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Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder in individuals with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning: A review of treatment studies (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Individuals with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning are at high risk for PTSD & substance use disorders.

Adding EMDR therapy can allow for reprocessing traumatic memories that may trigger maladaptive coping strategies like misuse of substances.

Flash-forwards describe the mental simulation of anticipated future events which might also be relevant in the context of gaming disorder.

Findings suggest an adapted, addiction-focused EMDR procedure, AF-EMDR therapy, may help in treating addictions like gambling disorder (GD).

Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of addiction-focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (AF-EMDR) treatment.

Writing for EMDR therapists & substance abuse counselors, Parnell provides tools to support clients in recovery with EMDR-based techniques.

A large proportion (11%–60%) of people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer from substance use disorder (SUD).

Regardless of your adopted stance on addiction this model of addiction as dissociation will likely be relevant to your practice.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment presents a serious challenge, many patients do not complete regular AUD treatment.

Combined strategy for relapse prevention, including EMDR, could be a promising approach for preventing relapse among heroin users in China.

La consommation de tabac, d’alcool et de drogues illicites est très répandue et a des conséquences négatives importantes pour les individus…

Evidence of whether EMDR therapy is effective in reducing symptoms in patients with substance use disorder and a history of trauma.