Affect-Focused EMDR: Clinical Strategies for Working with Relational Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This theoretical article explores affect-focused EMDR, which posits that the reprocessing of affect is central to the EMDR process, rather than the reprocessing of memories or mental representations.
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Adverse effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: A neglected but urgent area of inquiry (Current Opinion in Psychology)
This review critically evaluates the extent to which adverse effects are reported and monitored in EMDR research.
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Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial (Discover Mental Health)
The present study aimed to determine the effect of desensitization based on EMDR on dysmenorrhea intensity and menstrual distress.
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Educational, but demanding: The experience of therapists in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study aimed to explore therapists’ experiences in an intensive trauma treatment program (ITTP). Our research questions were: How did the therapist experience working within the ITTP, and how did the treatment program influence them as trauma therapists?
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Perceived feasibility of group EMDR therapy among disaster-affected adolescents in Turkey: A convergent mixed-methods study (Preprint, BMC Psychiatry)
This study aimed to evaluate how symptom severity and psychological resilience influence adolescents’ perceptions of the feasibility of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol.
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Effects of EMDR vs. waiting list for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Affective Disorders)
A systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA 2020 guidelines to evaluate EMDR versus waiting list in adults with PTSD.
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Yoga as a pre-treatment of EMDR to treat childhood abuse-related PTSD: Feasibility and pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study aimed to test the efficacy of group yoga sessions followed by individual EMDR sessions on PTSD symptoms.
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Successful treatment of secondary hypersomnia due to complex post-traumatic stress disorder with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (Clocks & Seep)
This report explored the relationship between psychological trauma in complex PTSD and secondary hypersomnia, and clinical improvement after EMDR therapy in hypersomnolence and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).
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Dual-task interventions reduce vividness and unpleasantness in both old and new memories (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study provides insight into memory consolidation, dual-task effectiveness and interventions, and EMDR.
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Symptom retention after successful intensive trauma-focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorders (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of residual symptoms among those who no longer met PTSD diagnostic criteria after intensive trauma-focused treatment and at six-month follow-up.
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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as a potential treatment for substance use disorders: Study protocol (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study aims to investigate the efficacy of EMDR in substance use disorder (SUD) patients with comorbid psychological trauma.
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The relationship between changes in emotional intensity and treatment outcome in PTSD patients in EMDR therapy (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between changes in emotional intensity of traumatic memories during EMDR therapy and treatment outcomes for PTSD.
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