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An investigation into EMDR and imagery rescripting for PTSD in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A case series

In clinical settings, PTSD related to a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with more severe symptom complexity and worse prognosis, when compared to adult onset PTSD. Relatively little is known about how best to deal with this…

Tags: Adults, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Imagery Rescripting, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivors

Introduction to ego states with working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including how to help clients grow into good adult sexual relationships

A psychotherapist since 1981, she has expertise in EMDR, ego state, somatic, relational, attachment-focused, and many other therapies. She is skilled at synthesizing diverse therapy modalities and explaining how to use them, simply, and often…

Tags: Ego State, Sexual Abuse Survivor, Survivors

The EMDR integrative group treatment protocol (IGTP)

The effectiveness of EMDR with trauma survivors has been widely reported. Studies support the use of EMDR in the treatment of symptoms caused by trauma in children and adolescents, and they have evaluated the usefulness of EMDR following disaster…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Disasters, EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol, Group Therapy, Protocols, Psychotherapeutic Technique, Survivors, Trauma

Protocolo grupal e integrativo con EMDR: Intervención post-catástrofe para niños y adultos EMDR integrative group treatment: A postdisaster trauma intervention for children and adults

El Reprocesamiento y Desensibilización a través del Movimiento Ocular (EMDR) por sus siglas en inglés, es reconocido como un tratamiento efectivo y eficiente para tratar asuntos relacionados con trauma. Este artículo describe la aplicación de una…

Tags: Adolescents, Adult, Argentines, Colombians, Group Psychotherapy, Mexicans, Natural Disasters, Nicaraguans, Salvadorans, School Age Children, Survivors, Trauma, Venezuelans

Post-traumatic stress disorders: Concepts and therapy

This book, written by contributors from the Institute of Psychiatry in London, represents the fruits of ten years of working with survivors of accidents and disasters. It contains a coherent approach to the psychology underpinning their stress…

Tags: Adult, Behavior Therapy, Children and Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Therapy, Coping Behaviors, Epidemiology, Etiology, Intrusive Thoughts, Personality Traits, Psychobiology, PTSD, Research Needs, Social Support Network, Survivors, Treatment

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most recent additions to the armoury of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This chapter briefly outlines the EMDR procedure, and reviews the growing number of…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Literature Reviews, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Research Needs, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness

Psychological interventions for post-traumatic reactions in children and young people: A review of randomised controlled trials

Children exposed to a wide range of traumatic events suffer significant post-traumatic reactions. Randomised controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of interventions with traumatised children are described, the limitations of the current…

Tags: CBT, Children and Adolescents, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Literature Reviews, Methodology, Parents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preschool Age Children, Psychotherapy, PTSD, RCT, School Age Children, Stressors, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness

Does a visual perceptual disturbance characterize trauma-related anxiety syndromes?

The i-test was developed to assess the visual-perceptual disturbances (VPDs) frequently reported by anxious patients. Persons with the disturbance report a specific abnormal illusion of movement when they maintain a fixed gaze at the i-test stimulus.…

Tags: Adult, Anxiety, Assessment, Children and Adolescents, Depressive Disorder, Female, Injury, Male, Memory Retrieval Technique, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Somatic Symptoms, Survivors, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness, Visual Hallucinations, Visual Perceptual Disturbance, Witness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in child and adolescent psychotherapy

This book serves several functions. First, it provides an introduction to a trauma-based integrative approach to child and adolescent psychotherapy, incorporating the selective use of EMDR. It also provides a practical reference for clinicians…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Stressors, Survivors

Psychosocial treatment of pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: The neglected field of single-incident trauma

Despite the prevalence of childhood trauma, studies regarding psychotherapy for children suffering from PTSD are scarce, especially regarding the treatment for pediatric PTSD following single-incident trauma. Treatment practices for this population…

Tags: Adolescents, Anxiety Disorders, Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Literature Reviews, Pediatric, Play Therapy, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Reviews, School Age Children, Stressors, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing

Discusses the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of child and adolescent trauma survivors, with two case examples of succesful EMDR therapy in preadolescents.

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preadolescents, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Stressors, Survivors

The trauma orientation and child therapy

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: Assessment, Children and Adolescents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressors, Survivors

Autobiographical memories become less vivid and emotional after eye movements

Objectives: To test (1) whether eye movements during retrieval of emotional memories are followed by less vividness and less emotionality of future recollections, (2) whether this effect, if present, is stronger than the effects of a control activity…

Tags: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Dutch, Exposure Therapy, Memory Impairment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness, Young Adults

Treatment of traumatized refugee children with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a psychodynamic context

This study examines the effects of a psychodynamic approach of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treatment of traumatized refugee children. Among a child psychiatric outpatient refugee team, 13 children with post-traumatic…

Tags: Children, Children and Adolescents, Depressive Disorders, Empirical Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Refugees, School Age Children, Stressor, Stressors, Survivors, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness

The biology of trauma: Implications for treatment

During the past 20 years, the development of brain imaging techniques and new biochemical approaches has led to increased understanding of the biological effects of psychological trauma. New hypotheses have been generated about brain development and…

Tags: Child Abuse, Children and Adolescents, Criminal Behaviors, Forensic Evaluation, Literature Reviews, Neglect, Neuroendocrinology, Neurophysiology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivors

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: Adolescents, Americans, Clinical Trial, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Disorder, High School Students, Individual Psychotherapy, Junior High School Students, Preadolescents, School Based Treatment, Stressors, Survivors, Treatment Effectiveness

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

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