Imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood trauma: Randomised clinical trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry)
Imagery rescripting and EMDR treatments were found to be effective in treating PTSD symptoms arising from childhood trauma.
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PTSD treatment in times of COVID-19: A systematic review of the effects of online EMDR (Psychiatry Research)
This systematic review investigates online EMDR as an emerging treatment for patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Third Edition (Guilford Press)
Book describes PTSD assessment and intervention practices that are efficacious and provides practical, real-world implementation guidance.
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Psychological and pharmacological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid mental health problems following complex traumatic events: Systematic review and component network meta-analysis (PLOS Medicine)
This study provides a broad evidence base as a foundation to inform treatment guidelines and future research on complex trauma.
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The effects of symptom overreporting on PTSD treatment outcome (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study investigates the effects of a brief, intensive trauma-focused treatment programme for individuals with PTSD who are overreporting symptoms.
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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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Changes in posttraumatic cognitions mediate the effects of trauma-focused therapy on paranoia (Schizophrenia Bulletin Open)
Evidence suggests that in individuals with psychosis, paranoia is reduced after trauma-focused therapy aimed at comorbid PTSD.
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EMDR Therapy Indicated as the Most Cost-Effective Trauma Treatment
Mavranezouli, et al. (2020) assessed the cost-effectiveness of a range of interventions for adults with PTSD in analysis: “EMDR was found to be the most cost-effective intervention for adults with PTSD.”
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How to heal their psychological wounds? Effectiveness of EMDR therapy on post-traumatic stress symptoms, mind-wandering and suicidal ideation in Iranian child abuse victims (Counselling and Psychotherapy Research)
Studies have shown that child abuse as a traumatic event can lead to symptoms of PTSD, mind-wandering and suicidal ideation in adulthood.
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Feasibility and potential effectiveness of an intensive trauma-focused treatment programme for families with PTSD and mild intellectual disability (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
EMDR therapy for persons with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning with PTSD.
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The effects of PTSD treatment during pregnancy: Systematic review and case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This paper assesses the effectiveness of treatment for symptoms of PTSD in pregnant women.
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Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments: EMDR Therapy (Oxford Academic, 2020)
The scientific support for EMDR’s efficacy is reviewed in comparison with trauma-focused comparator, as well as its mechanism of action.
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