parents and young children after interparental violence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

Effective treatment combinations for traumatized parents and their young children after interparental violence.

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The feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid psychiatric and somatic disorder (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

EMDR therapy showed treatment effect on PTSD severity in older adults unrelated to presence of comorbid psychiatric and somatic disorders.

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اثربخشی درمان حساسیت زدایی با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد بر اضطراب مرگ و استرس ادراكشده بیماران مبتلا به دیابت نوع دو

است. پژوهش حاضر با هدف تعیین اثربخشی درمان حساسیت زدایی با حرکات چشم و پردازش

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Investigating the impact of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing birth trauma symptoms (Annals of Psychophysiology)

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR as a brief psychological intervention in reducing Birth Trauma symptoms.

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Current treatments of post-traumatic stress disorder and amygdala ablation as a potential cutting-edge therapy in its refractory cases (Cureus)

The purpose of this article is to highlight the use of extremely selective laser ablation of the amygdala-hippocampal unit as a successful surgical intervention for medically unresponsive PTSD.

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Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis (BMC Systematic Reviews)

“The current study assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of psychological interventions for PTSI among PSPs.”

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Effects of intensive trauma-focused treatment of individuals with both post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study’s purpose was to determine the effects of an intensive trauma-focused treatment program (EMDR and prolonged exposure) for patients with PTSD and borderline personality disorder.

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Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of EMDR Therapy in adults with PTSD and mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and mental health problems: A multiple baseline study (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

EMDR therapy was found to be safe, feasible, and (potentially) efficacious in decreasing PTSD symptoms for adults with MID-BIF.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-stroke post-traumatic stress disorder: Case report using the three-phase approach (Brain Injury)

The current study reports on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of EMDR therapy for PTSD subsequent to a pontine stroke.

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Understanding the AIP Model: The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor

This video by Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC explains the AIP model with The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor. 

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EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies (Routledge, 2022)

This book guides EMDR therapists in creative arts therapies to make healing safer and more accessible for patients with complex trauma.

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