Maintaining Safety in Treatment: EMDR with Suicidal Adolescents
Cally Sullivan, EMDRIA member, provides helpful information to maintain safety in EMDR treatment with suicidal adolescents.
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EMDR-therapy for child-related PTSD in parents of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and severe emotional dysregulation: A multiple baseline evaluation (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
A single-case design study with the application of EMDR therapy for parents of adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and emotional dysregulation (ED).
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Effectiveness of EMDR-Focused Group Counseling in Reducing Exam Anxiety among Middle School Students (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This study examined the effectiveness of an EMDR focused group counseling program in reducing exam anxiety among middle school students preparing for a high school entrance exam.
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Perceived feasibility of group EMDR therapy among disaster-affected adolescents in Turkey: A convergent mixed-methods study (Preprint, BMC Psychiatry)
This study aimed to evaluate how symptom severity and psychological resilience influence adolescents’ perceptions of the feasibility of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol.
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EMDR and family therapy: Integrative treatment for attachment trauma in children (W. W. Norton, 2025)
A practical guide to treating children suffering from early attachment trauma—now updated and revised.
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EMDR drumming protocol and processes: Embedding expressive arts into EMDR for work with adolescents (International Journal of the Whole Child)
This article explores a proposed EMDR Drumming Protocol and therapeutic process for at-risk youth.
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Understanding the Development of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy for Children: Findings from a Bibliometric Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Findings indicate that EMDR and child research are experiencing scientific growth and receiving broader academic and clinical attention.
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Multisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress to polytraumatized children and adolescents with PTSD or CPTSD diagnosis (Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology)
A multisite RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) in reducing PTSD or CPTSD symptoms in polytraumatized children and adolescents.
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Short- and long-term effectiveness of brief intensive trauma treatment for adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder and their caregivers: Protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (JMIR Research Protocols)
This study tests the effectiveness of a 1 week brief intensive trauma treatment (BITT) that includes EMDR therapy for adolescents with PTSD and their caregivers.
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Using EMDR to Treat Teens with Attachment Wounds and Dissociation
Learn EMDR strategies to engage teens’ protective parts, reduce self-destructive behaviors, and process early childhood trauma through collaboration.
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Effects of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing on depressive symptoms, stress and rumination in adolescents with depression: A randomised controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of EMDR in combination with SSRI medication in treating depressed adolescents versus SSRI medication alone.
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Factors that impact on the efficacy of EMDR: A systematic review of the factors associated with increased efficacy of EMDR as a trauma treatment in adolescents (Kent Journal of Psychiatry)
This systematic review sought to identify factors of efficacy indicative of a preferential response to EMDR as a treatment modality in adolescents for psychological trauma.
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