Addictions Archives

Strategies for Healing Suicidal and High-Risk Youth in the 21st Century

Strategies for treating suicidal & high-risk youth, with a focus on the special challenges our youth face today (bullying & social media).

Buddhist Psychology, EMDR Therapy & Addictions – The MET(T)A Protocol

This presentation describes how principles & methods of Buddhist psychology can help treat addiction & comorbid disorders.

EMDR as Add-On Treatment for Psychiatric and Traumatic Symptoms in Patients with Substance Use Disorder (Frontiers in Psychology)

Study to assess the efficacy of a combined trauma-focused and addiction-focused EMDR intervention in patients with substance use disorders.

EMDR therapy and mindfulness for trauma-focused care (Springer, 2018)

The book demonstrates how clinicians can conceptualize and deliver trauma-focused care in both mental health and addiction treatment.

Treating addiction with schema therapy and EMDR in women with co-occurring SUD and PTSD: A pilot study (Journal of Substance Use)

Study to examine the combined use of schema therapy and EMDR for substance use disorder in women with co-occurring SUD and PTSD.

EMDR beyond PTSD: A systematic literature review (Frontiers in Psychology)

EMDR treatment of comorbid traumatic events in psychosis, bipolar, depression, anxiety , substance use disorders, and chronic back pain.

Le protocole EMDR standard pour la dépendance à l’alcool et à d’autres substances psychoactives en comorbidité avec un état de stress post-traumatique : quatre cas avec un suivi après 12 mois (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Ce compte-rendu commence par un résumé de la littérature concernant les modèles théoriques qui soustendent la relation comorbide entre l’état…

Effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry)

This study aims to expand the knowledge about the effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD.

EMDR Interventions in Addiction (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Authors discuss potential of EMDR therapy to aid addiction treatment. Two approaches are distinguished: trauma-focused and addiction-focused.

EMDR Therapy Reduces Intense Treatment-Resistant Cravings in a Case of Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid Addiction (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article presents the first experiences of using EMDR therapy to aid in the treatment of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) dependency.

The Perceived Effects of Standard and Addiction-Specific EMDR Therapy Protocols (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Existing literature on co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addictive disorders suggests improved outcomes when both diagnoses are treated concurrently.

EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction (Springer, 2016)

This chapter proposes that integrating treatments for co-occurring trauma and addiction with EMDR therapy can help.

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