Immediate treatment following the November 13 attacks: Use of an EMDR emergency protocol (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

The objective of this article is to report on an emergency posttraumatic treatment following the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris.

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Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy

EMDRIA member Ann Beckley-Forest explores the Intersection of EMDR Therapy and Play Therapy.

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Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients. A randomized, controlled pilot-study (Psychiatry Research)

Pilot trial evaluated whether trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) or EMDR can help treatment-resistant depression patients.

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Changing negative autobiographical memories in the lab: A comparison of three eye-movement tasks (Memory)

Study testing if eye-movement tasks that load working memory while thinking of a memory reduces the emotionality/vividness of this memory.

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Dual-tasking during recall of negative memories or during visual perception of images: Effects on vividness and emotionality (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

We tested the effectiveness of an experimental intervention that consists of elements from virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy and EMDR.

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Flash Technique Group Protocol for Highly Dissociative Clients in a Homeless Shelter: A Clinical Report (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Flash Technique is a new protocol for use in the preparation phase of EMDR to reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories.

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Developing the Interrater Reliability of the Modified EMDR Fidelity Checklist (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

While EMDR treatment fidelity measures have been cited in past research, none have been subject to any empirical investigation of reliability.

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The Applicability and Effect of EMDR in a Patient With a Mild Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Clinical case study of a woman who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease–clinical usefulness of EMDR.

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EMDR Therapy with Children & Adolescents (Go With That Magazine Issue)

Discover how to use EMDR therapy with children and adolescents through play therapy, co-regulation, sandtray integration and more.

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How We Do What We Do: The Therapist, EMDR, and Treatment of Complex Trauma (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Strategies for working with patients who present with the specific psychological deficits associated with complex trauma.

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Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy

Children learn mostly through action & imaginative experimentation, not through verbal reflection/imagery as adults using EMDR.

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Synthesis and Realization (Personification and Presentification): The Psychological Process of Integration of Traumatic Memories in EMDR Psychotherapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Memories are successfully integrated in a narrative—stored in an adaptive memory network—with synthesis of the different elements.

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