PTSD Archives

EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This pilot RCT indicated that EMDR may be effective in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms among Syrian refugees located in a camp.

EMDR therapy for PTSD after motor vehicle accidents: Meta-analytic evidence for specific treatment (Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)

This article presents the results of a meta-analysis of fMRI studies on PTSD after motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and discusses findings relevant to EMDR’s effectiveness.

REM desensitization as a new therapeutic method for post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial (Acta Medica Indonesiana)

Study aimed to evaluate rapid eye movement (REM) desensitization as a new therapeutic approach in PTSD in comparison with EMDR.

EMDR treatment for PTSD and intellectual disability: A case study (Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability)

Adapted EMDR intervention for chronic PTSD in individual with Intellectual Disability, blindness & Mucopolysaccharidosis Hunters Syndrome.

Prolonged exposure vs eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs waiting list for posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with a psychotic disorder: A randomized clinical trial (Journal of American Medical Association Psychiatry)

Efficacy and safety of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy and EMDR therapy in patients with psychotic disorders and comorbid PTSD.

mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG): Clinical management of mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanitarian emergencies (World Health Organization and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

WHO and UNHCR guidelines for mental, neurological and substance use conditions for non-specialist health-care providers. EMDR therapy is recommended for PTSD “if trained and supervised therapists are available.”

Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Research-based best practice guidelines for trauma-specific services published by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). EMDR is included as trauma-specific service for trauma and PTSD.

Scaling Up What Works: Using EMDR to Help Confront the World’s Burden of Traumatic Stress (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR therapy offers a scalable intervention that combines effectiveness, efficiency & affordability for a global trauma therapy plan.

Meta-analysis of psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse (Clinical Psychology Review)

This article compared trauma-focused treatments for PTSD to non-trauma-focused interventions for individuals and groups.

Treating trauma in addiction with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)

Effects of standard EMDR protocol in chronically addicted patients. Reprocessing traumatic memories could lead to changes of symptoms.

Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (PLOS One)

The first meta-analysis of clinical studies by investigating the effects of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder in bipolar disorder (Psychiatry Investigation)

There is evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder.

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