External Resource Archives

6 ways to heal trauma without medication (Big Think)

Experts in trauma have been experimenting with ‘new age’ healing mechanisms like EDMR, yoga, neural feedback, and even psychedelics.

What is trauma? The author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains (Big Think)

The problem with trauma is that it starts when something happens to us, but that’s not where it stops – it changes your brain.

Predicting outcome in an intensive outpatient PTSD treatment program using daily measures (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This study aims to determine the predictive value of treatment response on treatment outcome in intensive treatment programs in which patients receive three hours of trauma therapy (prolonged exposure and EMDR) as well as physical activity and psychoeduction.

Early intervention with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to reduce the severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms in recent rape victims: A randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This RCT shows that EMDR therapy 2-4 weeks post-rape was not more effective than treatment as usual for reducing symptoms of PTSD.

Intelligent virtual environment for treating anxiety exploring the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing technique (International Conference of Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies)

Virtual Reality can be applied to EMDR to treat anxiety, described in this presentation from the Conference of Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies.

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in substance use disorder patients with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of different types and timings of treatment (BMC Psychiatry)

This study is the first to compare effects of Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) in one study.

Postpartum early EMDR intervention (PERCEIVE) study for women after a traumatic birth experience: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

This study explores the preventive effects of early intervention EMDR therapy in women after a traumatic birth experience.

Effects of rhythmic eye movements during a virtual reality exposure paradigm for spider-phobic patients (Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)

Efficacy of a virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) paradigm for phobic patients could be improved by adding rhythmic eye movements.

Virtual EMDR and telemental health play therapy (Routledge, 2021)

This chapter gives clinicians tools needed to bring EMDR play therapy online, in Play Therapy and Telemental Health.

A treatment-response comparison study of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging between standard treatment of SSRI and standard treatment of SSRI plus non-dominant hand-writing task in patients with major depressive disorder (Frontiers in Psychiatry: Neuroimaging and Stimulation)

A non-dominant hand-writing exercise, developed with inspiration from EMDR , showed changes related with major depressive disorder treatment.

What do clients say about their experiences of EMDR in the research literature? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research papers (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

This systematic review aims to locate and assess the qualitative empirical research about clients’ experiences of EMDR.

Inclusive negative and positive cognitions and emotions list

This resource includes a list of inclusive terms related to emotions, positive and negative cognitions to be used with EMDR therapy clients.

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