Mental health benefits of a 1-week intensive multimodal group program for adolescents with multiple adverse childhood experiences (Child Abuse & Neglect)

Multimodal program for adolescents with adverse childhood experiences: mindfulness-based practices, expressive arts and EMDR group treatment.

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (BMJ Mental Health)

A comparison and rank of the different types and formats of psychotherapies for PTSD in children and adolescents.

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Intensive clinical trauma treatment for children and adolescents with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning: A pilot study (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Children & adolescents with mild intellectual disability are at increased risk for PTSD due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Emergency and Remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Therapy With Adolescents and Young Adults: Overcoming Lockdown With the Butterfly Hug (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study measured stress in adolescents following a trauma-focused EMDR psychotherapeutic group intervention done remotely during COVID-19.

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Back to School: Using EMDR Therapy to Help Children and Adolescents Cope and Thrive

Back to school season is here. EMDRIA member Anne-Marie Brown, LCSW discusses helpful resources regarding the back-to-school season.

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A meta-analysis of dropout from evidence-based psychological treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Estimate the prevalence of dropout in children and young people receiving a psychological therapy for PTSD as part of an RCT.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in child and adolescent psychology: A narrative review (Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry)

The purpose of this article is to summarize the research results of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents through a narrative review of the scientific literature.

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Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy for adolescents suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The first study on the effects of trauma-focused treatment that combined prolonged exposure, EMDR therapy & physical activity for adolescents.

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Trauma Psycho Social Support Plus ® and EMDR therapy for children and adolescents in a post-conflict setting: Mental health training in Kurdistan (Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture)

TraumaAid mental health worker training program in refugee camps on EMDR Resource installation with children, adolescents and their parents.

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A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT in reducing trauma symptoms and externalizing behavior problems in adolescents (International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)

Meta-analysis on EMDR and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for reducing trauma symptoms & externalizing behavior in adolescents.

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Comparison of group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with cognitive and behavioral therapy protocol after the 2020 earthquake in Turkey: A field study in children and adolescents (European Journal of Therapeutics)

EMDR-IGTP vs. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Based CIPCA in children who survived the 2020 earthquake in Turkey.

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Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)

Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related PTSD.

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