Some research has addressed EMDR in the treatment of psychosis. This research addressed psychotic symptoms as presenting earlier traumas. Few studies have utilized EMDR to address the occurrence of a manic episode in those diagnosed with Bipolar 1…
The authors feel this is the first time in the published literature that EMDR has been used to help a person who is using food as a coping mechanism. This intervention had dramatic effects on the woman’s diet and hence her Type 2 Diabetes. These…
Major depressive disorder remains one of the most widespread and yet one of the hardest to treat mental disorders. It is believed that about 20% of cases do not respond to conventional treatments (Fava, 2003). EMDR application to depression has been…
Every culture has its special way to deal with grief. In Chinese culture which is collectivism-oriented, people deal with grief not only in a society context, but also have a lot of connection with the bereaved ones. We found that it is hard to help…
Fourteen randomly assigned Iranian girls ages 12-13 who had been sexually abused received up to 12 sessions of CBT or EMDR treatment.Assessment of post-traumatic stress symptoms and problem behaviors were completed at pre-treatment and 2 weeks…
EMDR is the most effctive (Ho & Lee, 2012) and efficient (Greenwald et al, 2012) of the established trauma treatments and it is well tolerated by clients. However, EMDR is complex, making dissemination challenging and expensive (Greenwald,…
In my current position as a clinical psychologist based on a hlgh school campus, I often have occasion to meet with adolescents who are suicidal, some having recently made suicidal gestures. Despite the complexity and variety of presenting issues,…
From an exhaustive literature search, 40 studies were identified which featured a comparison of EMDR to another treatment. A team of three blind raters selected those 19 studies that featured random assignment as well as an active comparison…
From an exhaustive literature search, 40 studies were identified which featured a comparison of EMDR to another treatment, A team of three blind rates selected those 19 studies that featured random assignment as well as active comparison treatment.…
Background and aims The psychoeducational phase in EMDR therapy is important because detailed information is provided to the patients concerning the possible causes of their functioning. This information can help patients understand the origin of…
This poster presentation will present the initial results of research exploring the needs and experiences of a group of EMDR practitioners in the process of training and accreditation to become EMDR Consultants. The research describes the views of a…
In March 2007 an EMDR Europe HAP project, in conjunction with the University of Birmingham, commenced in Northern Pakistan in the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred in the region October 2005. Presently over 75 mental health workers have now…
In March 2007 an EMDR Europe HAP project, in conjunction with the University of Birmingham & Edge Hill University, commenced in Northern Pakistan in the aftermath of the earthquake. Presently over 75 mental health workers have now been trained in…
Posited advantages of intensive trauma-focused therapy include treatment efficiency, rapidity of results, reduced risk of treatment-related destabilization, reduced risk of treatment disruption, and reduced total treatment cost (Greenwald, Camden et…
Eating-disordered clients begin treatment with a series of unique and specific behavioral symptoms such as binge eating, bingeing and purging, starving themselves, or overexercising, that impede progress when using purely verbal therapies. The…
Dating back to 1987, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a comprehensive treatment approach theoretically founded in cognitive, behavior, experiential, hypnotic, systems, and psychodynamic therapies. Although the use of EMDR with…
As an EMDR therapist, one needs to use resourcing methods that are appropriate, depending on where the client is in the healing journey and what methods are available that have been found to be effective. This review presents various methods of…
Ok, your looking a this poster, you have been at the conference all day, drunk numerous cups of tea and coffee, is your bladder full? Do you need to go to the toilet? Ok off you go, you will be back in just a few minutes won't you, going to the…
Twenty-four participants from a local domestic violence center were selfselected into an individual therapy-plus-standard advocacy group (P/SA) or a standard advocacy (SA) group. The center’s advocacy staffed administered treatment for the SA group…
Recent research (Moberg, 2003, The Oxytocin Factor) indicates the potential of early pre-verbal trauma to set up biochemical and neurological responses which activate certain triggers. Since the touchstone event is pre-verbal, it is difficult to…
This Abstract will explore EMDR as an AIP model of psychotherapy. The following aspects will be discussed. Foundation of pathologies: unprocessed physiologically stored memories of life experiences. Definition of Trauma: Any life experience that has…
These were subject to statistical analysis using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Chi-Square tests to examine the relationships between Questionnaire items for significance. A total of 9 subjects agreed to be interviewed regarding their EMDR practice…
The aim of my study is to explore how EMDR trained Therapists explain to themselves and their clients, how EMDR works in clinical practice, in their views. A second aim of my study is to examine how EMDR trained Therapists’ explanations relate to…
We decided to bring EMDR Psychotherapy to our treatment center as a primary modality. Our clinical team members are EMDR psychotherapists trained by EMDRIA approved trainers and the team continues on the EMDR path by completed advanced trainings. As…
Self harm presents a risk in using EMDR with emotionally vulnerable clients, due to the dangers of their immediate behaviours. However, often these behaviours are in response to deep-seated memories linked to traumas, which with the help of EMDR…
L’articolo si propone di evidenziare l’efficacia dell’EMDR nei casi di lutto, in particolare quando questo evento implica un trauma psicologico, che interferisce con il normale processo di elaborazione della perdita. Si delinea allora una situazione…
I had only three weeks to work. Only 15 days to restore self-confidence, serenity, and determination for a woman rider. One week during the competition. The woman rider had a bad experience during the Olympic Games of Athens. She had the best…
Tsunami that hit Aceh on the 26th of December 2004 taken approximately 150,000 lives has changed the region into a devastated area. Although health services and facilities had been re-established and some NGOs started delivering psychosocial and…
This case discussion focuses on a traumatically blinded man. Treatment involved stabilisation using ego-state work with bilateral stimulation, followed by trauma processing work using EMDR. The aim of this paper is to assess his response to this…
Homicide perpetrators present a high prevalence of major mental disorders, particularly major depression associated with a substance diagnostic, and schizophreny (Cote & Hodgins, 1992). Recently, it has been suggested that the homicide behaviour…
Vingt pour cent des femmes et 10 % des hommes ont subi des violences sexuelles dans leur enfance (Pereda & al., 2009) ; 10 % des enfants sont maltraités dans les pays à haut revenus (Gilbert, 2009). Les conséquences de ces violences sont…
Aim:Both trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy and antidepressant medication are regarded as the first line treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about sequential or combined efficacy of these two…
Due to the lack of information in the literature and lack of research in using EMDR therapy with children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I have developed my own methods incorporating suggestions from other EMDR therapy practitioners (see…
There has a controversy concerning the need for stabilization with clients with complex trauma and dissociative disorders. This controversy just points out to the need to adapt the process to each client according to level of therapist experience;…
The Poster Presentation will address the therapeutic issues of a complex bereavement case with traumatized history in a bicultural society. EMDR as an integrative psychotherapeutic approach and theory like the “Structural Dissociation of the…
In eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), patients receive bilateral alternating stimulation while recalling trauma. The most common bilateral alternating stimulus is eye movement, but other bilateral alternating stimuli such as…
