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Integrating EMDR therapy for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

This workshop explores the integration of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in the treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Employing a dual-focus approach, the intervention combines AIP informed, trauma…

Tags: Adult Survivors, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma

End-point nystagmus and EMDR

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that helps people to heal from trauma or other disturbing life experiences. In this article, the appearance of nystagmus in the eye during the application of the EMDR method was…

Tags: Adolescents, Childhood Trauma, Nystagmus

Elucidating the longitudinal interplay of childhood trauma and emotion dysregulation in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a one-year follow-up study

Background and aimsTreatment response of Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is unsatisfactory, particularly in presence of childhood trauma (CT). Emotion dysregulation in traumatized patients with AN is higher, therefore this study aimed at evaluating the role of…

Tags: Anorexia Nervosa, Childhood Trauma

Affect focused EMDR for childhood trauma

Background and aims This presentation will highlight the importance of working with core affect in EMDR. The aims are twofold: to help participants understand the natural fear of both patient and therapist to touch painful affect considered to be a…

Tags: Childhood Trauma

EMDR. Entrare nelle memorie per curare il trauma infantileEMDR. Retrieving memories to cure childhood trauma

EMDR. Entrare nelle memorie per curare il trauma infantile spiega ai non addetti ai lavori le basi scientifiche sulle quali nascono le più recenti e validate teorie psicotraumatologiche, passando in rassegna il funzionamento del nostro cervello, le…

Tags: Childhood Trauma

Understanding the impact of childhood trauma

Background: This thesis provides insight into the effects of trauma on children and adolescents. Appropriate assessment tools, and effective interventions for moderating the effects of childhood trauma, are necessary. The aim is to help inform the…

Tags: Childhood Trauma

Exam anxiety among graduate students: Use of EMDR to address relevant childhood trauma

The current research is aimed to explore the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in dealing with the exam anxiety of university students. Based on Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model disturbing life events at…

Tags: Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Graduate Student

Bilateral stimulation while black: How EMDR transformed the way I processed my childhood trauma

“When people are moving thru the EMDR process, clients begin to report the in-between-session triumph,” explains Brennan. “People with post-traumatic symptoms may notice that nightmares, flashbacks related to a trauma begin to recede or completely go…

Tags: Bilateral Stimulation, BLS, Childhood Trauma

Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients: A randomized, controlled pilot-study

In major depressive disorder (MDD) patients, life stress events represent a risk factor for a severe, early-onset, treatment-resistant and chronic endophenotype. Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients who have experienced traumatic events…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Clinical Trial, Major Depressive Disorder, RCT, TF-CBT, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, TRD, Treatment Resistant Depression

The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adults who have experienced complex childhood trauma: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Background: Survivors of complex childhood trauma (CT) such as sexual abuse show poorer outcomes compared to single event trauma survivors. A growing number of studies investigate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for…

Tags: Adult, Childhood Trauma, Children, Complex Trauma, PTSD Symptom, Systematic Reviews

EMDR to treat children and adolescents: Clinicians' experiences using the EMDR journey game

Childhood trauma is a pervasive social issue with profound consequences. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an effective treatment for children. Challenges can arise when using EMDR with children, such as difficulty…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Creative Therapy, Play Therapy

The body remembers: Early trauma and EMDR

We do not have explicit memories of events early in our lives. The experiences early in life, even before birth, are stored as implicit memory in the body and the brain. Early trauma can have an immense impact on the development of the brain. It…

Tags: Body, Childhood Trauma

The impact of trauma and neglect on the developing child

Both trauma and neglect, resulting in the absence of essential developmental experiences required to express a fundamental potential of a child, are pervasive problems in our culture. Chaos, threat and abnormal patterns of emotional, social,…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Children and Adolescents, Neurobiology

Introduction to the neurosequential model of therapeutics

The development of a young child is profoundly influenced by experience. Experiences shape the organization of the brain which, in turn, influences the emotional, social, cognitive and physiological activities. Insights into this process come from…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Neurobiology, Neurosequential Model of Therapeutic, Theory

Prospettive di aiuto e cura agli adulti 'pericolosi' vittime di traumi infantile Prospects for help and care to adults 'dangerous' child trauma victims

Si sta diffondendo il convincimento che il trauma psichico che soggetti adulti hanno subito da bambini, e che produce ancora sofferenza invalidante oggi, può essere curato. Chi chiede aiuto per risolvere antichi nodi dolorosi sarà chiamato a lavorare…

Tags: Adult Dangerous Victim, Childhood Trauma

Intervenção do EMDR em uma situação de luto traumático infantil: Vivência de uma criança de seis anos no adoecimento e morte de sua irmã de dois anos vítima de leucemia EMDR intervention in a situation of childhood traumatic grief: Experiences of a child of six years in the illness and death of her sister two years of leukemia victim

Em uma família com estrutura complexa: a mãe vive há 14 anos durante o dia com o companheiro que é casado com outra mulher (com quem passa as noites) e teve dois filhos desse relacionamento. Importante ressaltar que a mãe vivia nas ruas e teve uma…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Family, Grief Process

EMDR and the challenge of treating childhood trauma: A theoretical and clinical discussion with case examples

Treating childhood trauma with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) requires the practitioner to be aware of the challenge inherent in adapting a focused therapeutic model created for adults to young developing clients. Problems involved…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Children, Focused Therapeutic Model

Een bijzondere casus (serie): EMDR-behandeling van vroegkinderlijke trauma’s bij een cliënte met een eetstoornis A special case (series): EMDR treatment of early childhood trauma in a client with an eating disorder

Onveilige hechting en vroegkinderlijke trauma’s liggen aan de basis van veel problemen die onze cliënten ervaren in hun dagelijkse leven en zij leiden tot disfunctionele gedachten- en gedragspatronen. In de babyfase ontwikkelt zich het (sociale)…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Eating Disorders

Integrating attachment theory and the AIP model in working with early childhood trauma in an attachment relationship La integración de la teoría del apego y el modelo AIP al trabajar sobre el trauma infantil precoz dentro de una relación de apego

In this presentation I would emphasize the relationship between attachment, trauma and the development of the AMN (adaptive memory network). From a psychobiological point of view, we understand that early relational experiences shape brain growth and…

Tags: Adaptive Information Processing, AIP, Attachment Theory, Childhood Trauma

The Netherlands centre for chronic early childhood traumatisation: Children and adolescents

Contents of the workshop: Adequate treatment in the mental health care system is not available for a large group of children and adults suffering from the consequences of chronic early childhood traumatisation. The Netherlands centre for chronic…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Children and Adolescents

EMDR and the treatment of complex PTSD: A review

The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) covers a wide range of conditions, ranging from patients suffering from a one-time traumatic accident to those who have been exposed to chronic traumatization and repeated assaults beginning at an…

Tags: C-PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, DESNOS, Psychotherapy Research, Review

Clinical consequences of childhood trauma in adulthood Davetli Konusmaci: Çocukluk çagi travmalarinin eriskinlikteki klinik sonuclari

Tags: Childhood Trauma

EMDR in the treatment of addiction

Journal of Chemical Dependency Treatment Series EMDR offers so much promise and great challenges to addiction treatment providers. It is a powerful tool for trauma resolution, but it must be carefully integrated into addiction treatment.…

Tags: Addiction, Childhood Trauma, Recovery

EMDR and psychosocial development post childhood trauma

Participants will be able to: 1) describe relevant research on EMDR with childhood trauma; 2) analyze the developmental tasks that are affected by childhood trauma; 3) use case study data to illustrate how EMDR enables reprocessing of trust,…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Ethnicity, Psychosocial Development, Race, Research

Trauma resolution using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with an incestuous sex offender: An instrumental case study

This case describes the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to reduce reactivity to childhood trauma in an incestuous sex offender. It explores the relationship between desensitization and reprocessing of traumatic memory and…

Tags: Childhood Trauma, Clinical Case Study, Emotional Trauma, Eye Movements, Incest, Sex Offender, Sex Offense, Trauma Resolution, Treatment

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