PTSD Archives

Turning wounds into wisdom: Posttraumatic growth over the course of two types of trauma-focused psychotherapy in patients with PTSD (Journal of Affective Disorders)

Comparison of Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) for PTSD.

A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: Pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Preliminary effectiveness of an intensive five-day inpatient treatment with EMDR and trauma-informed yoga for patients with PTSD.

The Role of Slow Wave Sleep in Memory Pathophysiology: Focus on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Frontiers in Psychology)

At a neurobiological level, memories recorded during extreme stressful situations cause maximal amygdalar synapses, storing the events.

Auditory and visual memories in PTSD patients targeted with eye movement and counting: The effect of modality-specific loading of working memory (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study tested whether auditory memories can be targeted with EMDR in PTSD patients and whether taxing the patient (performing a dual task while recalling a memory) in a modality specific way (auditory demanding for auditory memories and visually demanding for visual memories) was more effective in reducing the emotionality experienced than taxing in cross-modality.

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescent with post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Frontiers in Psychology)

Meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of EMDR for PTSD in children/adolescents, and for depressive or anxious comorbid symptoms.

Treating addiction with schema therapy and EMDR in women with co-occurring SUD and PTSD: A pilot study (Journal of Substance Use)

Study to examine the combined use of schema therapy and EMDR for substance use disorder in women with co-occurring SUD and PTSD.

Five efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: An empirical review (Journal of Mental Health Counseling)

This review examines current treatment endorsements for PTSD, identifying five treatment modalities consistently recommended in the literature as most efficacious for PTSD including EMDR therapy.

Grey matter density changes of structures involved in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after recovery following eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Psychiatry Research)

Study aimed to determine whether symptoms improvement is associated with grey matter density changes of brain structures involved in PTSD.

Errors in the 2017 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the treatment of PTSD: What the data actually says (Frontiers in Psychology)

This review looks at methodological issues and omissions in the 2017 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD that resulted in the undervaluing of EMDR therapy in those guidelines.

The evidence base for interventions targeting individuals with work-related PTSD: A systematic review and recommendations (Behavior Modification)

This review summarizes the evidence base for interventions including TF-CBT and EMDR therapy for people with work-related PTSD prior to 2017.

Pre-treatment cortisol awakening response predicts symptom reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder after treatment (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

Are treatment successes in PTSD associated with changes in cortisol secretion, assessed by HPA-axis function, before & after trauma therapy?

Validation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex TPSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2017)

A study using a newly developed, disorder-specific measure of PTSD and CPTSD called the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ).

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