PTSD Archives

A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD (BMJ Global Health)

CBT and EMDR appeared to have the greatest effects in reducing PTSD symptoms in asylum seekers and refugees.

Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: a pilot feasibility study combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, physical activity, and psychoeducation (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Treatment each day consisted of individual Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and psychoeducation and physical activity in groups.

Effectiveness of an intensive treatment programme combining prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy for adolescents suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The first study on the effects of trauma-focused treatment that combined prolonged exposure, EMDR therapy & physical activity for adolescents.

Neural correlates of treatment effect and prediction of treatment outcome in patients with PTSD and comorbid personality disorder: Study design (Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation)

Description of protocol for a neuroimaging study of treatment of patients with PTSD and comorbid borderline (BPD) or cluster C (CPD) personality disorder traits.

Sleep parameters improvement in PTSD soldiers after symptoms remission (Scientific Reports)

Our objective was therefore to study sleep parameters before and after symptom remission in soldiers with PTSD.

Somatoform Dissociative Symptoms Have No Impact on the Outcome of Trauma-Focused Treatment for Severe PTSD (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Study confirms that somatoform dissociative symptoms in patients with PTSD does not necessarily call for different treatment approach.

Trauma after the Gift of Life: Identification and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Heart Transplant Recipients (The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Two cases that highlight successful use of EMDR therapy post-orthotopic heart transplantation with improvement of PTSD symptoms.

Improving Reproductive Health for Women with PTSD (Vantage Point: Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

This blog post from the Department of Veterans Affairs affirms that trauma-focused therapies (such as EMDR) are safe to use while pregnant.

Comparing intensive trauma-focused treatment outcome on PTSD symptom severity in older and younger adults (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Examination of an intensive trauma-focused treatment program including EMDR therapy and other treatments, comparing outcomes between older and younger patients with PTSD.