Adding eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to a workforce wellbeing model (Australian Social Work)

This study included EMDR in a workforce well-being model to explore changes in children in young people living in out-of-home care facilities. Reductions in behavior incidents are identified, and implications are discussed.

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Targeted memory reactivation to augment treatment in post-traumatic stress disorder (Current Biology)

This study applied targeted memory reactivation (TMR) to patients during sleep after receiving EMDR therapy session.

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A Cognitive Strategy Approach to EMDR for Trauma Post Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single-Case Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This is a single case study of EMDR treatment with a 23-year-old female with severe traumatic brain injury following a road traffic accident.

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The Effectiveness of the Flash Technique Is Explained by the Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotion (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Flash Technique (FT) appears to significantly reduce distress and sympathetic arousal in the preparation phase of EMDR.

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Preliminary Efficacy of the Transdiagnostic EMDR-Negative Affect Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and testing the EMDR-Negative Affect protocol in first responders.

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ASSYST-Individual Adapted for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study describes the ASSYST-I Adapted for OCD and discusses its preliminary safety, feasibility, and acceptability.

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The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive behavioral therapy method on psychological symptoms (Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on psychological symptoms.

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Knowledge about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and child sexual abuse: A scoping review (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)

A scoping review of literature on EMDR therapy as treatment for childhood sexual abuse.

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Distinct saliva DNA methylation profiles in relation to treatment outcome in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (Translational Psychiatry)

This study investigated the link between epigenetic mechanisms like the DNA methylation genes and previously associated biological mechanisms with treatment outcome.

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Eye movements desensitization and reprocessing with finger movements and Elite mobile health software on guilt feeling of parents of children with autism: A randomized trial (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the impact of different ways to reduce guilt in parents of autistic children, including EMDR therapy.

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The use of the “group traumatic episode protocol (G-TEP)” in an outpatient randomized and hospital setting: Implementation and effects in heterogeneous patient samples (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This study examined the application of G-TEP (a group EMDR protocol) in both outpatient and in-patient settings for treating multiple symptoms.

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EMDR and standard psychotherapy for paediatric cancer patients and their families: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article compares EMDR with standard psychotherapy for PTSD in pediatric oncology patients early in cancer treatment.

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