Do emotion regulation difficulties affect outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment of patients with severe PTSD(European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Results suggest that emotional regulation difficulties are not associated with worse PTSD treatment outcomes, but that the difficulties improved after trauma-focused treatment of prolonged exposure and EMDR therapy.
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Drivers of preference for evidence-based PTSD treatment: A qualitative assessment (Military Medicine)
This project analyzes the reasons that drive preferences for one of five evidence-based PTSD treatments (cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, stress inoculation training, antidepressant medication) among adults who screened positive for PTSD.
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Psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: a network meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)
EMDR and TF-CBT appear to be most effective at reducing symptoms and improving remission rates in adults with PTSD.
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EMDR and Trauma: What You Need To Know
Self-limiting behaviors and can be a result of trauma. One treatment is EMDR. Learn more in this blog post.
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The shift: With sports psychologist Dr. Michelle Deering of Curative Connections
In this video, Michelle Deering, Ed.D. talks about the psychological pressures placed on people who perform (athletes, singers, dancers, etc.) who can struggle with expectations and performance.
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The impact of brief intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD on symptoms of borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Results suggest that an intensive trauma-focused treatment is feasible and safe for PTSD patients with borderline personality disorder.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
Review and meta-analysis of randomised trials examining the effects of EMDR on PTSD and other mental health problems.
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Interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms induced by medical events: A systematic review (Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
This literature review looked at treatment of PTSD symptoms after medical events such as myocardial infarction and cancer diagnosis.
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Trichotillomania Treatment Based on Trauma: Case Report (Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports)
Aripiprazole medication and EMDR trauma therapy for a patient with chronic trichotillomania or hair pulling, a case report.
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A multicenter phase II RCT to compare the effectiveness of EMDR versus TAU in patients with a first-episode psychosis and psychological trauma: A protocol design (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Efficacy of EMDR therapy in reducing trauma and clinical symptoms in patients with first episode psychosis and a history of trauma.
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Psychological interventions for common mental disorders in women experiencing intimate partner violence in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis (The Lancet Psychiatry)
Systematic review on psychological intervention effectiveness after intimate partner violence in those with lower income.
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A randomized controlled trial examining the impact of individual trauma-focused therapy for individuals receiving group treatment for depression (Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)
For participants with a major depressive episode, the addition of trauma-focused sessions significantly increased the likelihood of remission.
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