The Efficacy of EMDR Early Interventions (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
An overview of posttraumatic response and explains the value of early treatment in reducing/eliminating symptoms of distress.
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A Brief Narrative Summary of Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating EMDR Treatment of Patients With Depression (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Literature summary on the efficacy of EMDR in patients with depression, by referring to randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs).
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Theoretical Background and Clinical Aspects of the Use of EMDR in Patients With Bipolar Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Here, we summarize the evidence of EMDR therapy in BD with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or life traumatic events.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with serious mental illness within forensic and rehabilitation services: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Trials)
EMDR for PTSD in people with serious mental illness in either forensic, mental health inpatient, or custodial settings.
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Effectiveness of trauma-focused treatment for adolescents with major depressive disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
First study suggesting that EMDR therapy is associated with significant reduction of symptoms in adolescents with major depressive disorder.
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Active duty and ex-serving military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder treated with psychological therapies: systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Review to determine which psychological therapies are efficacious in treating active duty and ex-serving military personnel with PTSD.
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Do early interventions prevent PTSD? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety and efficacy of early interventions after sexual assault (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Findings suggest that early interventions can lead to durable effects on PTSD severity after sexual assault.
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Pretreatment cortisol predicts trauma-focused psychotherapy response in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)
The objective of the current study was to test whether cortisol prior to treatment would differ between treatment responders and non-responders and would positively predict the extent of clinical improvement in youth with (partial) PTSD.
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Dropout from psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Dropout rates from recommended psychological therapies for PTSD are high and this appears to be true of interventions with a trauma focus.
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Cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions for children and young people with post-traumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
The objective of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a range of psychological interventions for children and young people with PTSD.
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Successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder reverses DNA methylation marks (Molecular Psychiatry)
This study investigated longitudinal changes of blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation levels in relation to trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD in soldiers.
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Psychological interventions for individuals bereaved by homicide: A systematic review (Trauma Violence Abuse)
Homicide-related mental health difficulties show an increased risk of PTSD, complicated grief (CG), and depression.
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