Children Archives

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.

Treatment for childhood and adolescent dissociation: A systematic review (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

A systematic review for treatment of childhood and adolescent dissociation.

The Future of EMDR Project (Council of Scholars) Videos

This playlist of videos discuss The Future of EMDR Project from the Council of Scholars. Themes explored include cost effectiveness, depression, PTSD with children and adolescents, EMDR early interventions, chronic pain, and combat PTSD.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy for Individuals With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study looks at children, young people, and those with neurodevelopmental disorders who are at higher risk of facing traumatic events.

EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)

This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.

Management of anxiety using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in children undergoing extraction: A randomized controlled pilot study (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)

Evaluating anxiety trends in pediatric dental patients during local anesthesia and extraction with and without EMDR therapy.

Pilot research study: Utilizing the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol online to help parents with the stresses of having a special needs child (Springer, 2023)

Six parents of special needs children were given assessments before treatment, immediately after and one-month after EMDR treatment.

An integrative treatment model of EMDR and family therapy for children with severe symptomatology after child abuse and neglect: A SCED study (Children and Youth Services Review)

Children who endured child abuse and neglect may develop a spectrum of symptoms beyond posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) alone.

Integrating EMDR standard treatment protocol into child psychotherapy at a primary school with a 5-year-old boy who suffered complex trauma: A single case study (BJPsych Open, 2023)

Case study of integration of EMDR eight-phase protocol into child psychotherapy in a primary school with a 5-year-old boy with complex trauma.

EMDR Therapy, Complex Trauma and PTSD

Professor Paul W. Miller, M.D. discusses how complex trauma can impact someone, whether PTSD is always a given, and how EMDR can improve their lives – even patients with Schizophrenia.

Comparative effectiveness of psychological interventions for treating the psychological consequences of sexual abuse in children and adolescents: A network meta-analysis (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

An assessment of the effectiveness of different psychological interventions for the treatment of sexual abuse in children and adolescents.

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