EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Technological Disaster Context (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Effectiveness of EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI) in reducing PTSD symptoms from an explosion that killed 7 employees.

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Neuropsychological and Physiological Outcomes Pre- and Post-EMDR Therapy for a Woman With PTSD: A Case Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Comprehensive literature review on the neurocognitive impact of PTSD and reports on a quantitative single-case study.

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Single Case Study: Does EMDR Psychotherapy Work on Emotional Eating? (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article presents the methods and results of a single case study treating the effects of “emotional eating” (EE).

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The Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Treatments in Treatment of Active Military Personnel and Their Families (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study findings demonstrated the effectiveness of using PTSD-EBT in treating active military populations in general and EMDR in particular.

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High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

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Neurobiological response to EMDR therapy in clients with different psychological traumas (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study used electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring to view neurobiological differences between groups of clients with different trauma histories during the reliving of the traumatic event.

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Bilateral drawing: Self-regulation for trauma reparation (Psychology Today)

Bilateral drawing reflects Shapiro’s model of EMDR treatment that involves dual-attention stimulation to help an individual with trauma.

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What do EMDR, running, and drumming have in common? (GoodTherapy blog)

There are a million ways to alternate right- and left-brain activation, including dance, yoga, and some tai chi moves.

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Book Reviews Vol. 9, No. 3 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Reviews of recently published EMDR-related titles by Nancy J. Abel & John M. O’Brien; James Knipe; Ulrich F. Lanius, Sandra Paulsen, & Frank M. Corrigan (Eds.); Joan Lovett; Trudy Mooren & Martijn Stöfsel; Joanne Morris-Smith & Michel Silvestre; Dolores Mosquera & Anabel Gonzalez; Mark I. Nickerson & Joshua Goldstein; Arianne Struik; Bessel A. van der Kolk; Debra Wesselmann, Cathy Schweitzer, & Stefanie Armstrong.

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Integrated Trauma Treatment in Drug Court: Combining EMDR Therapy and Seeking Safety (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Trauma and co-occurring substance use disorders are disproportionately prevalent in individuals involved in the criminal justice system.

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Integrating EMDR Into a Novel Evolutionary-Based Therapy for Depression: A Case Study of Postpartum Depression (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Postpartum depression affects about 9% of women who give birth and depressive disorders remain difficult to treat.

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Integration of Religion and Spirituality Into Trauma Psychotherapy: An Example in Suism? (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Summary of cultural applicability of EMDR and research on value of incorporating religion/spirituality, particularly Islamic Sufism.

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