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Trauma Tip Sheet

70% of US adults have experienced trauma, and childhood trauma has long-lasting effects. In this tip sheet, therapists can learn about trauma, its effects, and how EMDR therapy can help.

The Scientific Status of EMDR Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD

Treating trauma with EMDR in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) – A literature review (European Psychiatry)

Clinicians often overlook trauma symptoms in people with mental illness like autism spectrum disorder, due to diagnostic overshadowing.

Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

The findings suggest that psychological interventions can effectively reduce symptoms of both PTSD and depression in adult refugees.

Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

An increase in RCTs of psychological therapies for PTSD results in a more confident recommendation of EMDR as a first-line treatment.

Dropout from psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study looked at rates of dropout across different modalities of psychological therapy for PTSD and to explore potential sources of heterogeneity.

Trauma stabilization as an effective treatment for children with post-traumatic stress problems in South-East Asia (International Journal of Mental Health Nursing)

Implications for the use of mental health nurses and paraprofessionals in low- and middle-income countries in trauma stabilization.

Comparative Efficiency of EMDR and Prolonged Exposure in Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Trial (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Comparative treatment efficiency of EMDR therapy and prolonged exposure (PE) therapy was tested for 20 participants diagnosed with PTSD.

Do emotion regulation difficulties affect outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment of patients with severe PTSD(European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Results suggest that emotional regulation difficulties are not associated with worse PTSD treatment outcomes, but that the difficulties improved after trauma-focused treatment of prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy.

Drivers of preference for evidence-based PTSD treatment: A qualitative assessment (Military Medicine)

This project analyzes the reasons that drive preferences for one of five evidence-based PTSD treatments (cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, stress inoculation training, antidepressant medication) among adults who screened positive for PTSD.

Psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: a network meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)

EMDR and TF-CBT appear to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD.

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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