When do anorexic patients perceive their body as too fat? Aggravating and ameliorating factors (PLOS ONE)
Our present findings suggest that the treatment of anorexic patients would also benefit from EMDR therapy.
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In the News: Brains That Learn Not to Fear
EMDR therapy is featured in these recent Nature journal articles discussing new findings on brain mechanisms of fear extinction. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in child victims of domestic violence (Iranian Journal of Psychiatry)
Both CBT and EMDR can help children to greatly recover from the outcomes of domestic violence in comparison with control group.
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Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: Systematic review and meta-analysis (Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)
Meta-analysis assessing the efficacy/acceptability of psychosocial interventions in in asylum seekers/refugees with psychological distress.
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Fear extinction learning improvement in PTSD after EMDR therapy: an fMRI study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Participants underwent a behavioural fear conditioning and extinction paradigm during functional magnetic resonance (fMRI).
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Efficacy of implementing home care using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in reducing stress of patients with gastrointestinal cancer (Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention)
EMDR technique is a non-pharmacological method for decreasing patient’s stress of patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
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Anxiety is the Messenger, Jennifer L. Fee (TEDxCSULB, 2019)
Dr. Jennifer L. Fee, an EMDR therapist, tells us we should embrace anxiety and listen to what message it has to share.
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Health-economic benefits of treating trauma in psychosis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Adding PTSD treatment to care as usual for individuals with psychosis and PTSD seem to yield better health and less PTSD at lower costs.
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Retrieving and Modifying Traumatic Memories: Recent Research Relevant to Three Controversies (Current Directions in Psychological Science)
Reviewing recent research relevant to 3 controversies concerning memory for trauma (recovered memories, repression & false-memories).
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wo cases with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): Effectiveness of EMDR and CBT combination on eating disorders (ED) (Turkish Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)
Effects of EMDR and CBT therapies on two young girls who had symptoms of eating disorders as a consequence of their traumatic experiences.
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Neurobiological foundations of EMDR therapy (Springer, 2019)
Marco Pagani and Livia Sani describe the neurobiology of PTSD and brain areas affected pre and post EMDR treatment in EEG imaging.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in social anxiety disorder: A case report (Psychiatria Danubina)
The combined use of medication and EMDR therapy can be useful. EMDR therapy can be an alternative treatment method in social anxiety disorder.
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