Self-Harm/Suicidality Archives

Community Voices: EMDR and Suicide Risk

EMDR therapists respond to how aspects of a client’s culture/race are meaningful as a resource/challenge in using EMDR with clients who present with suicide risk.

Weaving EMDR into a World of Pain: Suicide and Self-harm

The author has found EMDR therapy extremely effective while working with clients who are suicidal or use self-harm to alleviate pain.

EMDR Therapy with Suicide Loss Survivors

EMDR therapists are very likely to work with clients who either have attempted suicide or have a family member or friend who died by suicide.

Can I Do EMDR with My Client with Suicidal Ideation?

Considerations when working with suicidal ideation clients are assessment of risk, stability, coping, & a gradual approach to EMDR therapy.

EMDR Therapy for Suicide & Postvention

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. How can EMDR therapy help those those with suicidal ideation and their family/friends?

Randomized controlled trial investigating web-based, therapist delivered eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with suicidal ideation (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This study investigated the application of online EMDR therapy in the treatment of suicidal ideation.

EMDR Therapy and Ketamine

EMDRIA member Penny Monetti discusses EMDR therapy and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

EMDR Therapy and Suicide Postvention

EMDRIA member Marlene Kenney, LICSW discusses EMDR therapy and suicide postvention.

Psychological treatment variant with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (Malang Neurology Journal)

Atypical EMDR execution of reprocessing of events through positive experiences rather than the negative event of suicide attempt.

Women and PTSD: Using a trauma-informed approach to heal (Psychology Today)

A recent CDC study reveals a sharp rise in sexual violence and attempted suicide rates among teen girls. EMDR can help.

Shifting to trauma-informed care in inpatient psychiatry: A case study of an individual with dissociative PTSD undergoing EMDR therapy (Case Reports in Psychiatry)

This case study highlights how trauma-informed care (EMDR therapy) was offered to a patient with dissociative PTSD in an inpatient setting which led to improvement in treatment outcomes.

EMDR Therapy and Self-Harm

EMDR therapy can help with self-harm. EMDRIA members answer “How has EMDR therapy helped you to work with clients who self-harm?”

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