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Treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and relaxation therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)

This is the first study that investigates the usefulness of proposing a treatment for PTSD to patients with MS.

Eye movement desensitization reprocessing as treatment for chronic pain syndromes: A literature review (Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association)

Review of literature to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR in the treatment of chronic pain.

An Integrative Model for the Neural Mechanism of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)

Coubard’s TIMER-RIDER model explores bilateral stimulation, physiological mechanisms, and neural mechanisms of EMDR.

Desensitizing addiction: Using eye movements to reduce the intensity of substance-related mental imagery and craving (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Data suggest that eye movements of EMDR can be used to reduce intensity of substance-related imagery and craving.

Critical analysis of the current treatment guidelines for complex PTSD in adults (Depression and Anxiety)

This article aims to evaluate the research underlying treatment guidelines for cPTSD.

A Guide to the Standard EMDR Therapy Protocols for Clinicians, Supervisors, and Consultants (Springer, 2016)

Concise treatment guidelines for students, clinicians, and supervisors for EMDR treatment of those with PTSD, phobias, and panic disorder.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy v. stabilisation as usual for refugees: Randomised controlled trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry)

A study to determine the safety and efficacy of EMDR vs. stabilisation as usual in an adult refugee population with PTSD, an RCT.

Serum concentrations of TNF-a and its soluble receptors during psychotherapy in German soldiers suffering from combat-related PTSD (Psychiatria Danubina)

Serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured in German soldiers with PTSD receiving EMDR or clinical management.

The effectiveness of EFT combined with EMDR for military couples (Regent University, 2016)

Study investigated the effectiveness of combining Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR Therapy for military members and spouses.

High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

Neurobiological response to EMDR therapy in clients with different psychological traumas (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study used electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring to view neurobiological differences between groups of clients with different trauma histories during the reliving of the traumatic event.

Bilateral drawing: Self-regulation for trauma reparation (Psychology Today)

Bilateral drawing reflects Shapiro’s model of EMDR treatment that involves dual-attention stimulation to help an individual with trauma.

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