Alexithymia, dissociation and emotional regulation in eating disorders: Evidence of improvement through specialized inpatient treatment (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

67 female eating disorder inpatients (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) were treated with EMDR and other methods.

Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research has highlighted the negative effects of early neglect and abuse on the development of emotional self-regulation and attachment.

Do emotion regulation difficulties affect outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment of patients with severe PTSD(European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that emotional regulation difficulties are not associated with worse PTSD treatment outcomes, but that the difficulties improved after trauma-focused treatment of prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy.

Intervening in the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma by Targeting Maternal Emotional Dysregulation With EMDR Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Studies show the relationship of child & caregivers is critical for a child’s brain function and intergenerational transmission of attachment.

Compassion-Focused EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Compassion-focused therapy was developed to help people where shame and self-criticism inhibited progress in therapy.

EMDR and mindfulness: Eye movements and attentional breathing tax working memory and reduce vividness and emotionality of aversive ideation (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

A study comparing eye movement and attentional breathing in EMDR therapy and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT). 

The psychological impact of aggression on nursing staff (British Journal of Nursing)

This article discusses the care of a nurse who experienced PTSD as a result of aggression in the workplace and highlights current recommended treatments like CBT and EMDR as a method of addressing a growing problem in UK health care.