EMDR in anorexia nervosa: From a theoretical framework to the treatment guidelines (InTech, 2017)
Results suggest that EMDR allows an active reprocessing of traumatic memories related to family dynamics and to eating behaviors.
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A case of Asperger syndrome with comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and selective mutism: Significant remission with the combination of aripiprazole and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology)
Letter to the editors regarding selective mutism, Asperger’s, comorbidity, challenges in diagnosis and EMDR therapy.
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Morphovolumetric changes after EMDR treatment in drug-naïve PTSD patients (Rivista Di Psichiatria)
We administered the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and conducted brain MRI measurements (with Optimized Voxel-Based Morphometry).
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When There Are No Words: Repairing Early Trauma and Neglect From the Attachment Period With EMDR Therapy (CreateSpace, 2017)
Book on treating early trauma & neglect in the attachment period. Geared to EMDR therapists, clients will connect with cartoon illustrations.
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Restoration of emotional control ability in PTSD following symptom amelioration by EMDR therapy (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
How the ability to control for emotional responses is altered in PTSD and it can be restored after EMDR treatment suppressing core symptoms.
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EMDR therapy on trauma-based restrictive eating cases (European Psychiatry)
In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of EMDR therapy on restrictive eating symptoms associated with trauma.
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Psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorders among cardiac patients after implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks. Feasibility and implementation of a psychocardiological therapy manual in inpatient cardiac rehabilitation (Heart and Mind)
Study to examine if implementation of the specific psychotherapy (EMDR) during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation is safe and feasible.
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Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and duloxetine treatment outcomes in women patients with somatic symptom disorder (Sleep and Hypnosis)
The paper explored the efficiency of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in somatic symptom disorder (SSD).
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs. treatment-as-usual for non-specific chronic back pain patients with psychological trauma: A randomized controlled pilot study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Preliminary evidence that pain-focused EMDR could help non-specific chronic back pain patients with previous psychological trauma.
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Degrading traumatic memories with eye movements: A pilot functional MRI study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Script driven imagery before & after recall of traumatic memories is feasible to investigate working mechanisms with eye movements in PTSD.
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Effect of Ocular Movements during Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study (PLoS ONE)
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ocular movements of EMDR on the hemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex (PFC).
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Evidence base update for psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events (Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology)
This article reviews the evidence base on psychosocial treatment for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.
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