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Active ingredient study: Preliminary findings

In 1994, TIR, V/KD, EMDR, and TFT were investigated through a systematic clinical demonstration (SCD) methodology at Florida State University. This methodology guides the examination but does not test the effectiveness of clinical approaches. Each…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Neurolinguistic Programming, NLP, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, TIR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Traumatic Incident Reduction, Treatment Effectiveness

Arming commanders to combat PTSD: A time for change – Attacking the stressors vice the symptoms

Arming Commanders to Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by COL Robert D. Haycock, US Army, 53 pages. Just as war is not a new phenomenon, neither are the issues associated with the mental and emotional scars combat brings to those who fight a…

Tags: Combat, Military, Monograph, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor

EMDR as accelerated information processing therapy: Research and Practice

An exchange of views on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. [Pilots] ...The California Psychologist, October 1998 Point/Counterpoint Feature: Point: Shapiro, F. (1998, October). EMDR as accelerated information processing…

Tags: Commentary, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Effective psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A review and critique

This report reviews and critiques the psychotherapy literature for the treatment of PTSD and systematically presents data on sample size, rates of completion, and effect sizes. Substantial progress has been made in the use of cognitive behavioral…

Tags: Cognitive Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

De-stress: A qualitative investigation of EMDR treatment

There is no qualitative knowledge of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with a sub-clinical stressed population. The vast majority of EMDR research has focused on traumatized populations, leaving a significant gap in what the…

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

Motivation-adaptive skills-trauma resolution (MASTR) therapy for adolescents with conduct problems: An open trial

Trauma is proposed as a key to understanding the development and persistence of adolescent conduct problems, in conjunction with other contributing factors. A trauma-focused individual therapy approach is presented as one example of how this…

Tags: Americans, Clinical Trial, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, High School Students, Individual Psychotherapy, Junior High School Student, Preadolescents, Protocols, School Based Treatment, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of traumatized gay men

Describes the theory and practice of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR), presents a survey of its applications to traumatized gay male clients, and offers an illustrative case study to highlight the utility of EMDR. In the…

Tags: Adult, Emotional Trauma, Gay Male, Homosexual, Homosexuality, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor

An open trial of EMDR as treatment for chronic PTSD

In a prepilot study, 8 adults with chronic PTSD underwent 3 90-minute sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) at 1-week intervals in an open trial. None of the 7 who completed treatment met criteria for current PTSD 2 months…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Clinical Trial, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Incorporating EMDR and EMDR adaptations into the treatment of clients with dissociative identity disorder

This paper offers ways to incorporate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Uses of EMDR detailed can be applied to Dissociative Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified…

Tags: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor

Vicarious trauma and first responders: A case study utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as the primary treatment modality

Traumatic events can occur and adversely affect people during their lifetime. Natural disasters such as the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 or the Tsunami in Asia in 2004, terrorist atrocities around the world, or personal events such as physical or…

Tags: Case Study, Clinical Case Study, Cognitive Schema, Depressive Disorder, Helping Professional, Male, Police Officer, Police Personnel, Psychotherapeutic Process, Stigma, Stressor, Treatment Effectiveness, Vicarious Trauma

Psychotherapie traumatisierter patienten: Die arbeit mit der bipolaren EMDR-technik Psychotherapy of traumatized patients: Working with bipolar technique EMDR

Der Artikel beschreibt die Geschichte der modernen Trauma-Therapie seit 1989 und die Entwicklung von der EMDR-Standardprotokoll, um bipolare EMDR. Die letztere Technik wird mit Bezug auf eine Fallgeschichte demonstriert. Im letzten Abschnitt…

Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor, Trauma Treatment

Evidence of a decrease in heart rate and skin conductance responses in PTSD patients after a single EMDR session

Patients with PTSD demonstrate abnormal psychophysiological responses to stressful events. Given that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy appears to be a treatment of choice for trauma victims, the aim of the present study…

Tags: Adult, Arousal, Clinical Trial, Electrodermal Activity, Empirical Study, French, Heart Rate, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Quantitative Study Skin Conductance, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness

Validity of the subjective units of disturbance scale in EMDR

To test the psychometric properties of the Subjective Units of Disturbance Scale (SUDS), this study analyzed the data from 61 patients treated with EMDR. The pretreatment self-reported questionnaires, the in-session records of EMDR, and the Clinical…

Tags: Adult, Koreans, Self Report Instrument, Stressor, Subjective Units of Disturbance, SUD, Survivor, Validity

EMDR and olfactory reference syndrome: A case series

Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) is an illness currently considered a delusional disorder under the DSM-IV criteria. Patients believe that they emit a foul odor, causing them great emotional distress and negative social consequences. Its etiology…

Tags: Adaptive Information Processing, Adult, AIP, Case Study, Delusional Disorder, Female, Olfactory Reference Symptoms, ORS, Shame, Stressor, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness

Critical incident interventions

A response to the question: "I have been asked to respond to community tragedies. What critical incident interventions are commonly used?"

Tags: Critical Incidence Stress Management, Critical Incident, Critical Incident Intervention, Recent Event, Stressor, Survivor, Victim Services

A randomized clinical trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), fluoxetine, and pill placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Treatment effects and long-term maintenance

Objective: The relative short-term efficacy and long-term benefits of pharmacologic versus psychotherapeutic interventions have not been studied for PTSD. This study compared the efficacy of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI),…

Tags: Adult, Depressive Disorder, Empirical Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, SSRIs, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization: A partial dismantling study

23 PTSD subjects were exposed to either: (1) standard eye movement desensitization (EMD), (2) a variant of EMD in which eye movements were engendered through a light tracking task, or (3) a variant of EMD in which fixed visual attention replaced eye…

Tags: Adult, Americans, EMD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization across subjects: Subjective and physiological measures of treatment efficacy

Eye movement desensitization (EMD) was investigated in an experimental multiple baseline across subjects design. Six subjects who met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD were included in the study. While the EMD technique advanced by Shapiro has been…

Tags: Adult, Americans, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Treating trauma and substance abuse

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a new psychological methodology that has been applied to a wide range of psychological disorders. Clinical reports over the past three years indicate that it is an important addition to the…

Tags: Adult, Drug Abuse, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor

An investigation of the efficacy of eye-movement desensitization in the treatment of cognitive intrusions related to memories of a past stressful event

A novel clinical technique, referred to as "eye-movement desensitization," has recently been reported to rapidly achieve significant reductions in the frequency and intensity of the two primary symptoms of PTSD; cognitive intrusions and the…

Tags: Biologic Markers, College Students, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Intrusive Thought, Negative Therapeutic Reaction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Witnesses

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing: A new treatment for trauma

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has been hailed as a new experimental treatment for survivors of trauma that can provide rapid relief from the debilitating symptoms associated with PTSD. EMDR's efficacy reportedly stems from the…

Tags: Americans, Avoidance, Clinical Trial, Cognitive Impairment, Empirical Study, Intrusive Thought, Longitudinal Study, Self Concept, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A new kind of dreamwork?

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is described. EMDR features focussing on a traumatic memory while moving the eyes rapidly from side to side. This appears to lead to rapid integration of the memory, and elimination of associated…

Tags: Dreaming, Empirical Study, Stressor, Survivor

An analog study of patient preferences for exposure versus alternative treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder

Although several efficacious treatments for PTSD exist, these treatments are currently underutilized in clinical practice. To address this issue, research must better identify barriers to dissemination of these treatments. This study investigated…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Therapy, College Students, Empirically Supported Treatment, Evidence-Based Practice, Exposure, Patient Preference, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Stressor, Survivor, TFT, Thought Field Therapy

Pathological gambling: Etiologic considerations and treatment efficacy of eye movement desensitization/reprocessing

This study of 22 subjects who meet DSM-IV criteria for Pathological Gambling (PG) tests a theory that the development of PG lies in the existence of unresolved trauma-related anxiety, similar to PTSD, and predicts that reduction of that anxiety will…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Cognitive Therapy, Empirical Study, Etiology, Impulse Control Disorder, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Use of eye movement to reduce stress after trauma

In 1987 an accidental discovery revealed an association between certain eye movements and reduced levels of distress resulting from traumatic memories. The result was a new psychological intervention, eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing…

Tags: Adult, British, Industrial Accidents, Personal Narrative, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychologist, PTSD, Review, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

EMDR

In einer prospektiven Studie wurden 8 Patienten mit chronischer posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung (ICD 10: F 43.1) im Rahmen eines Aufenthalts auf einer Psychotherapiestation mit EMDR, einem neuen Therapieverfahren, behandelt. In durchschnittlich 4…

Tags: Adult, Empirical Study, Longitudinal Study, Psychiatric Inpatients, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

The treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder utilizing biofeedback relaxation training with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy

This study evaluates a protocol incorporating Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation (BAR) training with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for the treatment of PTSD. Based on Everly & Benson's strategic metatherapeutic…

Tags: BAR, BFB, Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation, Biofeedback Training, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A comparison study of EMDR and exposure on posttraumatic stress disorder: A single-subject design

Exposure has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of PTSD. Recent claims have been made regarding the comparative and perhaps even superior efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD.The comparative effectiveness was tested using two…

Tags: Adult, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A trial of eye movement desensitization compared to image habituation training and applied muscle relaxation in post-traumatic stress disorder

36 patients with PTSD were randomly allocated to individual treatment with imaginal exposure (image habituation training - IHT), or applied muscle relaxation (AMR) or eye movement desensitization (EMD). Assessment by a blind independent rater and…

Tags: Adult, Australians, EMD, Exposure Therapy, Longitudinal Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

The relationships among expectancy, hypnotizability, and treatment outcome associated with eye movement desensitization in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

Two treatments: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) or structured writing sessions. A standardized diagnostic interview was used to screen subjects and provide diagnosis and symptom profile at intake and one-month follow-up.…

Tags: Empirical Study, Hypnotic Susceptibility, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Therapeutic Writing, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Een procedure voor de behandeling van aan trauma gerelateerde angst Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A procedure for the treatment of trauma-related anxiety

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR ) is een relatief nieuwe procedure op het terrein van de psychotherapie. Ervaringen met EMDR geven aanleiding tot hoopvolle verwachtingen van de behandeling van diverse aan trauma gerelateerde…

Tags: Clinical Case Study, Dental Phobia, Empirical Study, Follow-up Study, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Can eye movements cure mental ailments?

Argues that the null hypothesis should be applied to claims that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can successfully treat PTSD.

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Treatment of anxiety in older adults

Although late life anxiety is common and appears to have potentially serious consequences, older adults generally underutilize mental health services. This article is a broad review of psychological literature that addresses the prevalence,…

Tags: Aged, Anxiety Disorder, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Drug Therapy, Health Care Utilization, Literature Review, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Transforming trauma - EMDR: The revolutionary new therapy for freeing the mind, clearing the body, and opening the heart

This book, addressed to a non-professional readership,"was born out of my desire to share with others the 'miracles' I have been privileged to witness both as a psychologist working with clients in a private practice setting and as an EMDR Institute…

Tags: Personal Narrative, Stressor, Survivor

Controlled study of treatment of PTSD using EMDR in an HMO setting

67 individuals diagnosed with PTSD were randomly assigned to either Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment or Standard Care (SC) treatment. Participants were assessed pretreatment, after 3 sessions, and at the completion of…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Empirical Study, Managed Care, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Pseudoscience and the commercial promotion of trauma treatments

The authors take as specific exemplars two of the popularized "power therapies" -- eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and thought field therapy (TFT) -- to demonstrate the influence of pseudoscience in the contemporary trauma…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Scientific Research, Stressor, Survivor, TFT, Thought Field Therapy, Treatment Effectiveness

EMDR: Overcoming controversy and distortion

Argues in favor of the efficacy of EMDR treatment for PTSD, responding to points raised by Gerald M. Rosen and colleagues.

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Criticism, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A realistic appraisal of EMDR

An exchange of views on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

Tags: Commentary, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

An investigation of the effect of eye movement desensitization reprocessing on states of consciousness, anxiety, self-perception, and coach-perceived performance ratings of selected varsity collegiate athletes

PTSD experts have recently pointed out that while traumatic events have been the core of cultural tales for centuries, it is highly unlikely today that any individual will avoid the direct experience of a traumatic event during a lifetime. The…

Tags: Athlete, College Students, Effects, Empirical Study, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effects

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