Preliminary efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for children aged 1.5-8 years with PTSD: A multiple baseline experimental design (N=19) (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study assessed the efficacy of EMDR therapy for improving PTSD symptoms, behavioral and emotional problems in young children aged 1.5–8 years, and parenting stress in their parents.
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Individual psychological interventions and therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress symptoms in young children: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study provides an update on effective psychological interventions available for the treatment of PTSD and posttraumatic symptoms in young children (under the age of 6).
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Psychological interventions for pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (JAMA Psychiatry)
This article aims to synthesize all available evidence on psychological interventions for pediatric PTSD in a comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis.
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Parent-child EMDR therapy for children aged 0-4 years: Protocol, pilot-data, and case study (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
This article describes the Parent-Child EMDR protocol for children (0–4 years) and provides a summary of a pilot study with 18 children aged 0–4 years, illustrated with a case study.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: Do best-evidenced trauma-focused interventions for children and young people with PTSD lead to changes in social and interpersonal domains? (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study examined whether PTSD treatments of TF-CBT and EMDR therapy for children and young people aged 5–25 improve social or interpersonal factors in RCTs.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in preterm children with selective mutism (BMJ Case Reports)
This is the first case report of early childhood EMDR therapy to treat selective mutism in ex-premature infants.
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Duration of effect in treatment of methotrexate intolerance in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be improved by Bi-lateral Alternating Stimulation Tactile (BLAST) wristbands (Pediatric Rheumatology)
The aim of this study was to determine if utilization of BLAST wristbands could improve and prolong the effect of EMDR on patients with MTX intolerance.
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Improving infant mental health: A pilot study on the effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) storytelling in infants with post-traumatic distress after medical procedures (Evaluation & the Health Professions)
This article aims to assess the effectiveness of EMDR Storytelling for infants aged 3-24 months with PTSD symptoms after medical procedures.
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Case report: Online eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) approach in children: A case series. (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study examined the use of online EMDR for children with single-incident trauma.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy as an adjunct to pain management during dental extraction in children – a randomized control trial (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)
This study aimed to assess the trends in pain in pediatric dental patients with and without EMDR therapy during local anesthesia (LA) and extraction.
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Using Storytelling Integratively with EMDR for Neurodiverse Youth
Explore playful, story-based EMDR adaptations to support neurodiverse children and teens, enhancing engagement and therapeutic success.
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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.
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