Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with autistic individuals: A qualitative interview study with EMDR therapists (Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory, Research, and Practice)
Study exploring EMDR therapists’ experiences of working with autistic individuals, and clinical practice adaptations.
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Systemic family therapy and EMDR therapy: An integrative approach (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
The integrative approach of combining systemic family therapy and EMDR allows for addressing trauma and its impact on family dynamics.
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Effectiveness of treating depression with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing among inpatients–A follow-up study over 12 months (Frontiers in Psychology)
Patients with severe depression received an integrated systemic treatment approach including EMDR therapy in a naturalistic hospital setting.
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Supporting healthcare workers in times of COVID-19 with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing online: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)
This pilot study adapts group EMDR protocol for treatment online for healthcare workers in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Psychological treatment of traumatic memories in COVID-19 survivors (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
Therapeutic intervention and effects of EMDR in COVID-19 survivors in an integrated psychological/psychiatric outpatient service.
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In reply to the Council of Scholars: How an IFS-informed approach to EMDR could help EMDR trainees on their journey to becoming fully-fledged EMDR psychotherapists (EMDR UK EMDR Therapy Quarterly)
McGoldrick responds to the Council of Scholars 2021 position paper and discusses integrating EMDR with Internal Family Systems (IFS).
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A stage 1 pilot cohort exploring the use of EMDR therapy as a video-conference psychotherapy during Covid-19 with frontline mental health workers: A proof of concept study utilising a virtual blind 2 therapist protocol (Frontiers in Psychology)
The research tentatively supports the case for EMDR therapy as a credible treatment when used as a video conference psychotherapy.
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Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and complex PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study shows that intensive, trauma-focused treatment is safe and effective even when brief and applied fully remote.
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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: Part 2 – wider use in stress and trauma conditions (BJPsych Advances)
This article discusses the application of EMDR beyond PTSD with other mental and physical health conditions.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Part 1 – theory, procedure and use in PTSD (BJPsych Advances)
This article reviews theory behind how EMDR works, evidence supporting its use in the treatment of PTSD & its indications/contraindications.
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Randomized trial on the effects of a group EMDR intervention on narrative complexity and specificity of autobiographical memories: A path analytic and supervised machine-learning study (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
EMDR proved to be an effective treatment to overcome traumatic experiences and to promote coherent autobiographical narratives in children.
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Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Women victims of childhood sexual abuse receive either EMDR psychotherapy or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.
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