English Archives

Efficacy and mechanisms of action of EMDR as a treatment for PTSD (Murdoch University)

This article reviewed successful treatment approaches for PTSD and discusses the underlying processes of EMDR, one of the successful treatment approaches.

An adult with childhood medical trauma treated with psychoanalytic psychotherapy and EMDR: A case study (Perspectives in Psychiatric Care)

This is a case study of an adult client who sought treatment for depression and attention deficit disorder through EMDR therapy.

The counting method: Applying the rule of parsimony to the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Traumatology)

A study is described comparing Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, and the Counting Method with 51 multiply-traumatized women.

The active ingredient in EMDR: Is it traditional exposure or dual focus of attention? (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)

Is EMDR similar to traditional exposure treatments (reliving), or more consistent with distancing (dual process of attention)?

Single session treatment of nontraumatic fear of flying with eye movement desensitization reprocessing: Pre and post-September 11 (Clinical Case Studies)

Study is to provide an example of the in-flight application of a single session of EMDR to nontraumatic or small “t” fear of flying.

Increased interhemispheric interaction is associated with earlier offset of childhood amnesia (Neuropsychology)

Results of two experiments build upon a growing body of research indicating an interhemispheric basis for the retrieval of episodic memories.

The effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of the 1999 Marmara, Turkey, earthquake (International Journal of Stress Management)

This study reports results of response to the 1999 earthquake in Marmara, Turkey where trauma victims with PTSD were treated in tent cities with EMDR therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment for phantom limb pain (Journal of Brief Therapy)

Five cases of phantom limb pain were treated with EMDR with pain completely eliminated, or reduced to a negligible level.

Prolonged exposure versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD rape victims (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

Efficacy of Prolonged Exposure and EMDR compared to a no-treatment waitlist control in the treatment of PTSD in adult female rape victims

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.

EMDR Solutions: Pathways to Healing (W. W. Norton, 2005)

Fifteen examples of therapeutic strategy, clinical insight, and step-by-step instructions for implementing a particular EMDR solution.

A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD (American Journal of Psychiatry)

Meta-analysis of psychotherapy treatments for PTSD before 2003 including EMDR therapy.

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