Other Mental Health Professionals Archives

Effectiveness of treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with co-occurring substance use disorder with prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing or imagery rescripting: A randomized controlled trial (Addiction)

Three different PTSD treatments were compared, added simultaneously to SUD treatment, with SUD treatment alone in patients with co-occurring SUD-PTSD: Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR therapy, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs).

What can EMDR offer people living with dementia and their carers? (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)

This article dives into types of dementia, whether EMDR can benefit people with dementia, and how EMDR can support family and carers.

Cost-effectiveness of massed versus spaced trauma-focused treatment as first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with multiple trauma exposure: Protocol for a single-blind non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (BMJ Open)

This paper describes the research protocol of a single-blind, multicentre RCT to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of M-TFT versus S-TFT in employed, multiply traumatised patients who seek first-line treatment for PTSD.

Loss of PTSD diagnosis in response to evidence-based treatments: A systematic review and meta-analysis (JAMA Psychiatry)

This article estimates the percentage of patients in both military and non military populations that lose their PTSD diagnosis after treatment in order to inform clinicians discussing treatment selections with clients.

Brief intensive EMDR therapy for PTSD in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and behavioural problems: A multiple baseline design study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study looks at safety and effectiveness of brief intensive EMDR therapy for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning with PTSD.

Eye movement patterns drive stress reduction during Japanese garden viewing (Frontiers in Neuroscience)

This study looks at the role of eye movements in the reduction of physiological and psychological metrics of stress during Japanese garden viewing.

Bridging Worlds: EMDR Therapy, Neurodiversity, and Perinatal Mental Health

In this podcast episode, we explore the intersection of EMDR therapy, neurodiversity-affirming care, and perinatal mental health.

Editorial: Present and future of EMDR in clinical psychology and psychotherapy, volume III (Frontiers in Psychology)

This volume reflects the ongoing commitment of the EMDR community to explore new clinical areas and expand our understanding of its therapeutic potential.

Do eye movements in REM sleep play a role in overnight emotional processing? (Neuropsychologia)

This article dives into the crossover between neurobiology, rapid eye movements (REM), EMDR, and emotional processing.

Scoping review protocol of the use of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing in the treatment of birth trauma (BMJ Open)

This review explores the extent of the currently available research and identifies knowledge gaps in the use of EMDR for treating birth trauma.

In a UK sample, EMDR and other trauma therapists indicate beliefs in unconscious repression and dissociative amnesia (Memory)

This study provides data on UK mental health professionals’ beliefs about repression and dissociative amnesia and two dissociative trauma-related disorders, DID and PNES.

The effectiveness of online eye movement desensitization and reprocessing 2.0 group protocol on post-traumatic stress disorders symptoms, depression, anxiety, and stress in individuals who have experienced a traffic accident: A randomized-controlled study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This RCT study examines the impact of EMDR 2.0 in group settings, and investigates the efficacy of this online EMDR 2.0 group protocol versus mhGAP on adults with history of traffic accidents.

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