PTSD Archives

Efficacy of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing group protocol with children in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder in refugee children (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

A group treatment protocol developed especially for children was tested by a randomized controlled trial study with Syrian refugee children.

Implementing an eye movement and desensitization reprocessing treatment-program for women with posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth (Frontiers in Psychology: Psychology for Clinical Settings)

The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation and outcomes of an EMDR treatment-program for women with PTSD after childbirth.

EMDR Therapy with people who have intellectual disabilities: Process: Adaptations and outcomes (Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)

Adaptations of EMDR therapy for people with intellectual disabilities in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A review of the inclusion of ethnoracial groups in empirically supported posttraumatic stress disorder treatment research (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This study assessed ethnoracial representation in United States-based randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for three evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Positive internal experiences in PTSD interventions: A critical review (Trauma, Violence, & Abuse)

This study reviewed PTSD interventions to determine whether positive emotions were explicitly addressed and the goals of focusing on these positive internal experiences.

Treating combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder using therapeutic fly-fishing with EMDR (TF-EMDR) (Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health)

A study on therapeutic fly-fishing and other nature-based methods integrated with EMDR therapy for treating combat-related PTSD.

Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD (Australian National Health and Medical Research Council)

Guideline for the prevention and treatment of stress disorders published by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.

The neurophysiology behind trauma-focused therapy modalities used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder across the life course: A systematic review (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)

This review presents the current state of understanding of trauma-informed modalities in light of current research in neuroscience, analyzing which brain structures and processes are impacted by these modalities and includes EMDR therapy.

The Efficacy of Online Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)-Informed Therapy for Clients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms (Texas A&M University, 2021)

EMDR-informed therapy via an online platform for PTSD was examined using a single case multiple baselines across participant design.

The effect of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of either imagery rescripting or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (IREM-Freq): A study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial (BMC Trials)

Comparison treatment outcomes of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of two treatments for PTSD related to childhood trauma.

Individual prediction of trauma-focused psychotherapy response in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder using resting-state functional connectivity (NeuroImage: Clinical)

Study of biomarkers are available to assist clinicians in identifying youth with PTSD who are most likely to benefit from treatment.

Effectiveness of EMDR for decreasing symptoms of over-arousal: A meta-analysis (Journal of Counseling & Development)

Comparing effectiveness of EMDR in the treatment of over-arousal, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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