Children Archives

Implementing the sleeping dogs method in engaging young people in residential care in EMDR (Australian Social Work)

This article examines the implementation of a treatment package of the Sleeping Dogs method plus EMDR to engage young people living in residential care in EMDR therapy to process their complex trauma.

Adding eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to a workforce wellbeing model (Australian Social Work)

This study included EMDR in a workforce well-being model to explore changes in children in young people living in out-of-home care facilities. Reductions in behavior incidents are identified, and implications are discussed.

Distinct saliva DNA methylation profiles in relation to treatment outcome in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (Translational Psychiatry)

This study investigated the link between epigenetic mechanisms like the DNA methylation genes and previously associated biological mechanisms with treatment outcome.

EMDR and standard psychotherapy for paediatric cancer patients and their families: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article compares EMDR with standard psychotherapy for PTSD in pediatric oncology patients early in cancer treatment.

A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for children and adolescents after natural and man-made disasters (BMC Psychiatry)

This review used a meta-analysis approach to compare and rank psychological interventions for PTSD and depression in children and adolescents after exposure to natural and man-made disasters.

EMDR Therapy for Dissociation in Children & Adolescents

How can EMDR therapy help children & teens make sense of internal fragmentation of dissociation? Learn more in the Let’s Talk EMDR podcast.

Comparing the effectiveness of narrative therapy and EMDR-GTEP protocols in the treatment of post traumatic stress in children exposed to humanitarian crises (Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

This study analyzed data to compare two trauma treatments: EMDR-based G-TEP and narrative therapy for children in Central African Republic.

Clinical efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and analysis (Children)

This review focuses on describing PTSD for children and adolescents and evaluating the effectiveness of clinical interventions for PTSD with this population.

EMDRIA Members Respond: Creative BLS with Children and Adolescents

EMDR therapists who work with children and adolescents share creative BLS practices they use with their clients.

EMDR with children, an overview of research and clinical practice (Journal of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists)

This paper provides an overview of the use of EMDR with children.

Integrative eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and family therapy model for treating attachment trauma: Possibilities in the New Zealand context (Journal of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologist)

This article presents an integrative approach for attachment trauma using EMDR therapy components.

Autonomic nervous system function before and after trauma-focused psychotherapy in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

This article looks at the correlation between trauma-focused psychotherapy including EMDR therapy and alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in children and adolescents aged 8-18.

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