The Sleeping Dogs Method to Overcome Children’s Resistance to EMDR Therapy: A Case Series (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Three case descriptions to demonstrate use of “Sleeping Dogs” method to engage children who initially refused to participate in EMDR therapy.
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EMDR in the Treatment of Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Case Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in 13-year-old using the standard three-pronged approach of EMDR in private practice setting.
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Trust and Attunement-Focused EMDR With a Child (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Using EMDR therapy informed by attachment and neuroscience research about the importance of safety (trust) and relationship (attunement).
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EMDR Intervention for a 17-Month-Old Child to Treat Attachment Trauma: Clinical Case Presentation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Effectiveness of treating a 17-month-old with PTSD and a disrupted secure attachment utilizing EMDR and integrative family therapy approach.
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Randomized controlled trial on the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress with adolescents and young adults patients with cancer (American Journal of Applied Psychology)
EMDR-Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) for cancer stress in adolescents/young adults.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in children and adolescents with subthreshold PTSD after medically related trauma: Design of a randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR in children and adolescents with subthreshold PTSD after hospitalization.
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Effectiveness of trauma-focused psychological therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in women following childbirth: A Systematic review and meta-analysis (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study examined the effectiveness of trauma-focused psychological interventions for postnatal women.
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In the News: EMDR as Treatment for Survivors of School Shooting
EMDR therapy is featured in Esquire as treatment for survivors of school shootings. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
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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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