Distinct saliva DNA methylation profiles in relation to treatment outcome in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (Translational Psychiatry)
This study investigated the link between epigenetic mechanisms like the DNA methylation genes and previously associated biological mechanisms with treatment outcome.
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DNA methylation changes in association with trauma-focused psychotherapy efficacy in treatment-resistant depression patients: A prospective longitudinal study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This article looks at the effects of trauma-focused psychotherapy on DNA methylation alterations.
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EMDR Therapy and Intergenerational Trauma
EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta discusses how EMDR therapy can help heal intergenerational trauma.
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African American narratives of trauma: An EMDR approach to tapping into the strengths of Black love (Cambridge, 2023)
A culturally relevant model of applying EMDR for building self-efficacy, worth, trust, and intimacy within Black romantic partnerships.
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EMDR safety platform for early and transgenerational trauma: Description and an OCD application (BP International, 2023)
The “EMDR Safety Platform Protocol” (EMDR-SP) used for transgenerational & attachment traumas, OCD, & affective self-regulation failures.
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Historical Trauma & It’s Modern Impacts on American Indians (SIG Brief Presentation)
Saunders encourages awareness of intergenerational trauma as it relates to therapy with underserved populations (e.g. American Indians).
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Successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder reverses DNA methylation marks (Molecular Psychiatry)
This study investigated longitudinal changes of blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation levels in relation to trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD in soldiers.
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Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects: putative role of epigenetic mechanisms (World Psychiatry)
This paper reviews the research evidence concerning the intergenerational transmission of trauma effects and the possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in this transmission.
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