A treatment-response comparison study of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging between standard treatment of SSRI and standard treatment of SSRI plus non-dominant hand-writing task in patients with major depressive disorder (Frontiers in Psychiatry: Neuroimaging and Stimulation)
A non-dominant hand-writing exercise, developed with inspiration from EMDR , showed changes related with major depressive disorder treatment.
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What do clients say about their experiences of EMDR in the research literature? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research papers (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
This systematic review aims to locate and assess the qualitative empirical research about clients’ experiences of EMDR.
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Intensive trauma-focused therapy with victims of crime (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
We conducted an open trial of trauma-focused intensive therapy featuring progressive counting (PC) and EMDR for 61 victims of crime.
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Good vibrations: Bilateral tactile stimulation decreases startle magnitude during negative imagination and increases skin conductance response for positive imagination in an affective startle reflex paradigm (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
Testing the physiological and psychological mechanisms of bilateral stimuli while recalling traumatic memories in healthy subjects.
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Positive side effects in trauma-focusing PTSD treatment: Reduction of attendant symptoms and enhancement of affective and structural regulation (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)
Trauma-focusing treatments such as EMDR are highly effective in reducing the core symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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A Model for the Flash Technique Based on Working Memory and Neuroscience Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Research has shown that the Flash Technique (FT) appears to reduce memory-related disturbance and may reduce symptoms of PTSD.
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Exploring Therapists’ Experiences of Applying EMDR Therapy With Clients Experiencing Psychosis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Little is known of the usability of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as an intervention for those experiencing psychosis.
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EMDR Treatment for Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Single case study which demonstrates how EMDR therapy might provide psychological improvement in clients who sustain mTBI and develop pPCS.
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Examination of Initial Evidence for EMDR as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a new therapeutic option which could be effective in treating OCD.
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Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition (Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition This paper describes the development of the third…
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The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing toward adults with major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
A systematic search was carried out for RCT comparing EMDR with a control condition group in major depressive disorder patients.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Emergency and Remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Therapy With Adolescents and Young Adults: Overcoming Lockdown With the Butterfly Hug (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study measured stress in adolescents following a trauma-focused EMDR psychotherapeutic group intervention done remotely during COVID-19.
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