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L’EMDR dans le traitement de la dépendance aux substancesEMDR in the treatment of substance dependence

L’expérience clinique ainsi que les résultats de la recherche expérimentale sur la dépendance indiquent l’existence d’une mémoire de la dépendance (Heyne et al., 2000 ; Boening, 2001). L’influence possible de la thérapie sur une mémoire de la…

Tags: Substance Abuse

EMDR therapy and addiction

This chapter provides a summary of methods of treating addiction-related issues with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. The chapter commences with an overview of the issue of addiction and its complexities, including the…

Tags: Addiction, Alcohol, Comorbidity, Drugs, Substance Abuse

The efficacy of eye movement desensitization technique (EMDR) on worry, anxiety and annoying memories in women of Alanan Association of Gorgan City

IntroductionAddiction is one of the special issues for clinical psychologists and psychiatrists because it has many negative consequences for communities. The present study examined the teaching of EMDR technique on annoying memories and anxiety and…

Tags: Anxiety, Gorgan City, Memories, Substance Abuse, Worry

Drug use in street sex workers (DUSSK) study protocol: A feasibility and acceptability study of a complex intervention to reduce illicit drug use in drug-dependent female street sex workers

Introduction: Poor health of sex workers continues to be a source of international concern. Sex work is frequently linked with problematic drug use and drug-dependent sex workers typically work on the street, experiencing the greatest risks to health…

Tags: Drug Use in Street Sex Workers Study Protocol, DUSSK, Feasibility Study, Qualitative Research, Sex Worker, Substance Abuse, Trauma Treatment

Effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Background Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD. However, it is unclear whether EMDR shows the same effectiveness in patients with substance use disorders (SUD) and comorbid PTSD. In this trial,…

Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism, Comorbidity, Exposure-Based Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy Outcome Research, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Trauma-Focused Treatment

Self-medicating to cope with trauma: How EMDR therapy can help in substance abuse treatment

Individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives are at a much higher risk of developing addictions. According to the EMDR Institute, EMDR – which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – is a specialized psychotherapy…

Tags: Substance Abuse, Trauma

An inconclusive look and complex interplay between trauma and substance abuse

Tags: Substance Abuse, Trauma

Use of EMDR with co-occurring PTSD and substance use: A case study

Purpose: This case study examines the impact of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on relapse rates and management of trauma symptoms in an individual with co-occurring substance use disorder and PTSD. Background - Substance…

Tags: Case Study, Poster, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse

EMDR to treat substance abuse and addiction

The comorbidity of PTSD and substance abuse gives sufficient reason to treat patients who are addicted with EMDR targeting the traumatic memories, which drive the comorbid PTSD. However, there are several pathways leading to addiction and PTSD is…

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse, TAU, Treatment As Usual

Eliminating behavioral and substance addictions, obsessions, co-dependence, anger management issues, and self-harming behavior utilizing the feeling-state addiction protocol

Substance and behavioral addictions such as gambling compulsion, sex addiction, binge eating, bulimia, as well as alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, and smoking addictions have been notoriously resistant to treatment. The Feeling-State Theory (FST)…

Tags: Anger Management, Co-Dependency, Self-Harming Behavior, Substance Abuse

Treating trauma in addiction with EMDR: A pilot study

Objective: This study investigated the effects of standard eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) protocol in chronically dependent patients. We propose that reprocessing traumatic memories with EMDR would lead to measurable changes of…

Tags: Addiction, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Traumatic Memories, Treatment

EMDR for the co-occurring population

In my experience, EMDR is the fastest, most effective and least intrusive way to help clients release trauma, regardless of whether it stems from childhood abuse, sexual abuse or assault, accidents, disasters or combat, and regardless of whether it…

Tags: Addiction, Disaster, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Trauma

The effect of energy psychology on rates of relapse and recidivism for substance abuse offenders in a community correction setting

This dissertation was a study of a community corrections program which incorporated adjunct Energy Psychology Therapies for Substance Abuse Offenders (SAOs), who were transitioning back into community. Rates of relapse and recidivism were compared,…

Tags: Community Corrections, EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, Empirical Study, Energy Psychology, Eye Movements, Offender, Quantitative Study, Social Sciences, Substance Abuse, Trauma

New tools and troubles in addiction treatment

EMDR and Recovery • EMDR helps patients reframe their attachment to drug use and drug lifestyle into “addiction trauma.” • EMDR decreases traumatic memories that destabilize the path to recovery. • EMDR provides hope of trauma resolution for patients…

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

EMDR in the treatment of trauma and substance abuse

This lecture will provide an overview of a comprehensive psychotherapy treatment approach called EMDR by two Certified EMDR Approved Consultants who each have over 25 years of clinical experience. EMDR is one of the most widely researched…

Tags: Substance Abuse, Trauma

Research on clinical application of EMDR other than PTSD - EMDR to treat substance abuse and addiction

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

The crucible of trauma: Domestic violence, substance abuse, and the military

Untreated trauma and PTSD are believed to underlie substance abuse (SA) and domestic violence (DV). Some military personnel attempt to manage their PTSD with the use of DV tactics and SA, causing harm to themselves and others. Workshop participants…

Tags: Apology, Cycle of Violence, Domestic Violence, Military, Substance Abuse

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR): Mental health-substance use

Substance use disorders remain a persistent social and medical problem. According to a recent report,1 addiction is the number one health problem in the United States. The report notes that when one considers the direct costs of drug-induced health…

Tags: Substance Abuse

EMDR und substanzgebundene abhängigkeit EMDR and substance-related addiction

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

Using EMDR as a complement to 12-step recovery

Twelve-step recovery models and EMDR are highly complementary when appropriately combined. In this workshop, participants will identify the most common problems encountered in traditional addiction treatment models and consider how proper…

Tags: 12-Step Recovery, Addiction, Substance Abuse

EMDR und substanzgebundene abhängigkeit EMDR and substance abuse

Tags: Substance Abuse

Integrated treatment of PTSD and substance abuse with chemically addicted offenders in a drug court model: A pilot study

Tags: Drug Court Model, Pilot Study, Poster, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Substance Abuse

EMDR to treat substance abuse and addiction

The comorbidity of PTSD and substance abuse provides sufficient reason for treating patients, who are addicted, with EMDR while focusing on the PTSD diagnosis. However, there are several pathways leading to addiction, and PTSD is only one of them.…

Tags: Addiction Memory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse, TAU, Treatment As Usual

The desensitization of triggers and urge reprocessing (DeTUR) protocol

The DeTUR method is an urge reduction protocol used as the center of an overall methodology for the treatment of a wide range of chemical addictions and dysfunctional behaviors. This method was developed and refined by the author through client…

Tags: Addiction, Coping Behavior, Protocol, Psychotherapeutic Technique, Self Control, Substance Abuse, Trauma, Trigger, Urge

CravEx: An EMDR approach to treat substance abuse and addiction

Thirty years of addiction research have provided sufficient evidence for the crucial role of memory in drug dependency. The addiction memory (AM) serves as a useful concept for obsessive-compulsive craving to be seen in drug addicted patients…

Tags: Addiction, Comorbidity, CravEx, Craving, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Memory, Protocol, Psychotherapeutic Technique, Substance Abuse

EMDR: A method to assist in substance abuse prevention & treatment?

The paper was a research paper on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a trauma treatment method, which was summarised and the implications for substance abuse prevention and treatment explored, including protocols that apply EMDR to…

Tags: Substance Abuse

Integrated trauma treatment program: A novel EMDR approach for PTSD and substance abuse

PTSD and substance abuse is a common co-occurring disorder for which current research recommends a phased, integrated treatment approach. This presentation covers the 4-year pilot program using EMDR and Seeking Safety© as an Integrated Trauma…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Substance Abuse

Using EMDR with substance addictions and with behavior problems that have an addictive pattern

It is clear from over 17 published studies that the EMDR method is highly effective in assisting clients in resolving PTSD (Maxfield and Hyer, 2002). However, most clients who enter therapy do not have a simple problem of a single disturbing memory,…

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

Healing wounds of substance abuse related trauma using EMDR in couples counseling

Tags: Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Substance Abuse

Addiction memory in addiction recovery

No abstract available.

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

EMDR in der behandlung der stoffgebundenen abhängigkeit EMDR in the treatment of substance-dependence

Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse

EMDR chemical dependency treatment manual

A comprehensive and flexible EMDR-based treatment manual designed to be used with clients in recovery from chemical dependency. Includes assessment and clinical application of specialized protocols.

Tags: Chemical Dependency, Substance Abuse

Affect centered therapy for substance abuse of traumatic origin

Tags: Affect Centered Therapy, Substance Abuse

Substance abuse research protocol: Research protocol EMDR integrative addiction treatment model and the modified standard EMDR chemical dependency treatement protocol

Tags: Research Protocol, Substance Abuse

EMDR applied to reprocess the addiction memory in alcohol addicted in-patients – Outcome and follow-up data of a clinical study

Substance abuse and its sequels often mean intense suffering for the individual and huge costs for society. Established treatment modalities, as good as they are, lack effectiveness. Comorbid PTST with substance abusers is more the rule, than the…

Tags: Addiction, Memory, Substance Abuse

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