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Can eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing improve psychological recovery following COVID-19 related critical illness? the CovEMERALD feasibility trial

ver 200,000 patients survive an intensive care admission each year in the United Kingdom (UK). For patients, survival is frequently beset by a range of chronic disabilities. Approximately 50% must navigate an often complex convalescence, while…

Trauma-focused therapy in early intervention for psychosis settings: Results of a feasibility RCT of 'EMDR for psychosis'

Trauma is particularly prevalent amongst Early Intervention (EI) patients and is associated with adverse clinical and prognostic outcomes. To determine the feasibility of a large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an 'EMDR for psychosis'…

CovEMERALD: Assessing the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of remotely delivered eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing following Covid-19 related critical illness: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Primary Objective: To determine the feasibility of delivering a protocolised, remote, online, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) intervention, within 12-weeks of hospital discharge, for adult survivors of Covid-19 related critical…

Tags: Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intensive Care, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychology, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Survivor

EMDR therapy in bringing psychological well-being to survivors of natural disaster

The purpose of this paper was to highlight the importance of multipronged approach to relieve the trauma of natural disaster. In 2018 Kerala the southernmost state of India was devastated by floods, landslide and hurricane. Almost all parts of the…

Tags: Natural Disaster, Natural Disasters Survivors, Survivor

EMDR in the aftermath of genocide: Supporting women survivors

Tags: Genocide, Survivor, Women

A pilot study with Spanish-peaking Latina survivors of domestic violence comparing EMDR & TF-CBT group interventions

This pilot study compared two evidence-informed group treatment methods with 19 Spanish-speaking Latina survivors of domestic violence. Spanishspeaking therapists trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma-Focused…

Tags: Latinas, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Trauma, Survivor, TF-CBT, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Therapists' perceptions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for women survivors of child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse is prevalent worldwide and can result in adverse psychological effects that persist into adulthood. Therapists must identify therapeutic treatments for adult survivors of child sexual abuse who continue to experience psychological…

Tags: Sexual Abuse, Survivor, Therapists' Perceptions, Women

Treating survivors of homicide victims

Surviving loved ones of homicide and other violence victims often go untreated. An integration of the EMDR Recent Event Protocol and the Visual Assessment Tool (VAT) supports accurate identification of targets, minimizes client distress and helps to…

Tags: Homicide, Survivor, Victims

The effects of EMDR therapy on traumatic memory, grief, and autonomic reaction in male-to-female interpersonal violence survivors

The study investigated the effectiveness eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to treat male-to-female interpersonal violence (IPV) survivors. A quantitative, quasi-experimental design evaluated 19 participants currently…

Tags: Grief, Interpersonal Violence, Memory, Survivor

Listen to the body: Somatic awareness in EMDR therapy with complex trauma survivors

Individuals exposed to trauma early in life or multiple traumas across Time/Session often suffer a variety of psychological (e.g. PTSD, anxiety, depression) and physical symptoms (e.g. chronic pain, neuromuscular rigidity). More often, these people…

Tags: Complex Trauma, Somatization, Survivor

A clinical model for treating complex PTSD with EMDR therapy among veterans and terrorism survivors.

This presentation provides a model for effectively treating complex PTSD. It is designed to provide resources for persons treating military/veterans and other clinicians working with complex PTSD/DESNOS. Video and PowerPoint presentations are used to…

Tags: Survivor, Terrorism, Veterans

Alternate therapy helping Moore tornado survivors: EMDR used to help soldiers with PTSD

Sara decided to try an alternate therapy called EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. It's a treatment where you focus on body sensations like eye movement, motions, and thoughts. [Excerpt]

Tags: Moore, Survivor, Tornados

Working with youth survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by a religious leader

This paper investigated the psychosocial effects of 8 youth sexual abuse survivors perpetrated by prominent religious leader in the capital of Jakarta. Based on the investigation, I planned some treatment recommendations. I found that some themes…

Tags: Clergy Abuse, Crisis of Faith, Disinhibition Reaction, Jakarta, Premature Sexual Behavior, Sexual Abuse, Survivor

EMDR vs paroxetine: A randomised control trial in PTSD survivors of war against terror in Pakistan

An ever-increasing number of survivors of ongoing war against terror in Pakistan are presenting with PTSD. EMDR and paroxetine are two widely accepted evidence based interventions found efficacious in patients of PTSD. No study is available that has…

Tags: Pakistan, Paroxetine, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Survivor, Terror

Trattamento EMDR con sopravvissuti ad abusi subiti nell’infanzia da membri del clero EMDR treatment with survivors of childhood abuse by members of the clergy

La preoccupazione relativa all’abuso sessuale perpetrato dal clero non è un fenomeno nuovo. E’ una forma di abuso sessuale che si verifica negli ambienti di tutte le religioni del mondo. Come sostiene il prete cattolico scomunicato Richard Sipe,…

Tags: Childhood Abuse, Clergy Abuse, Survivor

Eye movement desentization and reprocessing: A case study of a female adolescent sexual assault survivor

This study explores the use of Eye Movement Desensitisation (hereafter referred to as EMDR), a form of psychotherapy on a female adolescent sexual assault survivor. Adolescence as a developmental stage is characterised by specific issues, such as the…

Tags: Case Study, Female, Sexual Assault, Survivor

EMDR treatment process of adult survivors of sexual trauma: What does external ear canal temperature suggest?

Tags: Adult, External Ear Canal Temperature, Sexual Trauma, Survivor

A long-term grief counseling group for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

The purpose of this project was to propose a long-term, theoretically sound and research supported person-centered grief counseling group for adult women who were sexually abused as children. A review of the literature indicated that child abuse…

Tags: Adult, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Person-Centered Group Counseling, Survivor

An integrative model in trauma treatment - utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and a relational approach with adult survivors of sexual abuse

The aim of this article is to offer an integrative approach in the treatment of adult survivors of sexual abuse. The treatment orientation is psychodynamic and intersubjective and will draw on three conceptual models: (a) a developmental model based…

Tags: Adult, Attachment Disorder, Communication, Relational Approach, Sexual Abuse, Survivor, Trauma

A comparative experimental treatment outcome study: Female survivors of sexual assault suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and trauma-related guilt – self-report and psychophysiological measures

Diverse psychotherapeutic approaches for treating trauma-related sequelae have emerged over the last several decades in response to the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and resultant posttraumatic stress disorder among women (PTSD). In a…

Tags: Depression, Guilt, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Sexual Assault, Survivor

Traitement EMDR d'expériences troublantes qui ne répondent pas aux critères de l'ESPT EMDR treatment of disturbing experiences that do not meet the criteria for PTSD

L’EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing : désensibilisation et retraitement par les mouvements oculaires) permettrait de traiter avec succès non seulement l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) mais aussi d’autres troubles…

Tags: Dysfunctionally Stored Stressful Experience, Effectiveness, Life Experience, Slovenness, Small t Trauma, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

Epigenetics: What does it explain about trauma survivors?

Most persons who develop PTSD in the aftermath of exposure recover from trauma-related symptoms, but remain at risk for a recrudescence of symptoms. This suggests that there are aspects of the response to high magnitude trauma that are long-lasting,…

Tags: Epigenetics, Plenary, Survivor, Trauma

Predictors of outcome in female sexual assault survivors receive PE or EMDR

Predictors for response to treatment in a controlled study aimed to evaluate the relative efficacy of Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) compared to a no-treatment wait-list control (WAIT) in the…

Tags: Outcome Predictor, Prolonged Exposure, Sexual Assault, Survivor

Cortisol pre-and post- treatment with EMDR or prolonged imaginal exposure in PTSD assault survivors

Tags: Assaults, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Imaginal Exposure, PTSD, Survivor

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

Culture-sensitive and resource oriented peer (CROP) - Groups as a community based intervention for trauma survivors: A randomized controlled pilot study with refugees and asylum seekers from Chechnya

Asylum seekers and refugees frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress and culturally sensitive methods towards reducing symptoms should be taken into account. The aim of the work reported here was to examine the effectiveness of Culture-Sensitive…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Chechnya, Community-Based Intervention, CROP, Culture-Sensitive and Resource Oriented Peer, Pakistan, Pilot Study, Psychological Trauma, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Center, Treatment Response, Violence

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Evaluating its effectiveness in reducing trauma symptoms in adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Tags: Adult, Child Abuse, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Female, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome

"I stood by a river“ – Integrating EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in the treatment of torture survivor

I will be presenting the case of an Iranian refugee in the UK who was imprisoned for many years in Iran and subject to prolonged torture. I will discuss the use of integrated EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in his treatment, and outline how…

Tags: Iran, Prisoner, Refugees, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Survivor, Torture

Utilising EMDR as an integrative approach for the treatment of torture and trauma survivors

It is well documented that psychological trauma associated with human rights violation severely affects its sufferers. The trauma reduces the person’s functioning capacities across all levels, including the intellectual, emotional and behavioural,…

Tags: Survivor, Torture, Trauma

Sexual abuse survivors' perceptions of the effectiveness of EMDR and eclectic therapy

Tags: Eclectic Therapy, Poster, Sexual Abuse, Survivor

Role of EMDR in the rehabilitation of acid burn survivors

The Acid Survivors Foundation came into being in year 2006, with an aim of providing; medical, psychosocial and legal aid to the acid burn victims in order to, to stop the proliferation of acid violence. This paper will examine the role of EMDR in…

Tags: Acid Violence, Survivor

Working with homicide survivors in community mental health: Effective use of the EMDR recent event protocol

Dixwell Newhallville Community Mental Health Services in New Haven, CT, is pioneering an EMDR program to provide treatment for individuals who have survived the recent or past homicide of a loved one. The Recent Event Protocol can be used in the…

Tags: Community Mental Health, Homicide, Recent Traumatic Events Protocol, RTE, Survivor

With survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence

Domestic violence is a multifaceted complex trauma that can incorporate many attributes of violence be that physical, sexual, psychological, systemic and economic in nature and which can be both extremely overt and/ and covert. Internationally crime…

Tags: Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, Survivor

EMDR with survivors of torture

Tags: Survivor, Torture

EMDR in residential treatment of survivors of organized violence

Tags: Organized Crime, Residential Treatment, Survivor

EMDR and the treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect

Patients with complex PTSD and dissociative symptoms are a challenging patient population . Concepts like the Disorder of Extreme Stress (Herman et al.) and the the research on memory networks and especially structural dissociation (Nijenhuis et al.)…

Tags: Adult, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Keynote, Neglect, Survivor

EMDR treatment process of two adult survivors of sexual trauma: What does external ear canal temperature suggest?

Tags: Adult, Sexual Trauma, Survivor

The contribution of EMDR with children survivors of mass trauma

This paper describes the application of EMDR as an early trauma-focused treatment with children involved in mass disasters (natural disasters, accidents and intentionally provoked incidents). EMDR treatment was part of a comprehensive treatment of…

Tags: Children, Keynote, Mass Trauma, Survivor

Broad spectrum psychotherapy with EMDR for survivors of complex trauma

Tags: Broad Spectrum Psychotherapy, Complex PTSD, Survivor

The butterfly hug

The Butterfly Hug was originated and developed by Lucina Artigas during her work performed with the survivors of Hurricane Pauline in Acapulco, Mexico, 1997. The Butterfly Hug had become standard practice for clinicians in the field while working…

Tags: Butterfly Hug, Protocol, Psychotherapeutic Technique, Survivor

Does naturally occurring EMDR-like phenomena in the work environment increase employment risk for survivors of violent crimes?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a controversial yet exciting therapy that assists many, including survivors of violent crimes to process their experiences so that they can move forward in their healing. The therapist…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Survivor, Violent Crimes

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