Scientific resistance to research, training and utilization of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in treating post-war disorders (Social Science & Medicine)
The implications of sustained resistance to EMDR for combat veterans and other trauma sufferers are discussed.
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Psychophysiological Studies of EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This article describes research on the effects of eye movements during authentic EMDR sessions of chronic PTSD in refugees of war and torture.
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Sleep-Dependent Memory Processing and EMDR Action (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The possibility that bilateral stimulation induces a brain/mind state similar to that of rapid eye movement sleep is supported by studies.
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The Neurobiology of EMDR: Exploring the Thalamus and Neural Integration (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
One underlying mechanism of EMDR stimulation (BLS) is likely thalamic activation specifically of the ventrolateral and central-lateral nuclei.
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EMDR and the Adaptive Information Processing Model: Potential Mechanisms of Change (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Throughout the article a variety of mechanisms of action are discussed, including those inferred by tenets of the AIP model, and the EMDR procedures themselves, including the bilateral stimulation.
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Psychophysiological Changes During EMDR and Treatment Outcome (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study investigating whether psychophysiological changes during EMDR is related to subjective and objective reduction of PTSD symptoms.
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A Working Memory Explanation for the Effects of Eye Movements in EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study tested working memory theory to investigate the effects of eye movement (EM) on the components of autobiographical memory.
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Crucial Processes in EMDR: More Than Imaginal Exposure (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The processes that underlie the effectiveness of EMDR are examined by evaluating the procedural differences between it and exposure therapy.
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Interhemispheric Interaction and Saccadic Horizontal Eye Movements: Implications for Episodic Memory, EMDR, and PTSD (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The body of literature on the effects of bilateral saccadic eye movements, patterned after those employed in EMDR, on memory is reviewed.
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Dialectical behavioral therapy and EMDR for adolescents in residential treatment: A practical and theoretical perspective (Residential Treatment for Children and Youth)
DBT and EMDR provide effective treatment for adolescents in group residential facilities, showing decreases in impact of traumatic memories.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a time-limited treatment intervention for body image disturbance and self-esteem: A single subject case study design (Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice)
Clinical examination of EMDR to eating disorder symptoms such as body image disturbance and low self-esteem.
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EMDR in the treatment of addiction (Journal of Chemical Dependency Treatment)
EMDR offers so much promise and great challenges to addiction treatment providers. It is a powerful tool for trauma resolution.
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