The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of traumatic stress and complicated mourning: Psychological and behavioral outcomes (Research on Social Work Practice)

Treatment on complex of symptomatology that includes grief, PTSD, anxiety, and self-esteem comparing EMDR & guided mourning (GM) treatments.

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The challenges of treatment evolution and integration (American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis)

Francine Shapiro discusses EMDR treatment evolution and integration in psychotherapy with a strong theoretical, clinical, and research base.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A meta-analysis (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

An early meta-analysis of EMDR therapy.

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The Comparative Effects Of Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (Emdr) And Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Cbt) In The Treatment Of Depression (Indiana State University)

Evaluation of the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of depression was accomplished via a comparison with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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Integrative psychotherapy: Combining ego-state therapy, clinical hypnosis, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in a psychosocial developmental context (Journal of Clinical Hypnosis)

This paper explores how EMDR combines ego-state therapy with eye movements (EMs) to produce a powerful psychotherapy method.

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EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia: Comparison with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control conditions (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) was compared with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control groups.

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Self-healing aspects of EMDR: The therapeutic change process and perspectives of integrated psychotherapies (Journal of Psychotherapy Integration)

Self-healing using EMDR is discussed from the perspectives of other psychotherapeutic approaches to understand the contribution of EMDR.

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Incorporating EMDR and EMDR adaptations into the treatment of clients with dissociative identity disorder (Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

Suggested uses of EMDR and EMDR adaptations to intervene in multiple reality disorder, provide a safe format for processing traumatic material.

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Single session treatment of test anxiety with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (International Journal of Stress Management)

One session of EMDR appeared to be an effective treatment for test anxiety, reducing physiological distress & fears of negative evaluation.

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Treatment of chronic phantom limb pain using a trauma-focused psychological approach (Pain Research and Management)

Results suggest substantial long-term reduction of chronic phantom limb pain can be achieved following psychological intervention like EMDR.

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Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce cocaine cravings (American Journal of Psychiatry)

Letter to the editor hypothesizing that drug cravings, like disturbing thoughts, might be reduced through EMDR.

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EMDR and Psychotherapy Integration: Theoretical and Clinical Suggestions with Focus on Traumatic Stress (CRC Press, 1999)

This text elaborates on Shapiro’s Accelerated Information Processing (AIP) model in what author Howard Lipke, Ph.D. calls the Four Activity Model (FAM) of Psychotherapy which advances the integration of EMDR with other psychotherapies. 

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