In the News
“EMDR is the most commonly searched-for form of therapy across America” according to a recent data analysis. The Good Men Project article “New Research Reveals the States With the Highest Demand for Therapy” has more.
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EMDRIA member Lisa Ibekwe, LCSW advocates for youth and the power of EMDR therapy in WGXA News report “Project Macon: Does Spending a Day in Jail Help Turn Kids Away From Crime?”
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Police1 article “Turning the Struggle Into a Mission” discusses the journey of one first responder, including his first-hand experience of EMDR therapy that inspired him to launch a mental health wellness initiative.
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“EMDR therapy has improved my life in countless ways — so much so that I rarely shut up about it. But there’s one thing this intensive form of trauma therapy has not improved; in fact, it has ruined it altogether. I can no longer watch early-2000s romance shows without feeling my newfound dignity shrivel up and weep.” So begins this light-hearted YourTango article “Therapy Has Ruined the Men of ‘Gilmore Girls’ For Me.”
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DakotaNewsNow covers a Sioux Fall, SD client’s perspective of EMDR therapy in “Avera Medical Minute: How EMDR Therapy Option Can Benefit Your Mental Health.”
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EMDR therapy is mentioned as a helpful therapy treatment for complex PTSD (cPTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) in the Psychiatric Times article “What is Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and How Does it Related to Borderline Personality Disorder?” EMDR therapy is used to address childhood sexual trauma in a BPD patient case example in the article. Mosquera et al. (2014) article Application of EMDR Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder is used as a reference.
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Militaryspot.com article “What are the best treatments for PTSD?” recommends EMDR therapy as a psychotherapy that focuses on dealing with traumatic memories and has strong evidence showing it works.
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“Studies show EMDR can help change the negative way a person thinks about an incident.” AARP article “Care Partner Training: Trauma-Informed Care and Dementia” refers to EMDR therapy in the discussion around trauma-informed care for older adults with dementia.
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Date
July 26, 2024