The Current Status of EMDR Therapy, Specific Target Areas, and Goals for the Future (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
There are differences as to how various international treatment guidelines judge the strength of the EMDR evidence base.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychosis (EMDRp): Protocol of a feasibility randomized controlled trial with early intervention service users (Early Intervention in Psychiatry)
Few trials explore trauma-focused treatments as interventions for psychotic symptoms, especially in individuals with early psychosis.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in patients with a personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
The results suggest that EMDR therapy can be beneficial in the treatment of patients with personality disorders.
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Healing from Systemic Racism Using EMDR and Brainspotting with David Archer (Healin Podcast)
Podcast episode with anti-racist psychotherapist David Archer discussing systemic racism, racial trauma, and how EMDR therapy can help heal.
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CovEMERALD: Assessing the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of remotely delivered eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing following Covid-19 related critical illness: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BioMedCentral)
This letter addresses a study on the feasibility of delivering a remote EMDR therapy for adult survivors of Covid-19 related critical illness.
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EMDR Therapy Helps Military Families
The Department of Veterans Affairs rates EMDR Therapy as strong for the psychotherapeutic treatment of PTSD. Active-duty military personnel, veterans, spouses and their children can use EMDR therapists to help them cope with PTSD and regain resilience.
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Exposure-related cortisol predicts outcome of psychotherapy in veterans with treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Psychiatric Research)
This study investigated cortisol levels in veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD over the course of 3MDR exposure therapy and aimed to determine whether cortisol levels were related to changes in PTSD symptom severity.
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The value of visioning: Augmenting EMDR with alpha-band alternating bilateral photic stimulation for trauma treatment in schizophrenia (Medical Hypotheses)
Hypothesis that augmentation of EMDR with alternating bilateral photic stimulation (ABPS) is suited to those on the schizotypal spectrum.
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Perceived treatment processes and effects of interactive motion-assisted exposure therapy for veterans with treament-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: A mixed methods study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study looks at the perspectives of veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD on 3MDR treatment processes and explores the relation of their experiences to PTSD symptom improvement.
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EMDR Therapy and OCD
There is a growing body of evidence that supports the use of EMDR therapy with OCD. Here are some resources that could be helpful for EMDR therapists working with clients dealing with OCD.
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Prenatal Broken Bonds: Trauma, Dissociation and the Calming Womb Model (Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
The Calming Womb Family Therapy Model (CWFTM) uses EMDR to process maternal unresolved trauma, transference reactions to the baby, and more.
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Multisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress remote to healthcare professionals working in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic (Psychology and Behavioral Science)
This RCT shows efficacy and safety of remote, group EMDR in reducing stress and anxiety for healthcare professionals during COVID-19.
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