Article Archives

Taking care of our future doctors: A service evaluation of a medical student mental health service (BMC Medical Education)

Efficiency and effectiveness of mental health services for medical students experiencing high levels of mental distress and suicidality.

Impact of dissociation on the effectiveness of psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis (BJPsych Open)

This meta-analysis examined the influence of dissociative symptoms on psychotherapy outcome in PTSD.

The effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels of patients with mental disorders: A systematic review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

“A systematic review evaluating the effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels in patients with mental disorders.”

The potential role of EMDR on trauma in affective disorders: A narrative review (Journal of Affective Disorders)

Few available evidence suggests EMDR as a useful therapy in the treatment of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

Cost-effectiveness of psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults (PLOS ONE)

This guideline was developed by an independent multi-disciplinary group of clinical academics, health professionals and service user and care representatives with expertise and experience in the field of PTSD. The guideline informed the updating of national guidance for the management of PTSD in England, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). A number of interventions appear to be cost-effective for the management of PTSD in adults. EMDR appears to be the most cost-effective amongst them.

Treating implicit trauma: A quasi-experimental study comparing the EMDR therapy standard protocol with a ‘Blind 2 Therapist’ version within a trauma capacity building project in Northern Iraq (Journal of International Humanitarian Action)

This paper explores the effectiveness of two variations of EMDR Therapy: standard protocol vs. ‘Blind 2 Therapist’ protocol in Northern Iraq.

Adaptive information processing theory: Origins, principles, applications, and evidence (Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work)

Adaptive information processing theory: Origins, principles, applications, and evidence This article by Margaret Duval Hill describes the origins, principles, applications, and evidence related to…

Multicenter randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR-PRECI to female minors victims of sexual and/or physical violence and related PTSD diagnosis (American Journal of Applied Psychology)

EMDR-PRECI could be a feasible therapy to address PTSD, anxiety and depression symptoms in female sexual/physical violence victims.

Post-traumatic growth in the twenty-first century: How current trends may threaten our ability to grow after trauma (The Journal of Positive Psychology)

A discussion on combining social supports, trauma-processing modalities such as EMDR, team sports, and psychoeducation to promote post-traumatic growth.