Are addiction-related memories malleable by working memory competition? Transient effects on memory vividness and nicotine craving in a randomized lab experiment (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
Study concludes that eye movements provide a valuable way of coping with the acute effects of craving during smoking cessation attempts.
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The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analytical evaluation of randomized controlled trials (BMC Psychiatry)
Trauma focused treatments, prolonged exposure and exposure therapies were slightly more efficacious than other therapies in PTSD treatment.
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Self-esteem treatment in anxiety: A randomized controlled crossover trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) versus competitive memory training (COMET) in patients with anxiety disorders (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Study comparing EMDR vs. Competitive Memory Training (COMET) for low self-esteem in patients with anxiety disorders.
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The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees: Results of a randomized controlled trial (Psychological Medicine)
EMDR may be effective in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms among Syrian refugees with PTSD located in a refugee camp.
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Prolonged exposure and EMDR for PTSD v. a PTSD waiting list condition: Effects on symptoms of psychosis, depression and social functioning in patients with chronic psychotic disorders (Psychological Medicine)
In patients with chronic psychotic disorders prolonged exposure (PE) and EMDR not only reduced PTSD symptoms, but also paranoid thoughts.
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Amygdala volumetric change following psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences)
Impact of EMDR and prolonged exposure on the volumes of the amygdala and hippocampus in 20 patients with PTSD assessed via MRI.
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Investigating the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on postoperative pain intensity in adolescents undergoing surgery: A randomized controlled trial (Journal of Advanced Nursing)
Study on efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for postoperative pain management in adolescents.
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Treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and relaxation therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
This is the first study that investigates the usefulness of proposing a treatment for PTSD to patients with MS.
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An Integrative Model for the Neural Mechanism of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
Coubard’s TIMER-RIDER model explores bilateral stimulation, physiological mechanisms, and neural mechanisms of EMDR.
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Desensitizing addiction: Using eye movements to reduce the intensity of substance-related mental imagery and craving (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Data suggest that eye movements of EMDR can be used to reduce intensity of substance-related imagery and craving.
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Critical analysis of the current treatment guidelines for complex PTSD in adults (Depression and Anxiety)
This article aims to evaluate the research underlying treatment guidelines for cPTSD.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy v. stabilisation as usual for refugees: Randomised controlled trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry)
A study to determine the safety and efficacy of EMDR vs. stabilisation as usual in an adult refugee population with PTSD, an RCT.
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