Treatment Guideline Archives

Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Research-based best practice guidelines for trauma-specific services published by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). EMDR is included as trauma-specific service for trauma and PTSD.

Operational guidance, mental health & psychosocial support programming for refugee operations (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

International guidance for mental health and psychosocial support for refugee populations and settings.

Psychological therapies for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review looked at 70 studies and shows support for the efficacy of trauma-focused CBT and EMDR for chronic PTSD in adults.

Guidelines for the management of conditions specifically related to stress (World Health Organization)

International guidance for the management of conditions related to the occurrence of a major stressful event.

Assessment and management of conditions specifically related to stress: mhGAP intervention guide module (World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

WHO and UNHCR international assessment module for guiding treatment of conditions specifically related to stress.

Implementing practice guidelines for anxiety disorders in secondary mental health care: a case study (BMC, 2012)

The Netherlands developed a multidisciplinary guideline for the treatment of anxiety disorders, including use of EMDR therapy.

Lignes directrices pour le traitement du trouble dissociatif de l’identité chez les adultes (Société Internationale pour l’Etude du Trauma et de la Dissociation)

Guide pratique pour la prise en charge des patients adultes atteints de trouble dissociatif de l’identité, basé sur les connaissances scientifiques actuelles et une pratique clinique éclairée.

Guidelines for treating dissociative identity disorder in adults, third revision (Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

Practical guide to the management of adult patients with dissociative identity disorder based on current scientific knowledge & informed clinical practice.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (American Psychiatric Association)

Guideline for the treatment of ASD and PTSD published by the American Psychiatric Association. EMDR is included as an effective treatment option for PTSD.

Psychotherapy: An Evaluation of Three Approaches (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)

A French expert evaluation on the evaluation of psychotherapies, with questions from the Direction générale de la santé.

Lignes directrices pour l’évaluation et le traitement des symptômes dissociatifs chez les enfants et les adolescents (Société internationale pour l’étude de la dissociation)

Guide pratique pour la prise en charge des patients enfants et adolescents atteints de trouble dissociatif de l’identité, basé sur les connaissances scientifiques actuelles et une pratique clinique éclairée.

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents (International Society for the Study of Dissociation)

Practical guide to the management of child and adolescent patients with dissociative identity disorder based on current scientific knowledge & informed clinical practice.

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