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A clinical vignette: Resource connection in EMDR work with children

A vignette is a brief case report that makes a contribution to the literature, but which has used only EMDR's standard protocol measures. This vignette describes a procedure for drawing on and strengthening a child's resources in all phases of EMDR…

Tags: Israelis, Psychotherapeutic Processes, School Age Children, Stressor, Survivor

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 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 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 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

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

A report on seventy-eight cases treated by eye movement desensitization

This article reports the author's experience with 78 cases treated with eye movement desensitization. Mean improvement on 530 disturbing themes was 1.85 on a 0-3 point scale. Most diagnostic groups scored 2.0 or better. Treatment was most effective…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Disorders, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

A systematic clinical demonstration of promising PTSD treatment approaches

Traumatic Incident Reduction, Visual-Kinesthetic Dissociation, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Thought Field Therapy were investigated through a systematic clinical demonstration (SCD) methodology. This methodology guides the…

Tags: Neurolinguistic Programming, NLP, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, TFT, Thought Field Therapy, TIR, Traumatic Incident Reduction, Treatment Effectiveness

A systematic research synthesis of EMDR studies: Implementation of the platinum standard

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychological treatment method used primarily for people who have experienced trauma. This article provides a systematic research synthesis of EMDR studies targeting trauma symptomatology…

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

A therapist's guide to EMDR: Tools and techniques for successful treatment

The book reviews the theoretical basis for EMDR and new information on the neurobiology of trauma. It provides a detailed explanation of the procedural steps along with helpful suggestions and modifications. Areas essential to successful utilization…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor

A trauma-focused individual therapy approach for adolescents with conduct disorder

Trauma is proposed as a key to understanding the development and persistence of conduct disorder in conjunction with other contributing factors. Trauma history is virtually universal in this population, and trauma effects can help to account for many…

Tags: Adolescents, Cognitive Therapy, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Individual Psychotherapy, Males, Psychiatric Inpatients, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivors

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

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

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

Adverse effect of EMDR: A case report

This letter documents adverse complications following a course of EMDR in and individual suffering from an adjustment disorder. Ethical issues are raised by the widespread use of this technique without sufficient screening for possible adverse…

Tags: Adjustment Disorder, Adult, Clinical Case Study, Empirical Study, Letter, Male, Negative Therapeutic Reaction, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Assessment of psychophysiological stress reactions during a traumatic reminder in patients treated with EMDR

This study investigates changes of stress-related psychophysiological reactions after treatment with EMDR. 16 patients with PTSD following type I trauma underwent psychometric and psychophysiological assessment during exposure to script-driven…

Tags: Adult, Germans, Manual-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Beyond the talking cure: Somatic experience and subcortical imprints in the treatment of trauma

Subcortical nature of traumatic memories (Freud and trauma; the processing of experience); Trauma and physical sensations (the neurobiology of trauma; the tyranny of language); Clinical dilemmas for therapists of patients who have been traumatized…

Tags: Adult, Cognitive Processes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor

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

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

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

Clinical implications and recommendations arising from EMDR research findings

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a treatment approach found to be efficacious for trauma-related disorders. This article provides an overview of the EMDR treatment process and briefly describes treatment components. It reviews…

Tags: C-PTSD, Clinical Implication, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, Literature Review, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Research, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment

Cognitive-behavioral and pharmacologic perspectives on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

The following sections consider biologic and cognitive-behavioral perspectives on PTSD and strategies for its treatment. Pharmacologic strategies examined to date have included treatment with beta-adrenergic blockers and alpha-adrenergic agonists,…

Tags: Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Drug Therapy, Literature Review, Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Combining eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and energy therapies

Observing that there has been a rapid increase in the number of practitioners trained in both eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and the energy psychotherapies, the authors describe ways to combine these modalities to increase their…

Tags: Energy Psychotherapy, Latin Americans, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor, TFT, Thought Field Therapy

Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training

The authors examined the efficacy, speed, and incidence of symptom worsening for 3 treatments of PTSD: prolonged exposure, relaxation training, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR; N = 60). Treatments did not differ in attrition,…

Tags: Adult, Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Negative Therapeutic Reaction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Witnesses

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

Critical incident intervention with missionaries: A comprehensive approach

When people are exposed to, or involved in, traumatic occurrences, they are at risk for PTSD to follow in the wake. This involves more than psychological discomfort; it involves a host of physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual sequelae. The…

Tags: Complex PTSD, Critical Incident Intervention, Literature Review, Missionaries, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Debriefing, PTSD, Recent Event, Stressor, Survivor

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

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

Desensibilización y reprocesamiento por movimientos oculares (EMDR): Un tratamiento integrador para el trauma Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as an integrative treatment for trauma

EMDR es un método psicoterapéutico integrador que ha sido designado oficialmente una forma efectiva de tratamiento para el trastorno de estrés postraumático en la comunidad internacional. El EMDR de ocho fases proporciona un método eficiente,…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor

ECEM (Eye Closure Eye Movements): Integrating aspects of EMDR with hypnosis for treatment of trauma

The paper addresses distinctions between hypnotic interventions and Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing (EMDR) and discusses their effect on persons who have symptoms of PTSD. Eye movements in hypnosis and EMDR are considered in terms of the…

Tags: ECEM, Eye Closure Eye Movements, Hypnotherapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressor, Survivor

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

Efficacy and outcome predictors for three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training

In a study that directly compared exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training in patients with PTSD, we simply provided patients with a verbal description of PTSD and its treatment, then assessed the patient's treatment goals, and discussed how…

Tags: Adult, Exposure Therapy, Manual-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for psychologically traumatized individuals

The effects of three, 1.5-hour Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment sessions on traumatic memories and psychological symptoms of 80 subjects were studied. The treatment sessions were administered within a two week period. 40…

Tags: Adult, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Stressor, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Implications for behavior therapy

The commitment of behavior therapy to empiricism has led it to a prominent position in the development of validated methods of treatment. The recent development and rapid expansion of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a treatment…

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

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization in the treatment of cognitive intrusions related to a past stressful event

Much of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) efficacy research has been widely criticized, limiting scientific understanding of its therapeutic components. The present investigation of Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD)…

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

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

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