Evidence of a Decrease in Heart Rate and Skin Conductance Responses in PTSD Patients After a Single EMDR Session (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The aim of the present study was to determine if psychophysiological responses to stress decreased after a single EMDR session.

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Validity of the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale in EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

To test the psychometric properties of the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale (SUDS), this study analyzed the data from 61 patients treated with EMDR.

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Effects of bilateral eye movement on retrieval of item, associative and contextual information (Neuropsychology)

Two experiments investigated the effects of saccadic bilateral eye movements on the retrieval of item, associative, and contextual information. Bilateral eye movements increased correct recall for both types of context.

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EMDR in the treatment of chronic phantom limb pain (Pain Medicine)

This report describes and evaluates an EMDR treatment of chronic phantom limb pain with extensive follow-up.

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A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: Pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Preliminary effectiveness of an intensive five-day inpatient treatment with EMDR and trauma-informed yoga for patients with PTSD.

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اثربخشي روش مداخله حساسيت زدايي با حركات چشم و بازسازي شناختي (EMDR (بر بهبود كيفيت زندگي و كاهش احساس گناه والدين كودكان با اختلال اتيسم عملكرد پايين

پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسي روش مداخله
حساسيت زدايـي با ح ـ ـرك ات چشم و ب ـازسازي شن ـاختي
(EMDR (بر بهبود كيفيت زندگي و كاهش احساس
گناه والدين كودكان با اختلال اتيسم عملكرد پايين انجام
شده است. روش پژوهش، از نوع آزمايشي با پيش آزمون،
پس آزمون و پيگيري همراه با گروه كنترل بود. تعداد 16
زوج از والدين (مادر و پدر ) داراي كودك با اختلال اتيسم
عملكرد پايين مراجعه كننده به مراكز توان بخشي ويژه
كودكان اتيسم به عنوان نمونه پژوهش انتخاب شدند كه
به صورت تصادفي در دو گروه آزمايش 8( زوج) و كنترل
(8 زوج ) جانمايي شدند. از پرسش نامه هاي كيفيت
زندگي سازمان جهاني بهداشت و پرسش نامه هاي احساس
گناه كوگلر و جونز ( 1998)، براي گردآوري اطلاعات
استفاده شد . روش مداخله EMDR در 10 جلسه
دوساعته در طول يك ماه بر اي گروه آزمايش اجرا .شد
پس از 45 روز، آزمون پيگيري براي گروه آزمايش اجرا
شد.
اطلاعات گردآوري شده با استفاده از آزمون آماري تحليل
واريانس آميخته تجزيه و تحليل شدند. نتايج حاصل نشان
داد روش مداخله EMDR به طور معناداري (0/5=P(،
موجب بهبود كيفيت زندگي و كاهش ا حساس گناه
والدين داراي كودك اتيستيك با عملكرد پايين مي شود.

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Neuroanatomical changes after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Some studies have suggested that psychotropic drugs may promote hippocampus neurogenesis and reverse the decrease in hippocampus volume.

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Book Reviews Vol. 1, No. 2 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Reviews of recently published EMDR-related titles by Mark Dworkin, Laurel Parnell, Jacques Roques, and Robin Shapiro.

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Effects of EMDR psychotherapy on 99mTc-HMPAO distribution in occupation-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Nuclear Medicine Communications)

Study dealing with work-related PTSD, and investigations on the effect of treatment on cerebral blood flow following EMDR therapy.

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Utilization of EMDR in the Treatment of Grief and Mourning (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR can be utilized within a comprehensive framework for the treatment of grief and mourning. EMDR can process the obstacles that can complicate the grief and mourning process.

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Editorial Vol. 1, No. 2 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This second issue of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research highlights the strong relevance of the clinical application of EMDR.

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A Clinical Vignette: EMDR Treatment of Choking Phobia (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This vignette describes the treatment of a woman who developed a severe choking phobia following an allergic reaction to a herbal beverage.

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