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Do trauma-focussed psychological interventions have an effect on psychotic symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis (Schizophrenia Research)

Trauma-focussed treatments effective in treating PTSD may therefore represent a new direction in the psychological treatment of psychosis.

EMDR in Psychoncology (Clinical Neuropsychiatry)

This article looks at research on psychoncology (psycho-oncology), cancer as trauma, and EMDR therapy.

Metabolic and Electrophysiological Changes Associated to Clinical Improvement in Two Severely Traumatized Subjects Treated With EMDR-A Pilot Study (Frontiers in Psychology)

EMDR showed clinical improvement in PTSD symptoms associated with metabolic & electrophysiological changes in limbic and associative cortex.

The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adults who have experienced complex childhood trauma: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychology)

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials evaluating EMDR therapy on PTSD symptoms in adults and children exposed to complex childhood trauma.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing early intervention (EMDR EI)

This white paper is an introduction to EMDR Early Intervention with background information and ideas for future research directions.

Hippocampal gray matter increases following multimodal psychological treatment for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Brain and Behavior)

Pilot study on hippocampal gray matter was conducted assessing patients with combat-related PTSD with structural MRI.

Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale (Child Abuse and Neglect)

The BCEs scale indexes promising promotive factors associated with lower trauma-related symptomatology and stress exposure during pregnancy.

Research Corner | Go With That Magazine™ Issue March 2018

This research corner contribution by EMDRIA member Andrew Leeds, Ph.D. is from the March 2018 issue of Go With That Magazine.™️

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in a forensic patient with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from homicide. A case study (The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology)

PTSD resulting from perpetration is highly prevalent in forensic populations and has been associated with future risk of criminal recidivism.

Adverse childhood experiences (Paediatrics and Child Health)

Those people who have experienced four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are at significantly increased risk of chronic disease

Effects of Saccade Induced Retrieval Enhancement on conceptual and perceptual tests of explicit & implicit memory (Brain and Cognition)

Results revealed that saccadic horizontal eye movements enhanced performance in only the conceptual explicit condition.

EMDR Early Intervention and Crisis Response: Researcher’s Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to help EMDR clinicians conduct research in disaster situations, or in clinical situations such as crises clinics, emergency rooms, or rape treatment centers.

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