A field study on the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress provided to adolescent Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia (Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal)

EMDR-integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) for reducing PTSD in Eritrean adolescent refugees.

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Do adjuvant interventions improve treatment outcome in adult patients with posttraumatic stress disorder receiving trauma-focused psychotherapy? A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Systematic review that aims to assess whether adjuvant interventions improve outcomes among adult PTSD patients receiving trauma focused psychotherapy (TF-PT).

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Poor quality in systematic reviews on PTSD and EMDR – an examination of search methodology and reporting (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study evaluated the quality of systematic reviews by analyzing how they perform and report, using EMDR therapy as an example.

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PTSD, immunoglobulins, and cortisol changes after the provision of the EMDR – PRECI to females patients with cancer-related PTSD diagnosis (American Journal of Applied Psychology)

This study posited that EMDR-PRECI could be an efficient/effective part of a psychosocial approach to reduce cancer-related PTSD symptoms.

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In the News: July 1, 2019

EMDR therapy is featured in Veterans Affair blog telling the story of one veteran. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

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Early intervention with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to reduce the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms in recent rape victims: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This RCT examines the efficacy of early EMDR therapy aimed to reduce the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms in victims of recent rape.

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Research Corner | Go With That Magazine™️ Issue June 2019

This research corner contribution by EMDRIA member Andrew Leeds, Ph.D. is from the June 2019 Go With That Magazine™️ issue “Changing Lives.”

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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment associated with parent management training (PMT) for the acute symptoms in a patient with PANDAS syndrome: a case report (Italian Journal of Pediatrics)

Results indicate the possibility of improving the treatment outcomes of patients with PANDAS by a combining antibiotic and EMDR therapies.

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Randomized Controlled Trial: EMDR Early Intervention With and Without Eye Movements for Learned Helplessness State (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Learned helplessness (LH) is a psychological trait which occurs after repeated exposure to aversive and uncontrollable situations.

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Randomized Controlled Trial: Provision of EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress to First Responders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-PRECI) for PTSD symptoms in active duty first responders.

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Cultural Themes and Discourse in EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research study examined 56 EMDR clinician responses to case vignette to explore how they integrated the role of culture in EMDR therapy.

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The Network Balance Model of Trauma and Resolution—Level I: Large-Scale Neural Networks (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The default mode network functions in autobiographical memory, self-oriented and social cognition, and imagining the future.

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