Complex Trauma/C-PTSD Archives

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.

A Review of Mobile Applications for Facilitating EMDR Treatment of Complex Trauma and Its Comorbidities (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Review of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) that claim to be using EMDR theory and techniques to facilitate the therapeutic process.

The progressive approach to EMDR group therapy for complex trauma and dissociation: A case-control study (Frontiers in Psychology, 2018)

Use of EMDR in severely traumatized patients requires an extended stabilization phase. One method is the Progressive Approach.

Neuroaffective embodied self therapy (NEST): An integrative approach to case formulation and EMDR treatment planning for complex cases (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation)

The NEST approach guides the process of assessment, case formulation, and treatment planning for time-efficient EMDR treatment.

Healing the heart of trauma and dissociation with EMDR and ego state therapy (Springer, 2008)

Nine master clinicians show how complex PTSD and dissociation can be treated with EMDR and ego state therapy.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Complex Trauma and Dissociation: Reflections on Safety, Efficacy and the Need for Adapting Procedures (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma & Dissociation)

Considerations for EMDR in complex trauma & dissociation: emotional dysregulation, collaborative decision-making, and progressive BLS.

Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex TPSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2017)

A study using a newly developed, disorder-specific measure of PTSD and CPTSD called the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ).

Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)

Study using International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) to explore PTSD vs. CPTSD, and to compare ICD-11 to DSM-5 on PTSD diagnostic rates.

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.

Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

There is mounting evidence suggesting that increasing the frequency of EMDR treatment sessions, PTSD treatment outcomes significantly improve.

Complex trauma: Yes, EMDR can help, but it’s no quick fix (GoodTherapy)

The existence of complex trauma, as opposed to single-incident trauma, can make EMDR an even longer-term treatment.

Critical analysis of the current treatment guidelines for complex PTSD in adults (Depression and Anxiety)

This article aims to evaluate the research underlying treatment guidelines for cPTSD.

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