The role of alternating bilateral stimulation in establishing positive cognition in EMDR therapy: A multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy study (PLOS One)
This article looks at the effects of bilateral stimulation in EMDR therapy’s resource development and installation (RDI) by way of multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy imaging.
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Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
This review assesses the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioural and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.
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EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction (Springer, 2016)
This chapter proposes that integrating treatments for co-occurring trauma and addiction with EMDR therapy can help.
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Possible neural mechanisms of psychotherapy for trauma-related symptoms: cerebral responses to the neuropsychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder model individuals (Scientific Reports)
Study presents findings that suggest psychotherapy for traumatic symptoms involves brain regions related to memory representation and emotion.
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Early psychological preventive intervention for workplace violence: A randomized controlled explorative and comparative study between EMDR-Recent Event and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (Issues in Mental Health Nursing)
This RCT investigated the efficacy of an early psychological intervention called EMDR-RE compared to Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.
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EMDR integrated group treatment protocol for secondary traumatic stress/vicarious trauma in first responders (Northcentral University, 2016)
This study examined whether the proposed treatment, EMDR integrated group treatment protocol (EMDR-IGTP), was effective in decreasing PTSD symptoms associated with vicarious stress and increasing post-traumatic growth (PTG).
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Healing Trauma: EMDR Patients Share Their Stories
This public awareness film highlights stories of how EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages and backgrounds relieve many types of psychological stress.
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EMDR The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (Basic, 2016)
This book explains how painful life experiences are physically stored in our brains and how the breakthrough eye movement therapy EMDR can bring relief.
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Are addiction-related memories malleable by working memory competition? Transient effects on memory vividness and nicotine craving in a randomized lab experiment (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
Study concludes that eye movements provide a valuable way of coping with the acute effects of craving during smoking cessation attempts.
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EMDR Therapy and Psycho-Oncology (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Literature shows mortality rates may improve with effective psychotherapy, yet patients with cancer tends to receive generic psychotherapy.
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EMDR Therapy in Psycho-Oncology: A Bridge Between Mind and Body (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Importance of understanding connection of psychological pain and physical suffering—proposes a clinical perspective based on EMDR approach.
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Neurobiological Impact of EMDR in Cancer (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Literature review focusing on a comparison with the results of neurobiological studies on PTSD in non-oncological patients.
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