PTSD Archives

Health-economic benefits of treating trauma in psychosis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Adding PTSD treatment to care as usual for individuals with psychosis and PTSD seem to yield better health and less PTSD at lower costs.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a feasible and potential effective treatment for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a history of adverse events (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder)

Results suggest EMDR therapy as a feasible treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder following exposure to distressing events.

Neurobiological foundations of EMDR therapy (Springer, 2019)

Marco Pagani and Livia Sani describe the neurobiology of PTSD and brain areas affected pre and post EMDR treatment in EEG imaging.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)

National guidance for the management of PTSD in England, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Recommendations include EMDR therapy as treatment in various contexts throughout the guidance.

Post-traumatic stress disorder: NICE guideline [NG116] (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)

This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children, young people and adults.

Psychotherapeutic treatment and HPA axis regulation in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary– adrenal (HPA) axis.

Efficacy of EMDR Therapy for Children With PTSD: A Review of the Literature (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Efficacy of EMDR therapy for children and adolescents with PTSD, symptoms of PTSD, or other trauma-related symptoms.

Randomized controlled trial on the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress with adolescents and young adults patients with cancer (American Journal of Applied Psychology)

EMDR-Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) for cancer stress in adolescents/young adults.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in children and adolescents with subthreshold PTSD after medically related trauma: Design of a randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR in children and adolescents with subthreshold PTSD after hospitalization.

An overview of trauma-informed care and practice for eating disorders (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma)

This article examines the relationship between eating disorders (ED) and trauma-related comorbidities; trauma-informed treatments are recommended.

Prevention of post-concussion-like symptoms in patients presenting at the emergency room, early single eye movement desensitization, and reprocessing intervention versus usual care: Study protocol for a two-center randomized controlled trial (Trials)

RCT suggested that post-concussion-like symptoms may be from stress experienced during event or ER stay and can be prevented by early EMDR.

Advancing Excellence in Treating Complex Trauma

Strategies to treat Dissociative Cognitive Errors with case examples give clinicians tools to treat complex trauma within the AIP model.

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