Electroencephalography Coherence, Memory Vividness, and Emotional Valence Effects of Bilateral Eye Movements During Unpleasant Memory Recall and Subsequent Free Association: Implications for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The effects of bilateral stimulation during unpleasant memory recall followed by free association, similar to Phase 4 of EMDR therapy.

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EMDR therapy for PTSD after motor vehicle accidents: Meta-analytic evidence for specific treatment (Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)

This article presents the results of a meta-analysis of fMRI studies on PTSD after motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and discusses findings relevant to EMDR’s effectiveness.

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Funktionelle und Strukturelle Korrelate von EMDR-Therapie in Neuro-Bildgebungsverfahren (Neuroimaging) : Eine kritische Übersicht neuester Befunde (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Neuroimaging-Untersuchungen zu den Auswirkungen PTSD-fokussierter Therapien, einschließlich Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing…

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EMDR y el Modelo del Procesamiento Adaptativo de la Información Mecanismos potenciales del cambio (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

La desensibilización y el reprocesamiento a través de movimientos oculares (EMDR) es un enfoque terapéutico guiado por el modelo del procesamiento adaptativo…

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Facilitating access to emotions: Neural signature of EMDR stimulation (PLoS ONE)

This study examined whether there is increased activation of the amygdala during bilateral stimulation (BLS) in EMDR therapy.

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Potential of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Psychological Research and Behavior Management)

Recently, research attention has been focused on the types of memory processes involved in PTSD and hypothesized neurobiological processes.

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Corrélats de la thérapie EMDR en neuroimagerie fonctionnelle et structurelle : un résumé critique des résultats récents (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Les investigations en neuroimagerie sur les effets des psychothérapies qui traitent l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT), dont l’EMDR…

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Neurobiology and treatment of traumatic dissociation: Towards and embodied self (Springer, 2014)

A neurobiological model that accounts for the therapeutic effects of somatic therapies and EMDR, with two chapters specific to EMDR.

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EMDR and the relational imperative: The therapeutic relationship in EMDR treatment (Routledge, 2013)

The subtle nuances of the therapeutic relationship and the vital role it plays in using EMDR with traumatized clients.

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Brain Activity Measured With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy During EMDR Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Client with phantom limb pain (PLP) treated by EMDR measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) throughout therapeutic session.

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EMDR therapy modulates the default mode network in a subsyndromal, traumatized bipolar patient (Neuropsychobiology)

EMDR therapy clinical trial of bipolar patient shows improvement in subsyndromal affective symptoms during n-back working memory task.EMDR therapy clinical trial of bipolar patient shows improvement in subsyndromal affective symptoms during n-back working memory task.

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Correlates of EMDR Therapy in Functional and Structural Neuroimaging: A Critical Summary of Recent Findings (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Results of neurobiological functional and structural changes taking place at PTSD treatment, presented 1999–2012 by various research groups.

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