When one tool is not enough: An integrative psychotherapeutic approach to treating complex PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This article presents an integrative approach for treating CPTSD based on a combination of techniques from several psychotherapy approaches.
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Setting Client Expectations in EMDR Therapy
This article discusses some common questions clients have and examples of setting client expectations in EMDR therapy.
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Exploratory pedagogical research of a bespoke eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy training for midwives (Mental Health Science)
This paper evaluates a bespoke training for midwives in psychological therapy techniques (EMDR‐m) which were used to treat peripartum PTSD.
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Autonomic nervous system function before and after trauma-focused psychotherapy in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)
This article looks at the correlation between trauma-focused psychotherapy including EMDR therapy and alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in children and adolescents aged 8-18.
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EMDR Therapy and Sports Performance
Learn how EMDR therapy can help heal traumas and improve performance in sports, the workplace, performing, and the creative arts.
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In the News: March 29, 2024
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
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12-month follow-up of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR and physical activity (BMC Psychiatry)
Long-term follow-up study for patients with PTSD treated with a combination of prolonged exposure, EMDR, and physical activity.
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Visual Schema Displacement Therapy versus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy versus waitlist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This randomized controlled trial investigated the use of Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT) vs EMDR therapy vs waitlist in the treatment of PTSD.
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The Impact and Adaptation of EMDR Therapy on the Taiwanese Deaf University Students (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Using EMDR with deaf adolescents adapting to hearing-dominated universities helped students stabilizing emotional arousal quickly.
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EMDR in Three Adults With Severe Intellectual Disability and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Effectiveness of EMDR therapy using the storytelling method in three adults with severe intellectual disability and PTSD.
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Dr. Louise Maxfield—A Memorial Former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
After 15 years, Louise Maxfield retired as editor-in-chief of the Journal. On November 13, 2023, Louise passed away.
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The Distancing Approach: A Comprehensive Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Psychotherapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The Distancing Approach, a psychotherapy rooted in EMDR, aims to address complex symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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