Childhood Trauma Archives

Al interviews Dr. Joyce Baptist, professor in the couple and family therapy program at Kansas state University, on the topic of eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (The Depression Files)

Dr. Joyce Baptist discusses using EMDR therapy for depression in this podcast episode of The Depression Files.

Dual perspectives on art therapy and EMDR for the treatment of complex childhood trauma (International Journal of Art Therapy)

Art therapy and EMDR for the treatment of complex PTSD caused by childhood sexual abuse, written by both client and therapist.

Application of EMDR therapy in treatment of fear for an adult, caused by traumatic experience during childhood: Case report (Psychiatria Danubina)

The aim is to show the effectiveness of the EMDR technique in the treatment of childhood caused traumatic adolescent anxiety.

An EMDR group therapy for traumatized former child slaves in India: A pilot randomized controlled trial (The International Journal of Indian Psycholog7)

Trial to determine if brief EMDR group therapy can reduce symptoms of PTSD and dysfunctional trauma-related cognitions in former child slaves.

Imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood trauma: Randomised clinical trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry)

Imagery rescripting and EMDR treatments were found to be effective in treating PTSD symptoms arising from childhood trauma.

Moving past trauma: EMDR has helped LGBTQ patients overcome toxic feelings (Out In STL)

Jason Eccker discusses EMDR for childhood bullying and for LGBTQ patients facing shame, from the perspective of both a patient and clinician.

EMDR Therapy in Alleviating Psychological Consequences Associated with Childhood Maltreatment – A Case Report (Psychiatria Danubina)

Child maltreatment includes all forms of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation of children.

The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adults who have experienced complex childhood trauma: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychology)

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials evaluating EMDR therapy on PTSD symptoms in adults and children exposed to complex childhood trauma.

Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale (Child Abuse and Neglect)

The BCEs scale indexes promising promotive factors associated with lower trauma-related symptomatology and stress exposure during pregnancy.

Adverse childhood experiences (Paediatrics and Child Health)

Those people who have experienced four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are at significantly increased risk of chronic disease

EMDR Integrated With Relationship Therapies for Complex Traumatized Children: An Evaluation and Two Case Studies (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This case series investigated the value of integrating EMDR and relationship therapies for children with histories of complex trauma.

Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) Scale (Center for Care Innovations)

One-page scale to measure Benevolent Childhood Experiences, the counterpart to Adverse Childhood Experiences, such as “did you like school?”

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