External Resource Archives

Bilateral saccadic eye movements and tactile stimulation, but not auditory stimulation, enhance memory retrieval (Brain and Cognition)

Discussion of alternating bilateral activation of the left & right hemispheres and its effects on memory connectivity between the hemispheres.

Treatment of sexual trauma dissolves contamination fear: Case report (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Case report of patient treated with paroxetine, EMDR, and exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques for PTSD and OCD.

The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) – Standard (National Center for PTSD)

The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD for a preliminary diagnosis.

The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) (National Center for PTSD)

A self-report measure designed to screen for 16 potentially traumatic events in a respondent’s lifetime that may result in PTSD.

Redefining trauma and its hidden connections: Identifying and reprocessing the experiential contributors to a wide variety of disorders (Norton, 2013)

Francine Shapiro offers a psychotherapy model to heal trauma, through Adaptive Information Processing, EMDR therapy & therapeutic presence.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Guilford, 2013)

Wesselmann/Shapiro describe how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help complex trauma in children & adolescents.

What is the role of eye movements in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A review (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy)

Evidence was found suggesting bilateral stimulation increases access to episodic memories and that it could act on working memory.

EMDR Part Two: Clinical Opinions Regarding the Safety of using EMDR to Process Traumatic Material During a Subsequent Pregnancy to Treat PTSD (childbirth onset) (Lamaze)

Kathy Morelli shares the second part of her series on EMDR, and exams clinical opinions on the safety of EMDR as a treatment modality.

Part One of Two: EMDR as a Treatment Modality for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Childbirth Onset) During a Subsequent Pregnancy (Lamaze)

Kathy Morelli, and provides some insight into a mode of therapy, EMDR, that can help women deal with birth trauma.

Cognitive behaviour therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic disorder – Is it all in the homework then? (European Review of Applied Psychology)

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to determine whether there are any differences between these two treatments with respect to efficacy and efficiency in treating PTSD.

EMDR and early psychological intervention following trauma (European Review of Applied Psychology)

EMDR Early Intervention may provide a window of opportunity for a brief intervention to prevent complications and strengthen resilience.

The EMDR integrative group treatment protocol: EMDR group treatment for early intervention following critical incidents (Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée)

An overview of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) that has been used since 1998 with both children and adults.

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