The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analytical evaluation of randomized controlled trials (BMC Psychiatry)

Trauma focused treatments, prolonged exposure and exposure therapies were slightly more efficacious than other therapies in PTSD treatment.

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Self-esteem treatment in anxiety: A randomized controlled crossover trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) versus competitive memory training (COMET) in patients with anxiety disorders (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

Study comparing EMDR vs. Competitive Memory Training (COMET) for low self-esteem in patients with anxiety disorders.

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Case study: Play therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for pediatric single incident posttraumatic stress disorder and developmental regression (International Journal of Play Therapy)

Case study describes a successful 5-month EMDR pediatric treatment for PTSD arising from a single incident trauma.

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The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees: Results of a randomized controlled trial (Psychological Medicine)

EMDR may be effective in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms among Syrian refugees with PTSD located in a refugee camp.

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Prolonged exposure and EMDR for PTSD v. a PTSD waiting list condition: Effects on symptoms of psychosis, depression and social functioning in patients with chronic psychotic disorders (Psychological Medicine)

In patients with chronic psychotic disorders prolonged exposure (PE) and EMDR not only reduced PTSD symptoms, but also paranoid thoughts.

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Amygdala volumetric change following psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences)

Impact of EMDR and prolonged exposure on the volumes of the amygdala and hippocampus in 20 patients with PTSD assessed via MRI.

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Book Reviews Vol. 10, No. 2 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Reviews of recently published EMDR-related titles by Barbara J. Hensley, Marilyn Luber, Paul William Miller, Colleen Patrice.

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Fifteen to Twenty Seconds of Eye Movements Have No Effect on Believability of Positive Personal Verbal Statements: Results From a Working Memory Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Undergraduates performed eye movements while focusing on positive verbal statements of a relevant personality trait (e.g., “I’m persistent”).

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EMDR Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Three Cases (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

First of 3 cases in ongoing trial comparing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with cognitive behavioral therapy.

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EMDR With Sex Offenders: Using Offense Drivers to Guide Conceptualization and Treatment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

After review of sex offender literature, authors developed offense drivers model designed to guide and inform EMDR therapy with sex offenders.

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Application of EMDR Therapy to Self-Harming Behaviors (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Strategies for treating self-harm through 8 phases of EMDR. Self-harm can be a self-soothing strategy to redissociate traumatic affect.

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Die “Flashforward-Technik”: sich der Katastrophe stellen (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Dieser Artikel stellt die ,,Flashforward-Technik” vor, eine spezielle Anwendung von Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Sie…

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