Post-traumatic growth in the twenty-first century: How current trends may threaten our ability to grow after trauma (The Journal of Positive Psychology)
A discussion on combining social supports, trauma-processing modalities such as EMDR, team sports, and psychoeducation to promote post-traumatic growth.
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Cracking the EMDR code: Recruitment of sensory, memory and emotional networks during bilateral alternating auditory stimulation (Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
We show that EMDR therapy’s bilateral alternating stimulation is not a simple sensory signal: it activates large emotional neural networks.
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Trauma-Responsive Preparation for Online EMDR
This recommendation sheet is based on two EMDR therapists’ experiences offering online EMDR, and the recent guidelines published by EMDRIA.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Guildford Press, 2020)
Reference book on complex traumatic stress disorders (CTSDs) and ways to understand, assess, and treat adults with complex trauma history.
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The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing toward anxiety disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Psychiatric Research)
The first meta-analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR on reducing symptoms of anxiety disorders.
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Self-Care Procedure for Coronavirus (SCP-C)
The Self-Care Procedure for Coronavirus can be used when a client presents with fears surrounding COVID-19. Designed to be first used with a provider.
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The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) and Social Adjustment in Female Students with Social Phobia (International Journal of Psychology)
Effect of EMDR on fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and social adjustment in female students with social phobia.
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EMDR Telehealth Video (Kiessling)
Video on EMDR telehealth hints, including guidelines, crisis intervention, handouts, and more, from Roy Kiessling.
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Treating trauma with EMDR in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) – A literature review (European Psychiatry)
Clinicians often overlook trauma symptoms in people with mental illness like autism spectrum disorder, due to diagnostic overshadowing.
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Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
The findings suggest that psychological interventions can effectively reduce symptoms of both PTSD and depression in adult refugees.
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The effects of eye movements and alternative dual tasks on the vividness and emotionality of negative autobiographical memories: A meta-analysis of laboratory studies (Journal of Experimental Psychopathology)
A meta-analysis of lab studies that compared the effects of eye movements and/or alternative dual tasks (e.g., counting) on the vividness and emotionality of negative autobiographical memories.
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Comprehensive demo on offering BLS (eye movements and tactile) through HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms
This video by Jennifer Marchand and Rebecca Hogg demonstrates options for providing online visual & auditory bilateral stimulation.
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