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Successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder reverses DNA methylation marks (Molecular Psychiatry)

This study investigated longitudinal changes of blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation levels in relation to trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD in soldiers.

Psychological interventions for individuals bereaved by homicide: A systematic review (Trauma Violence Abuse)

Homicide-related mental health difficulties show an increased risk of PTSD, complicated grief (CG), and depression.

Addiction as dissociation model (The Institute for Creative Mindfulness)

Regardless of your adopted stance on addiction this model of addiction as dissociation will likely be relevant to your practice.

Too cautious or not cautious enough: Thoughts on the need for dissociation training for EMDR therapists (The Institute for Creative Mindfulness)

The author contends there are two opposite issues with EMDR therapists and dissociation: too cautious or not cautious enough.

The predictive processing model of EMDR (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article describes the Predictive Processing model of EMDR, a proposed neurobiological mechanism/model that expands on the AIP model.

Behandlung psychosomatischer Störungen – Psychotherapie mit Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

EMDR hat sich wissenschaftlich für die Behandlung posttraumatischer Belastungsstörungen bewährt, während die Behandlung von psychosomatischen Störungen ein neueres Einsatzgebiet darstellt.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic stress disorder from the perspective of three-dimensional model of the experiential selfhood (Medical Hypotheses)

A theoretical article on the neurobiological rationale of EMDR using the three-dimensional model of experiential selfhood and overview of EMDR therapy neuroimaging studies.

Prise en charge du traumatisme psychique par la thérapie EMDR et mécanismes cérébraux impliqués (Revue de Neuropsychologie)

L’objectif de nos travaux était d’explorer le mécanisme d’action de la thérapie EMDR à travers différents paradigmes en EEG, TEP-scanner et IRMf, en comparant l’activité cérébrale avant et après traitement ou pendant les stimulations bilatérales alternées.

The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on depression and anxiety in patients with spinal cord injuries (Trauma Monthly)

The effect of EMDR intervention on stress and anxiety of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in Kermanshah, west of Iran.

Flash Technique for Safe Desensitization of Memories and Fusion of Parts in DID: Modifications and Resourcing Strategies (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation)

Paper on the use of the EMDR Flash Technique in the treatment of extreme trauma in Dissociative Identity Disorder from satanic ritual abuse.

EMDR for safe desensitization of memories and fusion of parts in DID. Conference room technique, trauma mapping and management of unplanned abreactions (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation)

This paper explores the use of EMDR therapy in the treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), in its most severe form.

Research Corner | Go With That Magazine™️ Issue September 2019

This research corner contribution by EMDRIA member Andrew Leeds, Ph.D. is from the September 2019 Go With That Magazine™️ issue “The 5 Keys to Building Your EMDR Practice.”

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