8-day intensive treatment programme for PTSD and complex PTSD vs treatment as usual: A clinical trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study compared the effect of an 8-day intensive treatment programme (ITP) with traditionally spaced treatments for PTSD. The programme includes prolonged exposure (PE), EMDR therapy, physical activity, and psychoeducation.Â
Read MoreThe effect of eating disorders and trauma day treatment in women with eating disorders and childhood maltreatment history: A pilot study (Child Abuse and Neglect)
This paper reports on the effectiveness of a day program that includes EMDR for women with eating disorders (ED) and a childhood maltreatment history on symptoms of EDs, PTSD, CPTSD, and dissociation.
Read MoreHealing the Fragmented Self: EMDR & Sand Tray Therapy for Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Ana M. Gomez, MC, LPC discusses sand tray-based therapy as transformative approach for individuals healing from complex trauma & dissociation.
Read MoreSuccessful treatment of secondary hypersomnia due to complex post-traumatic stress disorder with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (Clocks & Seep)
This report explored the relationship between psychological trauma in complex PTSD and secondary hypersomnia, and clinical improvement after EMDR therapy in hypersomnolence and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).
Read MoreEMDR-Sandtray-based therapy healing complex trauma and dissociation across the lifespan (Norton, 2025)
A powerful, multimodal approach for trauma healing.
Read MoreDissociative and traumatic experiences in people with eating disorders (Current Opinion in Psychiatry)
This review synthesizes existing literature on the prevalence, assessment, and treatment of dissociation, focusing on its manifestation in eating disorders and explores dissociation, its relationship with trauma, and its role in emotion regulation.
Read MoreThe role of dissociation in surviving severe, systemic bullying: A reflective narrative for EMDR therapists (and trauma-responsive clinicians serving LGBTQ+ folx) (Delaware Journal of Public Health)
This article will focus on how repetitive, systemic bullying often leads to complex trauma and dissociative experiences for survival, and how an integrative, culturally responsible therapeutic approach is necessary for EMDR trained therapists.
Read MoreInternational Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) (International Trauma Consortium)
A self-report tool for assessing ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD, along with translations and scoring guidelines.
Read MoreMultisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress to polytraumatized children and adolescents with PTSD or CPTSD diagnosis (Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology)
A multisite RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) in reducing PTSD or CPTSD symptoms in polytraumatized children and adolescents.
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