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Changes in the regional cerebral perfusion after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A SPECT study of two cases

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has emerged as a promising new treatment for trauma and other anxiety-based disorders. However, the neurobiological mechanism of EMDR has not been well understood. This study reports changes in the…

Tags: Adult, Brain Imaging, Car Accident, Female, Koreans, Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Inpatients, PTSD, Rape, rCBF, Regional Cerebral Blood Flow, Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Marital therapy, EMDR, Herman's model of recovery from trauma: The journey of one woman and her family

Judith Herman delineates a 3-stage model of recovery from trauma: (1) Safety; (2) Remembrance and Mourning; (3) Reconnection. She criticises current treatment methods for their failure to make a difference in the "constrictive symptoms of numbing and…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Car Accident, Child Abuse, Family Therapy, Female, Marital Issue, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Body dysmorphic disorder: Seven cases treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Body dynamic disorder is an illness of generally chronic course which can lead to significant impairment of social functioning, unnecessary plastic surgery and even suicide. It is little understood and treatment regimens have been of uncertain…

Tags: Adult, Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Female, Male, Somatoform Disorder, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

The successful treatment of PTSD through overt cognitive behavioral therapy in non-responders to EMDR

This research investigated the efficacy of an operantly cognitive-behavioural trauma treatment protocol (TTP) in two cases that had previously been treated unsuccessfully with EMDR. In line with previous research, both participants improved following…

Use of EMDR in a "dementing" PTSD survivor

Presents a case study of a 72-yr-old woman with dementia to examine the usefulness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in "dementing" elderly. EDMR is a therapeutic tool in which…

Tags: Aged, Americans, Case Study, Cognitive Disorder, Death of Spouse, Elder Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Psychiatric Inpatient, PTSD, Rape, Survivor

Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to treat complex PTSD in a biracial client

A biracial client's recovery from PTSD through the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is discussed to illustrate the interaction between ethnicity and phenotype as well as diagnosis and treatment considerations. This case…

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing and specific state anxiety in female gymnasts

Forty-two female gymnasts ages 10-16 participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on state anxiety. Each subject identified excessive anxiety on a gymnastics element resulting from a…

Tags: Anxiety, Empirical Study, Female, Gymnast, Quantitative Study

Scientific investigations into EMDR (Part I) - A controlled study of eye movement desensitization in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disordered sexual assault victims

Tags: Adult, Americans, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Scientific investigations into EMDR (Part I) - Brief psychological intervention with young high-risk females: A comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with active reflective listening

Tags: Americans, Battery, Child Abuse, Effects, Emotional Abuse, Female, Incest, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

Eine neue entwicklung in der behandlung von angst und traumata: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) A new development in the treatment of anxiety and trauma: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

Dit artikel presenteert een nieuwe ontwikkeling op het gebied van de psychotherapie: Eye-Movement Desensibilisatie and Reprocessing (EMDR). Dit recent ontwikkelde procedure belooft snelle en effectieve behandeling van angst-gerelateerde klachten, met…

Tags: Adult, Anxiety Disorder, Dental Procedure, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): New hope for children suffering from trauma and loss

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a recently developed method for working through traumatic memories and related psychological problems. Recent literature reviews find strong support for EMDR's value in trauma therapy. The first…

Tags: Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preadolescents, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Torture

Brief psychological intervention with traumatized young women: The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

To study the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with traumatized young women, 60 women between the ages of 16 and 25 were randomly assigned to 2 sessions of either EMDR or an active listening (AL) control. Factorial…

Tags: Americans, Battery, Child Abuse, Effects, Emotional Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Follow-up Study, Incest, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of psychogenic seizures

We present a case illustrating the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of psychogenic seizures. These seizures were events lasting many hours, necessitating frequent emergency room visits and an extensive…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Clinical Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Empirical Study, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Treatment Effectiveness, Vietnam, War

Commentary on the Bates et al. report on eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

In their 1996 paper, Bates, McGlynn, Montgomery, and Mattke were critical of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as an effective method of behavior therapy. The present commentary challenges the Bates et al. review of the literature,…

Tags: Arachnophobia, Commentary, Female, Phobias, Spider Phobia

The contributions of eye movements to the efficiacy of brief exposure treatment for reducing fear of public speaking

The present study was designed to isolate the effects of the eye-movement component of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) procedure in the treatment of fear of public speaking. Seventy-one undergraduate psychology students who…

Tags: Americans, Clinical Trial, College Students, Empirical Study, Experimental Stressor, Female, Phobias, Psychophysiology, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome

Assessing the long-term effects of EMDR: Results from an 18-month follow-up study with adult female survivors of CSA

This 18-month follow-up study builds on the findings of a randomized experimental evaluation that found qualified support for the short-term effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing trauma symptoms among adult…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Child Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Follow-up Study, Quantitative Study, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Salivary cortisol levels and the cortisol response to dexamethasone before and after EMDR: A case report

Trauma survivors with PTSD have been shown to have lower basal cortisol levels in the urine, plasma, and saliva than in trauma survivors without PTSD, nontraumatized mentally ill, or healthy subjects. We report on a case study in which we measured…

Tags: Battery, Biologic Marker, Brief Psychotherapy, Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Cortisol, Dexamethasone Suppression Test, Empirical Study, Female, Legal Procedure, Middle Aged, Multiple Traumatic Events, Neuroendocrinology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a time-limited treatment intervention for body image disturbance and self-esteem: A single subject case study design

This single subject case study implemented in the private practice setting examined body-image disturbance and self-esteem. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is the treatment modality. The Self-Esteem Rating Scale and the Body…

Tags: Anorexia, Body Image Disturbance, Bulimia, Clinical Case Study, Eating Disorders, Empirical Study, Female, Self-Esteem, Single Subject Design

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic method that was developed in the late 1980s by Shapiro. EMDR is based on specific and repetitive rapid eye movements similar to those experienced naturally in rapid eye movement…

Tags: Female, Traumatic Memories

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is een nieuwe behandelingsmethode voor posttraumatische stress–stoornis en andere trauma–gerelateerde angstklachten. In essentie behelst EMDR het volgende: cliënten nemen een traumatische of…

Tags: Anxiety, Case Study, Children, Female, Phobias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Spider Phobia, Trauma-Related Anxiety

안구운동 민감 소실 및 재처리 요법(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) 치료 후 국소 뇌 혈류 변화：두 증례의 SPECT 연구Changes in the regional cerebral perfusion after EMDR: A SPECT study of two cases

Over the last decade, EMDR(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has emerged as a promising new treatment for trauma and other anxiety-based disorders. However, neurobiological mechanism of EMDR has not been well understood. Authors report…

Tags: Adult, Brain Imaging, Car Accident, Female, Koreans, Neurophysiology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Inpatients, PTSD, Rape, SPECT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

A total of 105 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly allocated to eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (n = 39) versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring (E + CR) (n = 37) versus waiting list (WL) (n =…

Tags: Adult, Brief Psychotherapy, British, Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A comparison between EMDR and exposure for treating PTSD: A single-subject analysis

The intent of this study is to use a single-subject analysis to compare the efficacy of EMDR to imaginal exposure for the treatment of PTSD. More specifically, this study compared exposure and EMDR for treating symptoms associated with the traumatic…

Tags: Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

EMDR bij de behandeling van PTSS na verkrachting EMDR treatment of PTSD following rape

Dat verkrachting een ingrijpende gebeurtenis is, behoeft geen betoog. Niet zelden is een posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS) het gevolg. Behandeling is dan noodzakelijk. In dit artikel wordt beschreven hoe bij een dergelijke behandeling gebruik…

Tags: Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Young Adults

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A closer look at treatment outcome

EMDR therapy, using bilateral audio-tones as the stimulus, was given to 30 women for two to six sessions (the number determined by the individual). Results from the Impact of Event Scale (IES) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) suggested…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Female, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Case presentation of a tattoo-mutilated, Bosnian torture survivor

Torture is used to create fear, destroy individuals and communities, and to suppress unwanted political or religious views. The survivor of torture often endures significant physical and psychological trauma. The basis for treating this trauma varies…

Tags: Bosnians, Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Disfigurement, Drug Therapy, Female, GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Middle Aged, Muslim, Plastic Surgery Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Survivor, Torture, Yugoslav Wars of Secession

EMDR in the treatment of borderline personality disorder

Individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) usually experience significant impairment in their ability to function. Impulsivity, affect instability, interpersonal difficulties, and identity problems are hallmark features of this…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Borderline Personality Disorder, Case Study, Child Abuse, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Female, Incest, Individual Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Difficulty, Interpersonal Interaction, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Qualitative Study, Rape, Suicide, Survivor, Treatment

Treatment of choking phobia by targeting traumatic memories with EMDR: A case study

Choking phobia is a specific phobia characterized by fear and avoidance of swallowing foods and liquids. It often develops following an episode of choking on food. A prospective case study of a 30-year-old woman with a phobia of choking, acquired…

Tags: Adult, Female, Medical Procedures, Multiple Traumatic Events, Phobias, Report, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization of body image

This single case history reports the use of eye movement desensitization, a new cognitive therapy procedure originally developed for PTSD and similar problems, to treat anxieties and body image problems resulting from operation scars and a degree of…

Tags: Adult, Case Study, Disfigurement, Female, Physical Pain, Self Concept, Surgical Procedure, Survivor

The counting method: Applying the rule of parsimony to the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

A study is described comparing Prolonged Exposure, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and the Counting Method with 51 multiply-traumatized women. Measures of PTSD were significantly reduced by all three methods, but differences among the…

Tags: Adult, Counting Method, Exposure Therapy, Female, Imaginal Exposure, Multiple Traumatic Events, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Women

Eye movement desensitization across images: A single case design

The use of eye movement desensitization (EMD) was investigated in a multiple baseline across two images. The subject was diagnosed as suffering from PTSD and had suffered from two distinct traumas which continued to generate intrusive disturbing…

Tags: Americans, Assaults, Car Accident, Case Study, EMD, Female, Longitudinal Study, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Its cautious use in the dissociative disorders

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is described in terms of clinical phenomena, the need for appropriate training in EMDR, and the consistency of neural network theory with BASK theory of dissociation. EMDR treatment failures occur…

Tags: Adult, Crisis Intervention, Dissociative Disorder, Female, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder

A total of 105 patients with PTSD were randomly allocated to eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (n = 39) versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring (E + CR) (n = 37) versus waiting list (WL) (n = 29) in a primary care setting.…

Tags: Adult, Brief Psychotherapy, British, Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A controlled study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disordered sexual assault victims

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a new method developed to treat PTSD. This study evaluated the efficacy of EMDR compared to a no-treatment wait-list control in the treatment of PTSD in adult female sexual assault victims. 21…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Empirical Study, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye-movement desensitization to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder

A new treatment using a saccadic eye-movement desensitisation (EMD) procedure has recently been introduced to treat PTSD, a disorder that has been difficult to treat in the past. The treatment is claimed to be very rapid and successful. This paper…

Tags: British, Car Accident, Case Study, Female, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor

Eye-movement desensitisation: Symptom change in post-traumatic stress disorder

A novel approach is described for the treatment of PTSD. Eye-movement desensitisation (EMD) requires the patient to generate images of the trauma in the mind and define physiological and emotional arousal states. While concentrating on these states,…

Tags: Adult, Australians, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Female, Longitudinal Study, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Post-traumatic stress disorder overcome by eye movement desensitization: A case report

PTSD is an exceptionally stressful syndrome that has been extremely difficult to treat. The prognosis was recently dramatically improved by the introduction of eye-movement desensitization. This paper reports, in substantial detail, a case that was…

Tags: Adult, Americans, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor

EMDR treatment of phobic symptoms in multiple personality disorder

Two multiple personality disorder patients with severe, persistent phobias were treated using Eye Movement Desensitization/Reprocessing (EMDR). Both patients achieved significantly beneficial results with a single session in one patient and two…

Tags: Adult, Child Abuse, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Empirical Study, Female, Follow-up Study, Incest, Phobias, Rape, Survivor

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of specific phobias: Four single-case studies on dental phobia

A series of single-case experiments was used to evaluate the application of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to traumatically induced dental phobia. Following two to three sessions of EMDR treatment, three of the four patients…

Tags: Adult, Case Study, Dental Procedure, Female, Follow-up Study, Male, Phobias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

The imprint of childhood physical and emotional abuse: A case study on the use of EMDR to address anxiety and lack of self-esteem

This article examines the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in helping a client address problems with persistent anxiety and a lack of self-esteem. During EMDR treatment, the client explored the dichotomous thinking that had…

Tags: Adult, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Childhood Emotional Abuse, Childhood Physical Abuse, Clinical Case Study, Emotional Abuse, Empirical Study, Female, Lack of Self-Esteem, Patient History, Self-Esteem

Repairing failures in bonding through EMDR

Maternal-infant bonding is an intense emotional tie between mother and infant that often begins during pregnancy and continues after birth. Prolonged physical separation from one's infant or traumatic interference can sometimes impede this process,…

Tags: Attachment, Bonding, Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Female, Integrative Psychotherapy, Maternal, Maternal Infant Bonding, Mother Child Relations, Parenting Behavior, Physical Separation, Pregnancy, Separation Reaction, Stressor, Survivor, Trauma

Outcome research on behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments for trauma survivors

In this chapter, we describe the current status of outcome research on behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD. In this endeavor, we describe these treatments and outline their empirical foundations, providing rationale for their use. We…

Tags: Americans, Behavior Therapy, Child Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

EMDR bij debehandeling van Type II psychotrauma: Een casus EMDR in the treatment of Type II psychotrauma: A case-study

Deze casus beschrijft de toepassing van EMDR bij de behandeling van ernstige en herhaalde seksueel misbruik. Tijdens een patiënt in de psychiatrische behandeling EMDR werd gebruikt om ongevoelig en "opwerken" de traumatische herinneringen. Zoals…

Tags: Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Young Adult

Utilizing EMDR and DBT techniques in trauma and abuse recovery groups

Marsha Linehan's dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a wonderfully effective treatment for people with borderline personality. It is a non-blaming, compassionate, therapeutic approach, based solidly on research data about what borderline…

Tags: Adult, Borderline Personality Disorder, Cognitive Therapy, Comorbidity, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Female, Group Psychotherapeutic Process, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor

A comparison of CBT and EMDR for sexually abused Iranian girls

14 randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12-13 years who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment. Assessment of post-traumatic stress symptoms and problem behaviours was completed at pre-treatment and 2 weeks…

Tags: Brief Psychotherapy, CBT, Child Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Elementary School Student, Empirical Study, Female, Incest, Iranians, Manual-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preadolescents, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

An approach to psychotherapy toleration: The Distress/Endorsement Toleration Scale (DEVS) clinical outcome studies

The issue of treatment tolerance within the field of psychotherapy is, at best, a nebulous construct and has been commonly evaluated via rates of subject attrition and homework compliance. This research presents the psychometric properties of a…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Cognitive Therapy, Distress, Endorsement, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Outcome, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Questionnaire, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Tolerance, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

Sexual abuse survivors’ perceptions of the effectiveness of EMDR and eclectic therapy

Objective: This article examines survivor perspectives of the effectiveness of two different treatments for trauma symptoms among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse -- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and eclectic…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Child Abuse, Depressive Disorder, Empirical Study, Female, Individual Psychotherapy, Mixed Method, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Occurrence and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in an elderly patient after a traffic accident

In our present study, we report on the development of PTSD after a traffic accident and present the trauma-specific treatment with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Despite the controversy about its novelty and other competing…

Tags: Aged, Car Accident, Case Study, Female, Germans, Headache, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

Peaceful heart: A woman's journey of healing

Although I had a relatively happy childhood, I picked up many unspoken messages from the people around me about my physical body and my self-worth. At age 17, I was brutally beaten and raped in my family home. Based upon these often misinterpreted…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Effects, Female, Personal Narrative, Rape, Survivor

Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder

This article reviews the complexity of adaptation and symptomatology in adult survivors of childhood neglect and abuse who meet criteria for the proposed diagnosis of Complex PTSD, also known as Disorders of Extreme Stress, Not Otherwise Specified…

Tags: Adult, Child Abuse, Complex Empirical Study, Female, Neglect, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, RDI, Review, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

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