Evaluating the effectiveness of tfCBT and EMDR interventions for PTSD in an NHS talking therapies service (The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist)
Study describes a service evaluation of trauma-focused CBT (CT-PTSD) and EMDR treatment outcomes for PTSD.
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Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on depression in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) in a 12-month follow-up (Iranian Journal of Critical Care Nursing)
Study was to assess the efficacy of EMDR on depression in patients with Myocardial Infarction (MI) in a 12-month follow up.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD & trauma in XR using AI agents (TechRxiv)
This research contends that merging Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) protocols with Extended Reality (XR) simulations and AI-driven adaptive feedback will substantially improve the accessibility, personalization, and efficacy of PTSD treatment.
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Effectiveness of an intensive outpatient treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy for adolescents and young adults with PTSD in a naturalistic setting (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study assessed the results of a six-day intensive outpatient trauma-focused treatment programme for young individuals (12-25 years) with PTSD, utilizing EMDR therapy, prolonged exposure, social supports, and physical activity.
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Optimization of video stimuli parameters in EMDR therapy using artificial neural networks for enhanced treatment efficacy (Applied Sciences)
This study addresses the gap between the proven efficacy of EMDR in alleviating symptoms of depression and stress, but a remaining need for optimized parameters for video stimuli such as speed, distance, and size.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: Evolving conceptualization and evidence, and future research directions (World Psychiatry)
This paper reviews the evolving concepts of PTSD, complex PTSD, treatment strategies including EMDR therapy, and interventions across time-limited settings and cultural contexts.
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Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the 21st century (Routledge, 2024)
This chapter gives an overview of EMDR therapy discussing that EMDR treats the whole person – their cognitions, their emotions, their body, and their stored traumatic memories.
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Trauma resolution: A healing journey through EMDR therapy (Springer, 2024)
This chapter on EMDR therapy appears in an edited book offering an integrative and evidence-based practice approach to training in psychotherapy, examining common factors across different therapeutic models seen through an attachment theory lens.
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The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for depression: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Clinical Medicine)
This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy of EMDR in treating depression and to identify the variables influencing its effectiveness.
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Factors influencing quality of processing in EMDR therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study presents a preliminary analysis of a new instrument oriented at the analysis of processing in EMDR trauma therapy, the Processing Difficulties Scale (PDS).
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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for psychological trauma and other mental health disorders: A critical review (International Journal for Psychotherapy in Africa)
This paper examines the effect of EMDR therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for the treatment of psychological trauma.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse: Comparison of phase-based treatment and direct trauma-focused treatment (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a phased-based treatment approach with direct trauma-focused treatment in patients with PTSD and a history of childhood abuse.
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