The Role of the Thalamus in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Mini literature review on the potential contribution of the thalamus to the pathogenesis of PTSD & the validation of therapeutic approaches.

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Interhemispheric transfer of working memories (Neuron)

We studied how working memory is integrated across hemifields by recording neural activity bilaterally from lateral prefrontal cortex.

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Clinical efficacy of EMDR in unipolar depression: Changes in theta cordance (Psychiatry Research)

EMDR may be efficacious in treating unipolar depression. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Theta Cordance may be linked to depression.

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Trauma-focused psychotherapy response in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with changes in insula volume (Journal of Psychiatric Research)

Study on the relationship between treatment response and alternations in brain structures associated with PTSD in children and adolescents.

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Cognitive Function Assessment of a Patient With PTSD Before and After EMDR Treatment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case study investigates whether successful psychotherapy for PTSD symptoms will also ameliorate cognitive deficits.

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What Has EMDR Taught Us About the Psychological Characteristics of Tinnitus Patients? (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Tinnitus is a common and distressing symptom affecting at least 10% of the population. There are many proposed therapies.

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Integrative psychotherapy and psychotherapy integration: The case of EMDR (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

Explore whether EMDR therapy is a technique/procedure within a psychotherapy practice or a comprehensive/distinct psychotherapy approach.

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Eye movements of recent and remote autobiographical memories: fewer and longer lasting fixations during the retrieval of childhood memories (Psychological Research)

The aim of the current study was to evaluate eye movements during the retrieval of remote and recent autobiographical memories.

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Empirically supported psychological treatments: EMDR therapy (Oxford, 2020)

This chapter provides an overview of the current empirical support for EMDR therapy for PTSD.

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Trauma, treatment and Tetris: video gaming increases hippocampal volume in male patients with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience)

A neuroimaging study to assess Tetris in patients with existing PTSD or explored how playing Tetris may affect brain structure.

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Involvement of the cerebellum in EMDR efficiency: a metabolic connectivity PET study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The posterior cerebellum and its metabolic connectivity with the precuneus are involved in the clinical efficiency of EMDR in PTSD.

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The effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels of patients with mental disorders: A systematic review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

“A systematic review evaluating the effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels in patients with mental disorders.”

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