The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing pathological worry in patients with generalized anxiety disorder: A preliminary study (Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)

Study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of EMDR in reducing pathological worry in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

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EMDR i terapia poznawczo-zachowawcza w leczeniu zespołu lęku napadowego: porównanie (EMDR – badania i praktyka)

Badanie porównawcze skuteczności terapii EMDR i CBT u pacjentów z ZespołemLęku napadowego z/bez agorafobii.

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EMDR therapy for trauma-related disorders (Springer, 2015)

Shapiro & Laliotis explain how EMDR therapy can be used for trauma-related disorders, guided by the Adaptive Information Processing model. 

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Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Research-based best practice guidelines for trauma-specific services published by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). EMDR is included as trauma-specific service for trauma and PTSD.

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“Tackling trauma to overcome OCD resistance” (The TTOOR Florence trial): Efficacy of EMDR plus CBT versus CBT alone for inpatients with resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Protocol for a randomized comparative outcome trial (American Journal of Applied Psychology)

A randomized comparative outcome trial on inpatients with treatment-resistant OCD comparing EMDR+CBT to intensive brief CBT.

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Healing Quest – Inner World: EMDR Therapy

In this Healing Quest video featuring Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., EMDR therapy is explained for the general public, with client examples. 

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Meta-analysis of psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse (Clinical Psychology Review)

This article compared trauma-focused treatments for PTSD to non-trauma-focused interventions for individuals and groups.

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Treating trauma in addiction with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)

Effects of standard EMDR protocol in chronically addicted patients. Reprocessing traumatic memories could lead to changes of symptoms. 

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Facilitating access to emotions: Neural signature of EMDR stimulation (PLoS ONE)

This study examined whether there is increased activation of the amygdala during bilateral stimulation (BLS) in EMDR therapy.

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Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (PLOS One)

The first meta-analysis of clinical studies by investigating the effects of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

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EMDR interview Francine Shapiro

In this video, Joany Spierings of the EMDR Netherlands Association (Vereniging EMDR Nederland) interviews EMDR founder Francine Shapiro.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder in bipolar disorder (Psychiatry Investigation)

There is evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder.

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