The effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels of patients with mental disorders: A systematic review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

“A systematic review evaluating the effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels in patients with mental disorders.”

When do anorexic patients perceive their body as too fat? Aggravating and ameliorating factors (PLOS ONE)

Our present findings suggest that the treatment of anorexic patients would also benefit from EMDR therapy.

Two cases with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): Effectiveness of EMDR and CBT combination on eating disorders (ED) (Turkish Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

Effects of EMDR and CBT therapies on two young girls who had symptoms of eating disorders as a consequence of their traumatic experiences.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing EMDR therapy scripted protocols and summary sheets: Treating eating disorders, chronic pain, and maladaptive self-care behaviors (Springer, 2019)

Book with scripted protocols for EMDR treatment of clients with eating disorders, chronic pain, and maladaptive self-care behaviors.

Anorexie mentale et EMDR : un cas clinique (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

De nombreuses études ont identifié des liens entre la psychopathologie et des antécédents d’événement de vie traumatiques et de relations…

An overview of trauma-informed care and practice for eating disorders (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma)

This article examines the relationship between eating disorders (ED) and trauma-related comorbidities; trauma-informed treatments are recommended.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (Springer, 2019)

A chapter on EMDR in the hands-on clinical guide on the relationship between trauma, dissociation, and eating disorders.

Becoming Known: A Relational Model Utilizing Gestalt and Ego State-Assisted EMDR in Treating Eating Disorders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Article highlighting the need to include a trauma-informed and dissociation-sensitive treatment of eating disorders (EDs).

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and eating disorders: A systematic review (Clinical Neuropsychiatry)

This article defines eating disorders (ED), looks at traumatic origins, and reviews EMDR therapy as treatment for ED through 2017.

EMDR Beyond PTSD (Clinical Neuropsychiatry)

This journal issue looks at EMDR beyond PTSD and includes reviews about efficacy of EMDR for depression, panic, OCD & eating disorders.

Anorexia Nervosa and EMDR: A Clinical Case (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

A clinical case describing positive results of EMDR therapy in the recovery of unremitting anorexia nervosa in a 17-year-old inpatient.

EMDR in anorexia nervosa: From a theoretical framework to the treatment guidelines (InTech, 2017)

Results suggest that EMDR allows an active reprocessing of traumatic memories related to family dynamics and to eating behaviors.