Acceptability and preliminary effects of intensive brief trauma-focused PTSD treatment for refugees (Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture)
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an intensive brief trauma-focused PTSD treatment (ITT) program including EMDR therapy delivered to refugees at the Swedish Red Cross Treatment Center.
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Psychotherapeutic interventions used in psychological treatment studies with Syrian refugees: A systematic review (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)
This systematic review examines psychotherapeutic interventions employed in psychological treatment studies with Syrian refugees, including EMDR therapy.
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Secondary traumatization in refugee care – EMDR intervention for interpreters (STEIN): A study protocol for a quasi-randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)
This study is investigating the efficacy of an EMDR intervention in interpreters working in refugee care affected by secondary traumatic stress.
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EMDR Therapy for Immigrants
We delve into the transformative world of EMDR therapy and its profound impact on immigrants facing trauma with guest Roberto Lara, LCSW.
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Coping styles in refugees with PTSD: Results from a randomized trial comparing EMDR therapy and stabilization (PLoS ONE)
This study aims to examine if baseline coping styles for refugees are related to treatment response after EMDR therapy or stabilization, and if coping styles change during these treatments.
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A case study of a Ukranian refugee in Turkey: Metaphoric associative cards (MACs) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (African Journal of Biological Sciences)
A case study using EMDR therapy and metaphoric associative cards (MAC) to treat PTSD in a refugee from Ukraine after escaping the war.
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Mental health and conflict: A pilot of an online eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) intervention for forcibly displaced Syrian women (Frontiers in Public Health)
This study looked at the effects of EMDR therapy treatment for forcibly displaced Syrian women with PTSD delivered by forcibly displaced Syrian women EMDR therapists.
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How art therapy and EMDR help asylum seekers and refugees move towards healing trauma: A literature review (Lesley University, 2025)
This thesis examines EMDR and art therapy as modalities to treat trauma and PTSD in refugees and asylum seekers.
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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.
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EMDR Therapy and Intergenerational Trauma
EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta discusses how EMDR therapy can help heal intergenerational trauma.
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Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Journal of Health Psychology)
This systematic review aims to determine which psychosocial interventions effectively treat PTSD among refugees and asylum seekers in low- and middle-income countries.
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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing as a treatment for PTSD in conflict-affected areas (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)
Research supporting EMDR use for the treatment of PTS, depression, and anxiety symptoms in refugees & low socioeconomic status individuals.
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