Attachment theory and EMDR: Interview with Eden Hyder (Finding Your Village Podcast)
A discussion of attachment theory and how EMDR therapy can help people with insecure attachments heal from their wounds and trauma.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This review summarizes the evidence of EMDR for depression, which shows that one-third of people with depression could benefit from EMDR.
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Stress and Understanding Resilience Through EMDR Therapy GWT Magazine™️ Issue
We invited several authors to write about “Understanding Resilience Through EMDR Therapy” in the Winter 2021 Go With That Magazine™️ issue.
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Somatoform Dissociative Symptoms Have No Impact on the Outcome of Trauma-Focused Treatment for Severe PTSD (Journal of Clinical Medicine)
Study confirms that somatoform dissociative symptoms in patients with PTSD does not necessarily call for different treatment approach.
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In the News: April 5, 2021
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
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EMDR Therapy in a Brief Therapy Model (SIG Brief Presentation)
Urdaneta delineates what is meant by “brief therapy” and discusses the challenges and strengths found in the community mental health setting.
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Trauma after the Gift of Life: Identification and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Heart Transplant Recipients (The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Two cases that highlight successful use of EMDR therapy post-orthotopic heart transplantation with improvement of PTSD symptoms.
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The treatment of trauma-induced sexual pain among women: Clinical considerations for the use of adjunctive EMDR (The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality)
Some women experience sexual pain in the aftermath of a sexually traumatic event, thus EMDR may be a suitable adjunctive treatment.
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EMDR and Psychedelics – Interview with Adam O’Brien (The Art and Science of EMDR)
Adam talks about the integration of EMDR and psychedelic-assisted therapy, and about addiction and dissociation.
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Improving Reproductive Health for Women with PTSD (Vantage Point: Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
This blog post from the Department of Veterans Affairs affirms that trauma-focused therapies (such as EMDR) are safe to use while pregnant.
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Comparison of group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with cognitive and behavioral therapy protocol after the 2020 earthquake in Turkey: A field study in children and adolescents (European Journal of Therapeutics)
EMDR-IGTP vs. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Based CIPCA in children who survived the 2020 earthquake in Turkey.
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EMDR Therapy and Bipolar Disorder
Can EMDR therapy be used as part of the trauma treatment process for bipolar disorder? Research in this regard is limited but encouraging. Valiente-Gomez et al. (2019) provide an excellent overview of bipolar diagnostic factors.
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