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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Trauma-focused treatment for traumatic stress symptoms in unaccompanied refugee minors: A multiple baseline case series (Frontiers in Psychology)
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, such as symptoms of PTSD and depression.
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Relevance and feasibility of group traumatic episode protocol delivered to migrants: A pilot field study (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Group EMDR, like Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (GTEP), could offer a more resource-efficient way to provide psychiatric care to migrants.
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Asylee perspectives on psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
What PTSD interventions are effective, credible & acceptable for asylum seekers? This study held structured interviews with 40 U.S. asylees.
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TEDx Breckenridge: Being Understood as an Immigrant
EMDRIA Board Member Liliana Baylon, in her TEDx Breckenridge talk, discusses the immigrant experience to help others better understand.
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The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on psychological distress in refugee children: A systematic review (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
A review of the literature of psychological interventions for symptoms of distress in refugee children.
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“Online delivery gave me privacy and distance from others”: feasibility trial and qualitative evaluation of an online intervention for refugees and asylum seekers; LTP + EMDR G-TEP (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)
“Online delivery gave me privacy and distance from others”: feasibility trial and qualitative evaluation of an online intervention for refugees and asylum seekers; LTP…
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