Older Adults Archives

Feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a person with dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder: A case report (Psychiatry Research Case Reports)

This report aimed to provide a detailed description of the feasibility and challenges of EMDR for a person with dementia to assist in the first step toward recognizing and treating PTSD in people with dementia.

Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in a patient with anxiety and burning mouth syndrome (Gerodontology)

A case study examining EMDR therapy as a treatment for an older adult suffering from burning mouth syndrome (BMS).

Mieux réperer et comprendre le TSPT du sujet âgé (Soins Gérontologie)

Mieux repérer et comprendre le TSPT du sujet âgé [Better identifying and understanding PTSD in the elderly]

Feasibility of EMDR toward personality functioning in older adults with PTSD (Clinical Gerontologist)

This study evaluated personality functioning in older adults with PTSD before and after EMDR therapy treatment

When one tool is not enough: An integrative psychotherapeutic approach to treating complex PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This article presents an integrative approach for treating CPTSD based on a combination of techniques from several psychotherapy approaches.

Posttraumatic stress disorder in people with dementia: Study protocol (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

“This study aims to improve the diagnostic process of PTSD and to assess the effects of EMDR treatment in people with dementia living in Dutch care facilities.”

EMDR in older adults with PTSD and comorbid personality disorders (International Psychogeriatrics)

Approximately one third of older adults (≥ 60 years) with a PTSD also suffer from a comorbid personality disorder.

A first exploration: Can eye movement desensitization and reprocessing improve cognition in older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder? (Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology)

This article examined EMDR treatment to improve cognitive performance for older adults with PTSD.

Counselor’s Corner on EMDR with Holocaust Survivor

EMDR with a Holocaust survivor struggling with depression. Insights from the Counselor’s Corner column in Go With That Magazine.

Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in people with dementia: A structured literature review (Psychogeriatrics)

This structured literature review shows that people with PTSD and dementia can benefit from PTSD treatment, including EMDR.

The feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid psychiatric and somatic disorder (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

EMDR therapy showed treatment effect on PTSD severity in older adults unrelated to presence of comorbid psychiatric and somatic disorders.

Feasibility of EMDR in older adults with PTSD to reduce frailty and improve quality of life (Clinical Gerontologist)

PTSD after exposure to multiple (childhood) traumas is associated with accelerated aging and high psychiatric and somatic comorbidity.

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