Traumatic childbirth experience and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A contemporary overview (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Support and treatment for women with a traumatic childbirth experience or childbirth-related PTSD, including EMDR.
TEDx Breckenridge: Being Understood as an Immigrant
EMDRIA Board Member Liliana Baylon, in her TEDx Breckenridge talk, discusses the immigrant experience to help others better understand.
In the News – February 2, 2023
EMDR therapy is featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Facilitated extinction but impaired extinction recall by eye movement manipulation in humans – Indications for action mechanisms and the applicability of eye movement desensitization (International Journal of Psychophysiology)
This research found that moving the eyes in a specific way can help the brain “turn down” fear automatically, even if a person’s thoughts about the fear don’t change.
EMDR Therapy, Men and Attachment Disorders
EMDR therapist and Consultant-in-Training Marcken Volmy, LMHC, LPC, NCC discusses attachment disorders in men and how they can break the macho line of thought about therapy.
The bumpy road of trauma-focused treatment: Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom exacerbation in people with psychosis (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This study, which was part of a multicenter randomized controlled trial, investigated PTSD symptom exacerbation during EMDR therapy and prolonged exposure (PE) in a sample of 99 participants with PTSD and psychosis.
Efficacy of EMDR in post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (Psicothema)
This meta-analysis examined the efficacy of EMDR in treatment of PTSD from 1991- 2022.
The EMDR Therapist Journey: From Training, to Certification, and Beyond
EMDRIA has designed a pathway for EMDR therapists to cultivate their clinical skills, knowledge, and competence. Here’s a breakdown of the EMDR therapist journey: from training, to certification, consultant status and beyond.
The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on psychological distress in refugee children: A systematic review (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
A review of the literature of psychological interventions for symptoms of distress in refugee children.
Shifting to trauma-informed care in inpatient psychiatry: A case study of an individual with dissociative PTSD undergoing EMDR therapy (Case Reports in Psychiatry)
This case study highlights how trauma-informed care (EMDR therapy) was offered to a patient with dissociative PTSD in an inpatient setting which led to improvement in treatment outcomes.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a possible evidence-based rehabilitation treatment option for a patient with ADHD and history of adverse childhood experiences: A case report study (Journal of Personalized Medicine)
Study to report for the first time the history of a patient with ADHD and ACE successfully treated with an EMDR approach.
EMDR Therapy and College/University Students
EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta discusses common themes in using EMDR therapy with college and university students.
