A Comparison of Visual Versus Auditory Concurrent Tasks on Reducing the Distress and Vividness of Aversive Autobiographical Memories (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study on benefits of eye movement similar to that used in EMDR on reducing the vividness & emotionality of negative autobiographical memories.
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Pretreatment, Intratreatment, and Posttreatment EEG Imaging of EMDR: Methodology and Preliminary Results From a Single Case (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Electroencephalography (EEG) was used to monitor neuronal activation during the whole EMDR session, including the autobiographical script.
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A Developmental/Integrative Perspective of the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The recent traumatic episode protocol (R-TEP) is an adaptation of the EMDR standard protocol to the acute phases following trauma.
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Reducing vividness and emotional intensity of recurrent “flash-forward” by taxing working memory: An analogue study (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
This study examined whether eye movements affect recurrent, intrusive visual images about potential future catastrophes (“flashforwards”) in a sample of female undergraduates.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapeutic intervention for traumatized children and adolescents: A systematic review of the evidence for family therapists (Journal of Family Therapy)
This article reviews literature on individual EMDR in traumatized children.
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A randomised comparison of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in disaster-exposed children (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This article shows that both CBT and EMDR produced significant reductions in trauma-related symptoms, reached in fewer sessions with EMDR.
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Usefulness of a trauma-focused treatment approach for travel phobia (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Non-randomized study to evaluate the usefulness of a trauma-focused treatment approach for travel phobia or anxiety arising from an accident.
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Trauma-informed treatment for disenfranchised urban children and youth: An open trial (Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal)
Project demonstrates that hard-to-reach disenfranchised urban children can benefit from trauma-informed treatment when appropriately adapted.
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Do horizontal saccadic eye movements increase interhemishpheric coherence? Investigation of a hypothesized neural mechanism underlying EMDR (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study aimed to investigate whether memory enhancement following bilateral eye movements is associated with increased interhemispheric coherence in the electroencephalogram (EEG).
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The posttraumatic growth path: An emerging model for prevention and treatment of trauma-related behavioral health conditions (Journal of Psychotherapy Integration)
Treatments reviewed for efficacy: prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy & eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
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What Is EMDR? Concluding Commentary by Greenwald and Response by Shapiro (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This point/counterpoint on the meaning of EMDR concludes the commentary interchange between Greenwald and Shapiro.
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Traitement du souvenir dépendant du sommeil et mode d’action de l’EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
On pense que l’efficacité particulière de l’EMDR (désensibilisation et retraitement par les mouvements oculaires) dans le traitement de l’état…
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