A multicenter phase II rater-blinded randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy vs treatment as usual in patients with substance use disorder and history of psychological trauma: A study design and protocol (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Evidence of whether EMDR therapy is effective in reducing symptoms in patients with substance use disorder and a history of trauma.

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Neurobiological features and response to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with breast cancer (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

EMDR compared to treatment as usual in breast cancer patients with PTSD through electroencephalography (EEG) & neurophysiological change.

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Scientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy for the treatment of psychological trauma summary: Scientific evaluation of EMDR psychotherapy (Journal of Neurology & Neuromedicine)

This paper is a current review of the scientific validation steps of EMDR psychotherapy and its mechanisms of action.

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The calming womb family therapy model: Bonding mother and baby from pregnancy forward (Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health)

The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model is a multi-modal, integrative, early intervention approach to treating mothers and their babies.

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Perspectives in Practice: Navigating the Child Welfare System as an EMDR Therapist

EMDRIA members Marshall Lyles and Anne-Marie Brown discuss navigating the child welfare system as an EMDR Therapist.

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A Word from the President: Get to Know the Board of Directors

Carol Miles, EMDRIA Board President asks each member of the EMDRIA Board of Directors for a childhood story.

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Beginner’s Mind

Executive Director Michael Bowers shares how EMDRIA is focused on learning, growing, and maintaining a beginner’s mind.

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Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy

EMDRIA member Ann Beckley-Forest explores the Intersection of EMDR Therapy and Play Therapy.

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Changing negative autobiographical memories in the lab: A comparison of three eye-movement tasks (Memory)

Study testing if eye-movement tasks that load working memory while thinking of a memory reduces the emotionality/vividness of this memory.

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The Effect of EMDR Versus Guided Imagery on Insomnia Severity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This RCT study compared the effect of EMDR therapy versus guided imagery on insomnia severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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The Effect of EMDR on Childbirth Anxiety of Women With Previous Stillbirth (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Having an unpleasant experience of previous childbirth can cause anxiety and fear of labor in women during the next childbirth.

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Flash Technique Group Protocol for Highly Dissociative Clients in a Homeless Shelter: A Clinical Report (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Flash Technique is a new protocol for use in the preparation phase of EMDR to reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories.

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