Effectiveness of trauma-focused psychological therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in women following childbirth: A Systematic review and meta-analysis (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study examined the effectiveness of trauma-focused psychological interventions for postnatal women.
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A Pilot Study with Spanish-Speaking Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence Comparing EMDR & TF-CBT Group Interventions (Open Journal of Social Sciences)
This pilot study compared two evidence-informed group treatment methods with 19 Spanish-speaking Latina survivors of domestic violence.
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An overview of trauma-informed care and practice for eating disorders (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma)
This article examines the relationship between eating disorders (ED) and trauma-related comorbidities; trauma-informed treatments are recommended.
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Prevention of post-concussion-like symptoms in patients presenting at the emergency room, early single eye movement desensitization, and reprocessing intervention versus usual care: Study protocol for a two-center randomized controlled trial (Trials)
RCT suggested that post-concussion-like symptoms may be from stress experienced during event or ER stay and can be prevented by early EMDR.
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Treating daytime blindness with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (The European Research Journal)
This case report demonstrates efficaciousness of EMDR therapy on PTSD-related daytime blindness (hemeralopia).
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Eye-movement intervention enhances extinction via amygdala deactivation (Journal of Neuroscience)
This article “demonstrates that goal-directed eye-movements, like working-memory tasks, deactivate the amygdala, the core neural substrate of fear learning.”
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Cognitive behavioral therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (Cureus)
This meta-analysis compares the efficacy of CBT and EMDR therapy for PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptom relief.
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The International Trauma Questionnaire: Development of a self-report measure of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)
The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is an 18 question self-report measure focusing on the core features of PTSD and CPTSD.
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EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation, 2nd Edition (Springer, 2018)
Descriptions of specific EMDR therapeutic “tools” and overview of an Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model of treatment of complex PTSD.
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Add-on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder who failed to respond to initial antidepressant pharmacotherapy (Journal of Korean Medical Science)
Efficacy of EMDR therapy among adults with PTSD who continued to be symptomatic after more than 12 weeks of initial antidepressant treatment.
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Effective Treatment of Veterans With PTSD: Comparison Between Intensive Daily and Weekly EMDR Approaches (Frontiers in Psychology)
Study of EMDR therapy for veterans with PTSD using two treatment formats: intensive twice daily vs. once a week EMDR treatments.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (Springer, 2019)
A chapter on EMDR in the hands-on clinical guide on the relationship between trauma, dissociation, and eating disorders.
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