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Combating Tsunami Disaster Through EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

After the 2004 tsunami devastation in Sri Lanka, many citizens experienced severe psychological reactions and were treated with EMDR.

EMDR After a Critical Incident: Treatment of a Tsunami Survivor With Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research indicates that EMDR is effective for treatment of PTSD. The case of a tsunami survivor with acute PTSD is presented.

Trauma, Research, and EMDR: A Disaster Responder’s Wish List (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Disasters, both natural & “man-made,” affect a large portion of the Earth’s population & can be expected to increase over the coming decades.

Clinical Q&A: Critical Incident Interventions (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Clinical Q&A. Question: “I have been asked to respond to community tragedies. What critical incident interventions are commonly used?” Answer by Dr. Roger M. Solomon.

Early EMDR Intervention (EEI): A Summary, a Theoretical Model, and the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article examines existing EMDR early intervention (EEI) procedures, presents a conceptual model, and proposes a new comprehensive protocol: the Recent-Traumatic Episode protocol (R-TEP).

The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol: Application With Child Victims of a Mass Disaster (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment protocol (EMDR-IGTP) has been used in different parts of the world since 1998 with both adults and children after natural or man-made disasters.

Building Resilience and Dismantling Fear: EMDR Group Protocol With Children in an Area of Ongoing Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Studies indicate that EMDR may be efficacious for children & young people with symptoms of PTSD in situations of ongoing violence and trauma.

Physiological correlates of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

This study explored physiological correlates of eye movements during EMDR in relation to current hypotheses; distraction, conditioning, etc.

How eye movements affect unpleasant memories: Support for a working-memory account (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

Participants in this study rated unpleasant autobiographical memories before and after eye movements or an eyes stationary control condition.

Treating traumatic amputation-related phantom limb pain: A case study utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) within the armed services (Clinical Case Studies)

Four sessions of EMDR led to elimination of phantom limb pain and a significant reduction in PTSD for one combat veteran.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adolescent depression (Psychiatry Investigation)

This report suggests the application of EMDR for treatment of depressive disorder related, not to trauma, but to stressful life events.

Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Outcome is stable in 35-month follow-up (Psychiatry Research)

Subjects with chronic PTSD following occupational health hazards (train accidents or assault at work) were treated with 5 sessions of EMDR.

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