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Cultural factors affecting the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in Sri Lanka
The need for a cross-cultural adaptation of the EMDR group protocol intervention for trauma affected children and adolescents: Reflections from the Sri Lankan context

When used within a group set-up, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is a key intervention to enhance psychological healing and…

Mumbai team teaches Sri Lanka to 'reprocess' blast memories
Healing combat trauma in Sri Lanka via EMDR

The Sri Lankan society is hugely affected by combat related stress as a result of the 30 year armed conflict. Combatants as well as a large number of…

War trauma experienced by the Sri Lankan combatants

In the Sri Lankan conflict, the impact of war and extreme stress on civilian population has been highlighted over the years. However, war traumas…

EMDR-HAP training in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a catastrophic tsunami. In Sri Lanka, 35,000 people died, 21,000 were injured, and…

Combating tsunami disaster through EMDR

After the 2004 tsunami devastation in Sri Lanka, many citizens experienced severe psychological reactions. The effectiveness of EMDR is illustrated in…

The efficacy of EMDR – A study based on Sri Lankan combatants

This paper discusses the therapeutic effects of EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR is a relatively new trauma management…

Treatment of a couple that survived the tsunami with their four children

Twelve days after the 26th of December 2004 a couple came to my private practice, on referral from Prof. Dr. Ad de Jongh. that looked death in the eye…

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