PTSD Archives

Psychological treatment of three urban fire fighters with post-traumatic stress disorder using eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery)

This paper describes three cases of urban fire fighters whose PTSD symptoms were treated with EMDR therapy.

Event-related potentials and EMDR treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Neuroscience Research)

Ten patients suffering from PTSD following a severe traumatic event, were assessed with event-related brain potentials (ERPs).

Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

Efficacy, speed, and incidence of symptom worsening for 3 treatments of PTSD: prolonged exposure, relaxation training, or EMDR.

Treatment of traumatized refugee children with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a psychodynamic context (Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)

Effects of a psychodynamic approach of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treatment of traumatized refugee children.

EMDR and the role of the clinician in psychotherapy evaluation: Towards a more comprehensive integration of science and practice (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Three case series in which EMDR and psychotherapy evaluation was applied to treatment of complex PTSD, phobias, and chronic pain.

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)

Both EMDR and exposure plus cognitive restructuring are effective in the treatment of PTSD with only a slight advantage in favour of EMDR.

The use of hypnosis and EMDR combined with energy therapies in the treatment of phobias and dissociative, posttraumatic stress, and eating disorders (Norton, 2002)

Chapter on energy therapies covering integrative approaches that combine modalities into a unified plan, such as EMDR.

Treatment of PTSD: Stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure compared to EMDR (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Effectiveness of Stress Inoculation Training with Prolonged Exposure (SITPE) compared to EMDR on 24 participants who had a diagnosis of PTSD.

Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A single case study of a UK police officer (Mental Health Practice)

A single case study design is used to describe how a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR therapy was successfully used to treat a police officer.

The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Studies on the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD have yielded a range of results. This study explored methodological differences.

Brief-treatment for elementary school children with disaster-related PTSD: A field study (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of brief intervention for disaster-related PTSD in children.

Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Both EMDR and prolonged exposure produced significant reduction in PTSD and depression symptoms, maintained at 3-month follow-up.

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