Other Mental Health Professionals Archives

The effects of eye movements and alternative dual tasks on the vividness and emotionality of negative autobiographical memories: A meta-analysis of laboratory studies (Journal of Experimental Psychopathology)

A meta-analysis of lab studies that compared the effects of eye movements and/or alternative dual tasks (e.g., counting) on the vividness and emotionality of negative autobiographical memories.

Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

An increase in RCTs of psychological therapies for PTSD results in a more confident recommendation of EMDR as a first-line treatment.

Dropout from psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study looked at rates of dropout across different modalities of psychological therapy for PTSD and to explore potential sources of heterogeneity.

Trauma stabilization as an effective treatment for children with post-traumatic stress problems in South-East Asia (International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)

Implications for the use of mental health nurses and paraprofessionals in low- and middle-income countries in trauma stabilization.

Eye movements support behavioral pattern completion (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)

Our findings provide evidence linking gaze reinstatement and pattern completion and advance a functional role for EMs in memory retrieval.

Do emotion regulation difficulties affect outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment of patients with severe PTSD(European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that emotional regulation difficulties are not associated with worse PTSD treatment outcomes, but that the difficulties improved after trauma-focused treatment of prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy.

Psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: a network meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)

EMDR and TF-CBT appear to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD.

The shift: With sports psychologist Dr. Michelle Deering of Curative Connections

In this video, Michelle Deering, Ed.D. talks about the psychological pressures placed on people who perform (athletes, singers, dancers, etc.) who can struggle with expectations and performance.

The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment is feasible and safe for PTSD patients with borderline personality disorder.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)

Review and meta-analysis of randomised trials examining the effects of EMDR on PTSD and other mental health problems.

Interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by medical events: A systematic review (Journal of Psychosomatic Research)

This literature review looked at treatment of PTSD symptoms after medical events such as myocardial infarction and cancer diagnosis.

Trichotillomania Treatment Based on Trauma: Case Report (Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports)

Aripiprazole medication and EMDR trauma therapy for a patient with chronic trichotillomania or hair pulling, a case report.

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