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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Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy integrated with systematic desensitization, cognitive behavioral therapy combined with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy combined with virtual reality exposure therapy methods in the treatment of flight anxiety: A randomized trial (Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment)
Comparing effectiveness of treatments for fear of flying: CBT with systematic desensitization, CBT with EMDR, and CBT with virtual reality.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Scripted Protocols and Summary Sheets: Treating Trauma- and Stressor-Related Conditions (Springer, 2015)
Book with scripted protocols for EMDR treatment of clients who have issues related to trauma- and stressor-related conditions.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Scripted Protocols and Summary Sheets: Treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and mood-related conditions (Springer, 2015)
Book with scripted protocols for EMDR treatment of clients with specific fears/phobias, panic disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and more.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus cognitive-behavioral therapy for adult posttraumatic stress disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)
Meta-analysis looking at the effectiveness of EMDR compared to CBT for adult PTSD.
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Electroencephalography Coherence, Memory Vividness, and Emotional Valence Effects of Bilateral Eye Movements During Unpleasant Memory Recall and Subsequent Free Association: Implications for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The effects of bilateral stimulation during unpleasant memory recall followed by free association, similar to Phase 4 of EMDR therapy.
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Pilot Research Study on the Provision of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Treatment Protocol With Female Cancer Patients (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Effectiveness of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) in reducing PTSD symptoms of cancer diagnosis/treatment in adult women.
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