Background and aims For war survivors, traumatic stress is a risk factor for developing PTSD and other trauma-related disorders. EMDR-IGTP has been adapted for early intervention globally [1] and used effectively with refugees [2]. However, there is…
To date, there have been two EMDR related studies that have explored clinicians’ experiences of integrating EMDR, post training, back into the participants’ clinical environment. One of the aspects that materialised from both these studies…
Background: Guidelines for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder recommend 8-12 session of trauma-focused CBT or EMDR, however there is an extensive body of literature criticising the PTSD paradigm and usefulness of recommended therapies in…
Research psychologists often complain that practitioners disregard research evidence whilst practitioners sometimes accuse researchers of failing to produce evidence with sufficient ecological validity. The tension that thus arises is highlighted,…
Positive Psychological Change (PPC) following trauma is a developing field for which there is no standard terminology. The plethora of labels, of which Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) is probably the most common descriptor, arguably masks a significant…
This study explored the subjective experiences of children from 10 to 16 years who had completed an episode of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following a single…
