Horizontal rhythmical eye-movements consistently diminish the arousal provoked by auditory stimuli (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Testing if orienting reflex is an explanatory mechanism in EMDR and whether EMDR effects are due to a distraction effect.

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The impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study examined the impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in addiction continuing care: A phenomenological study of women in recovery (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors)

Ten women participated in a semistandardized interview to share their experiences with active addiction, treatment, EMDR therapy, & recovery.

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EMDR treatment in people with mild ID and PTSD: 4 cases (Psychiatric Quarterly)

Investigating the applicability of EMDR in four people with mild intellectual disabilities suffering from PTSD following various traumas.

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Use of EMDR in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders: A case series (Verhaltenstherapie)

EMDR is presented as an additional method for addressing obsessive-compulsive disorders, along with cognitive behavioural therapy.

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A meta-analytic review of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder (Clinical Psychology Review)

Study showing no significant difference between prolonged exposure and other active treatments (CPT, EMDR, CT, and SIT).

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Cortisol response following exposure treatment for PTSD in rape victims (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma)

Changes in salivary cortisol levels in adult female rape victims with PTSD, assigned to either prolonged exposure therapy or EMDR.

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EMDR effects on pursuit eye movements (PLoS ONE)

This study aimed to objectivize the quality of smooth pursuit eye movements in a standard laboratory task before and after EMDR.

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The use of EMDR in treatment of traumatized Iraqi children (Digest of Middle East Studies)

Study to determine the prevalence of PTSD and the effectiveness of EMDR treatment in traumatized Iraqi children.

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Effect of the EMDR psychotherapeutic approach on emotional cognitive processing in patients with depression (The Spanish Journal of Psychology)

EMDR had a positive effect both on emotional cognitive processing and on long-term memory conceptual organization.

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Comparative efficacy of EMDR and alternative procedures in reducing the vividness of mental images (Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy)

The relative efficacy (to simpler procedures) of EMDR for reduction of the vividness of memories was investigated in a non-clinical sample.

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Counting during recall: Taxing of working memory and reduced vividness and emotionality of negative memories (Applied Cognitive Psychology)

Does a secondary task that taxes working memory have beneficial effects? Dos stronger taxing mean stronger reductions in vividness/adversity?

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