Complex Trauma/C-PTSD Archives

EMDR-AIP Intervention for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)

Learn EMDR-AIP strategies and protocol adaptations for treating adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and complex trauma.

Introduction to In Session special issue: Psychotherapy for complex PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

In this issue, we present different therapeutic approaches to CPTSD, including EMDR therapy, to demonstrate the breadth of clinical possibilities available to trauma therapists treating CPTSD.

Implementing the sleeping dogs method in engaging young people in residential care in EMDR (Australian Social Work)

This article examines the implementation of a treatment package of the Sleeping Dogs method plus EMDR to engage young people living in residential care in EMDR therapy to process their complex trauma.

Trauma Symptom Inventory™-2

A broadband measure, the TSI-2 is designed to evaluate posttraumatic stress and other psychological sequelae of traumatic events.

Integrating STAIR with EMDR for AANHPI Veterans with Complex Trauma

Case study on STAIR (Skill Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation) protocol for complex trauma in a AANHPI veteran’s recovery.

When one tool is not enough: An integrative psychotherapeutic approach to treating complex PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This article presents an integrative approach for treating CPTSD based on a combination of techniques from several psychotherapy approaches.

State of the science: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This article describes the current state of the evidence for EMDR therapy, the empirical support for EMDR for PTSD, complex PTSD and comorbidities as well as cross-cultural applications.

Predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes in phase-based treatment and trauma-focused treatments in patients with childhood abuse-related post-traumatic stress disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study investigated the relationship between PTSD and a history of childhood abuse, and whether symptoms predicted or moderated treatment outcomes.

EMDR Therapy for Religious and Spiritual Trauma

Listen to Cassidy DuHadway, LCSW, discuss adverse religious experiences and how they lead to belief systems that present as complex trauma.

EMDR Therapy and Ketamine

EMDRIA member Penny Monetti discusses EMDR therapy and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

The role of dissociation-related beliefs about memory in trauma-focused treatment (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023)

Patients with PTSD, dissociative symptoms, or dissociation-related beliefs about memory received individual prolonged exposure (PE) and EMDR.

Triadic Therapy Based on Somatic Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The triadic therapy based on somatic EMDR for CPTSD (TSP) consists of simplified EMDR, micro-dose medicines, and a pair of Chinese medicines.

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