EMDR treatment in patients with personality disorders. Should we fear symptom exacerbation? (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study explores trajectories of change in patients with a personality disorder (PD) without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during EMDR therapy or waiting time.

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Feasibility of EMDR toward personality functioning in older adults with PTSD (Clinical Gerontologist)

This study evaluated personality functioning in older adults with PTSD before and after EMDR therapy treatment

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EMDR in older adults with PTSD and comorbid personality disorders (International Psychogeriatrics)

Approximately one third of older adults (≥ 60 years) with a PTSD also suffer from a comorbid personality disorder.

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The AIP model as a theoretical framework for the treatment of personality disorders with EMDR therapy (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This article discusses the theoretical framework behind EMDR therapy (the Adaptive Information Processing model). It uses a case example to demonstrate how to use the AIP model and EMDR therapy to conceptualize and treat personality disorders. 

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Case report: Brief, intensive EMDR therapy for borderline personality disorder: Results of two case studies with one year follow-up (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Follow up on two case studies in which EMDR therapy was used to treat borderline personality disorder.

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Trauma-focused treatment of a client with complex PTSD and comorbid pathology using EMDR therapy (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2023)

Immediate trauma-focused EMDR therapy for the treatment of a 52-year-old woman with CPTSD and borderline personality disorder.

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The flexible and relational approach of IFS enhances EMDR’s eight phases: A composite case study (EMDR UK EMDR Therapy Quarterly)

McGoldrick shares a case study integrating EMDR and IFS.

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Trauma-focused EMDR for personality disorders among outpatients (TEMPO): Study protocol for a multi-centre, single-blind, randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

Study is to determine the effectiveness of EMDR therapy versus waiting list in reducing personality disorder symptom severity.

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Does EMDR Therapy Have an Effect on Memories of Emotional Abuse, Neglect and Other Types of Adverse Events in Patients with a Personality Disorder? Preliminary Data (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Determining the effect of EMDR therapy on memories of emotional abuse, neglect & other adverse events in patients with personality disorder.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in patients with a personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The results suggest that EMDR therapy can be beneficial in the treatment of patients with personality disorders.

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A randomized controlled trial comparing the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and integrated EMDR-dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) in the treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid (sub)clinical borderline personality disorder: Study design (BioMed Central Psychiatry)

Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of integrated EMDR-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder.

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The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment is feasible and safe for PTSD patients with borderline personality disorder.

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