A Pilot Study with Spanish-Speaking Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence Comparing EMDR & TF-CBT Group Interventions (Open Journal of Social Sciences)
This pilot study compared two evidence-informed group treatment methods with 19 Spanish-speaking Latina survivors of domestic violence.
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Prevention of post-concussion-like symptoms in patients presenting at the emergency room, early single eye movement desensitization, and reprocessing intervention versus usual care: Study protocol for a two-center randomized controlled trial (Trials)
RCT suggested that post-concussion-like symptoms may be from stress experienced during event or ER stay and can be prevented by early EMDR.
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Treating daytime blindness with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (The European Research Journal)
This case report demonstrates efficaciousness of EMDR therapy on PTSD-related daytime blindness (hemeralopia).
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Eye-movement intervention enhances extinction via amygdala deactivation (Journal of Neuroscience)
This article “demonstrates that goal-directed eye-movements, like working-memory tasks, deactivate the amygdala, the core neural substrate of fear learning.”
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Research Corner | Go With That Magazine™ Issue September 2018
This research corner contribution by EMDRIA member Andrew Leeds, Ph.D. is from the September 2018 Go With That Magazine™️ issue “EMDR Early Intervention.”
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Trauma stabilisation as a sole treatment intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in Southeast Asia (Psychiatric Quarterly)
This research analyzes the impact of trauma stabilisation as a sole treatment intervention for PTSD in adults via EMDR therapy informed training.
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Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects: putative role of epigenetic mechanisms (World Psychiatry)
This paper reviews the research evidence concerning the intergenerational transmission of trauma effects and the possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in this transmission.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (Cureus)
This meta-analysis compares the efficacy of CBT and EMDR therapy for PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptom relief.
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EMDR to Treat Functional Neurological Disorder: A Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
EMDR therapy could potentially be used as a treatment for patients with functional neurological disorder (FND).
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EMDR in Older Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Recognition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults is often difficult due to its complicated presentation.
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Intervening in the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma by Targeting Maternal Emotional Dysregulation With EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Studies show the relationship of child & caregivers is critical for a child’s brain function and intergenerational transmission of attachment.
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Transference and Countertransference in EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
EMDR should conceptualize the intersubjective phenomena that are active during EMDR therapy, especially in the treatment of complex cases.
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