Brief eclectic psychotherapy v. eye movements desensitization and reprocessing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: Randomized controlled trial (BJPsych Open)

EMDR results in a faster recovery for PTSD symptoms compared with the more gradual improvement with brief eclectic psychotherapy.

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EMDR Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Results of 2 experiments investigating EMDR protocols for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) each with two young adult male participants.

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The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in the Treatment of Traumatized Children and Youth (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Differences between Type I and Type II traumas and the effects of EMDR on traumatic stress of children/youth with these traumas.

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Adaptive Information Processing and a Systemic Biopsychosocial Model (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The author expands the AIP model to include psychosocial mechanisms & suggests a biopsychosocial system depicts positive outcomes of EMDR.

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Clinical Q&A: EMDR Target Time Line (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Question: “How can I organize my client’s historical information into a targeting sequence consistent with a treatment plan?”

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David Servan-Schreiber (1961–2011) (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

An obituary for Dr. David Servan-Schreiber (1961-2011), psychiatrist, researcher, and EMDR trainer.

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Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor level may contribute to the therapeutic response to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot study (Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 2012)

Investigating the relationship between plasma levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, and EMDR in complex PTSD.

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Pre- intra- and post-treatment eeg imaging of EMDR – neurobiological bases of treatment efficacy (European Psychiatry)

Electroencephalography was used for the first time to fully monitor neuronal activation during whole EMDR sessions.

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P-1265 – A role for EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) in the treatment of trauma in patients suffering from a psychosis (European Psychiatry)

Patients with functional psychosis are more likely to have history of trauma, symptoms of PTSD, & traumatised by their psychotic symptoms.

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Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy (Rodale, 2012)

Overcome trauma with self-help techniques that empower readers to take control of their life, based on EMDR therapy.

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The patient observer: Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for the treatment of posttraumatic stress following childbirth (Birth)

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the possibility of using EMDR treatment for women with symptoms of PTSD following childbirth.

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Evaluating the Effect of Eye Movements on Positive Memories Such as Those Used in Resource Development and Installation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study found that the effectiveness of bilateral stimulation in resource development and installation (RDI) is questionable.

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