Integrating positive psychology applications into the EMDR peak performance protocol (European Review of Applied Psychology)

This article describes an innovative EMDR protocol to the reduction of performance anxiety and enhancement of skillful performance in higher functioning clients.

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Consciousness Examined: An Introduction to the Foundations of Neurobiology for EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The human mind is difficult to investigate, but the biological foundations of the mind, especially consciousness, are generally regarded as the most daunting.

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Adaptive Information Processing, Targeting, the Standard Protocol, and Strategies for Successful Outcomes in EMDR Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Excerpts from “An EMDR Primer: From Practicum to Practice” (Hensley, 2009) to help new clinicians and to serve as a refresher.

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From the General to the Specific— Selecting the Target Memory (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Identifying the appropriate target memory and its related negative cognition (NC) in preparation for desensitization.

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EMDR Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Two Model Treatment Plans (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article, condensed from a chapter, examines applying EMDR to treating individuals with panic disorder (PD) and PD with agoraphobia (PDA).

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Integrating EMDR and Ego State Treatment for Clients With Trauma Disorders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The preparation phase of EMDR is very important in the therapy of multiply traumatized clients with complex PTSD and dissociative symptoms.

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Protocol for Excessive Grief (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

“Protocol for Excessive Grief” is excerpted from the EMDR Scripted Protocols book, illustrating one of Francine Shapiro’s 6 basic protocols.

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Healing the Caregiving System: Working With Parents Within a Comprehensive EMDR Treatment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Excerpt from the book EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches With Children shows model to work with caregivers of children with complex trauma.

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Specialty Topics on Using EMDR With Children (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article explores using EMDR with children who have been diagnosed with ADHD or have experienced trauma, attachment, and dissociation.

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How does EMDR work? (Journal of Experimental Psychopathology)

Paper on the findings of a long series of experiments that disproved the hypothesis that eye movements or other ‘dual tasks’ are unnecessary.

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Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders: A systematic review (Clinical Psychology Review)

A systematic review of PTSD literature for first responder treatment.

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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing, post traumatic stress disorder, and trauma: A review of randomized controlled trials with children and adolescents (Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal)

This article examines RCTs of EMDR with children and adolescents published between 1998 and 2010.

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