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''Without it, I am not sure I would still be here": A mixed methods service evaluation for online EMDR trauma therapy in a primary care network in England

IntroductionPsychological services are typically offered via specialized mental health services, which are often overwhelmed with long waitlists. To address this need and provide patients with a service characterized by shorter waiting times and…

Tags: General Practice, Mental Health, Online EMDR, Primary Care, Service Development, Service Evaluation, Trauma

"Hospital trauma" in children: When hurting is actually helping

"Hospital trauma" may result when medical procedures are painful or frightening, making a child feel threatened or helpless. This presentation will describe three cases of trauma resulting from necessary medical treatment. Participants will watch…

Tags: Children, Hospital, Trauma

"Interrupted" eller "imaginal exposure"?: EMDR og de kreative art -terapiene i traumebehandling av barn og ungdom. Er metodene så forskjellige? "Interrupted" or "imaginal exposure"?: EMDR and the creative art therapy in trauma treatment of children and adolescents. Are the methods so different?

Sammendrag Problemområde: Det er gjort begrenset forskning på bruken av de kreative art-terapiene, når det gjelder barn med PTSD (Goodman, Chapman & Gant (2009). Foreløpig finnes det kun en randomisert kontrollert studie (Chapman, Morabito,…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Creative Art Therapy, Imaginal Exposure, Trauma

Oog voor complexiteit: EMDR versus stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)An eye for complexity: EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatised refugees (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)

How safe and effective is it to offer trauma-focused treatment to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees? After all, from a clinical point of view asylum seekers and refugees constitute a complex population, with many suffering from an accumulation…

Tags: Refugees, Stabilization, Trauma

EMDR in der psychotherapie der PTBS: Traumatherapie praktisch umsetzenEMDR in psychotherapy of PTSD: Trauma practically implement

Tags: Evidence-Based Practice, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A new method in the treatment of performance anxiety for singers

The purpose of this thesis is to provide information and exposure for EMDR therapy as it relates to performance anxiety in singers and other musicians. Since EMDR therapy is a relatively new approach to relieving issues of anxiety, this thesis…

Tags: Bilateral Brain Stimulation, Brain Stimulation, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Trauma, Eye Movements, Mental Health, Musician, Performance Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Singers, Stress, Syndrome, Trauma

South African music learners and psychological trauma: Educational solutions to a societal dilemma

Emotional trauma affects a large proportion of the South African population. This article addresses its influence on music learners, including its effects on brain development, relational development, learning and music-making. The power of the…

Tags: Music, Music Learner, Musician, South Africa, Trauma

Tedaviye yanýtsýzlýk mý, travmanýn atlanmasý mý? EMDR terapisi ile düzelen Geç Baþlangýçlý TSSB olgusuTreatment refractory or trauma overlooked? A case of EMDR responsive late onset PTSD

Yaþamýn çeþitli dönemlerinde yaþanan travmatik olaylar kýsa sürede olumsuz ruhsal deðiþimlere sebep olabilir. Bu deðiþimler ne kadar uzun sürdüklerine ve nelere yol açtýklarýna baðlý olarak çeþitli patolojik tanýlarýn belirtisi olabilir. Travma ile…

Tags: Childhood Sexual Abuse, Major Depressive Disorder, MDD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Delayed Expression, PTSD Delayed Expression, Trauma

Every moment of a fall: A memoir of recovery through EMDR therapy

2016

Tags: Memoir, Personal Narrative, Trauma

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for childhood sexual abuse memories in men who have sexually offended against children: Changes in perceptions of abuse and offending

Five adult males who had sexually offended against children and had previously been victims of child sex abuse (CSA) were interviewed about their experiences of completing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on memories of…

Tags: Pedophilia, Sexual Abuse, Trauma

12-month follow-up of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR and physical activity

Background Preliminary evidence shows promising treatment outcomes at short-term follow-up for intensive posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, but long-term follow-up studies are sparse. This study is a sequel to a previous pilot study and…

Tags: Brief EMDR, Concentrated EMDR, Intensive EMDR, Long-Term Follow-Up, Massed, PE, Physical Activity, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prolonged Exposure, PTSD, Trauma

20 years later: The 1999 Marmara earthquake revisited. Role of trauma and the power of family

Background1999 Marmara earthquake had catastrophic consequences. Over the past 20 years, in our continuous visits to the affected regions, our clinical observation was that, while some of the earthquake survivors still showed earthquake-related PTSD…

Tags: Earthquakes, Family, Marmara, Marmara Earthquake, Special Populations, Trauma, Uncommon Settings

A case study of complex PTSD exploring the use of EMDR and medication: The psychobiology of a traumatic incident

Tags: Medication, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychobiology, PTSD, Trauma

A case study of EMDR therapy for middle-age male diagnosed with opoid dependence, trauma and exposure to adverse childhood experiences

The use of EMDR in the treatment of substance use disorders and addictive behaviours is unheard of in Singapore. This case study traces the life phenomenology of a middle-aged male client in helping him with his struggle with opiod dependence,…

Tags: Adverse Childhood Experience, Extended Paper, Male, Opoid Dependence, Trauma

A comparison of qEEG changes associated with trauma treatment using EMDR and talk therapy

Tags: QEEG Change, Trauma, Treatment

A controlled comparison of progressive counting and eye movement desensitization & reprocessing

Ten therapists who were already trained and experienced in eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR) received training in progressive counting (PC), a newer trauma resolution method. Nineteen volunteers with single-incident trauma or…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Exposure, Loss, Progressive Counting, Trauma, Treatment

A critical analysis of approaches to targeted PTSD prevention: Current status and theoretically derived future directions

Although efforts to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have met with relatively limited success, theoretically driven preventive approaches with promising efficacy are emerging. The current article critically reviews investigations of PTSD…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prevention, PTSD, Risk, Trauma

A flash of hope: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a specific treatment modality that utilizes bilateral stimulation to help individuals who have experienced trauma. This stimulation can occur in a variety of forms, including left-right eye…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Trauma

A multi-modal approach to trauma recovery: A case history

The details of a non-sport-related traumatic injury to an intercollegiate football player are presented. A multi-modal approach for treating trauma symptoms in this case history consisted of cognitive therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and…

Tags: Cognitive Therapy, Multi-Modal Approach, REST, Restricted Environmnetal Stimulation Technique, Trauma

A preverbal trauma mastered by dynamic psycho-therapy and EMDR

A special variety of dynamic therapy is presented which was successfully combined with EMDR. A new diagnostic category is tentatively proposed. A man in his twenties, successful in studies and in political and welfare organizations, managed his life…

Tags: Preverbal Trauma, Primary Repression, Symposium, Trauma

A propos des thérapeutiques précoces adaptées aux traumatismes psychiques: Intérêts de l'EMDRAbout early therapeutics adapted to psychological trauma: The interests of the EMDR

L'exposition à un événement menaçant entraîne une réaction de stress aigu à visée adaptative, mais peut être aussi susceptible de déborder les défenses psychiques d'un individu et de faire effraction traumatique. Les conséquences…

Tags: Trauma

A residential milieu treatment approach for first-responder trauma

First responders, which include police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, emergency medical technicians, and dispatchers, face unique challenges in dealing with and recovering from critical incidents. In their work with emergency…

Tags: First Responder, Peer Support, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Residential Treatment, Trauma

A role for EMDR in the treatment of trauma in patients suffering from a psychosis: Four vignettes

Many patients with a functional psychosis are likely to have a history of trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); some may be traumatized by their psychotic symptoms. We present a series of vignettes to describe eye movement…

Tags: Psychosis, Psychotherapy, Trauma, Treatment Outcome

A short term therapy approach to processing trauma: Art therapy and bilateral stimulation

This article describes a dynamic, short-term art therapy approach that has been developed for the treatment of trauma related disorders. Using a modified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) protocol with alternating tactile and…

Tags: Art Therapy, Auditory Stimulation, Bilateral Stimulation, Short-term Therapy Approach, Tactile Stimulation, Trauma, Trauma Related Disorders

A single session EMDR study with twenty traumatized children and adolescents

Twenty children and adolescents were treated for a single traumatic memory with a single session of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Treatment was delayed 1 m for half the group. Over half of the 20 participants moved from…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Non-Randomized Study, Single Session, Trauma

A treatment outcome study of EMDR with traumatized children: Preliminary results

Tags: Children, Trauma

A wait-list controlled pilot study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from motor vehicle accidents

The present study investigated the efficacy of four EMDR sessions in comparison to a six-week wait-list control condition in the treatment of 27 children (aged 6 to 12 years) suffering from persistent PTSD symptoms after a motor vehicle accident. An…

Tags: Childhood, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Trauma

A wounded mind?

This Powerpoint presentation makes use of the Powerpoint Presentation: "From Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): QEEG’s of PTSD and dementia look alike (slow wave movement in the occipital lobe) James Kowal - 2008 EMDRIA Conference,…

Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Caretaker, Trauma

A written workbook for individual or group EMDR

Early group EMDR intervention following trauma may facilitate adaptive processing of traumatic event (s) and help prevent consolidation of traumatic memories following large-scale natural or man-made disaster. Group EMDR may also be usefully applied…

Tags: Disaster, Early Group EMDR Intervention, Individual EMDR, Journalling, Trauma, Written Workbook

Abordaje EMDR para duelo traumático

Objetivo: El presente artículo describe los resultados cualitativos de la aplicación de un protocolo específico de EMDR en un caso de una paciente que cursa un duelo traumático. Método: Se revisan aspectos teóricos relacionados en la terapia EMDR, el…

Tags: Bilateral Stimulation, Brain Hemispheres, Dual Attention, Early Intervention, Posttraumatic Growth, Trauma, Traumatic Episode Protocol

Accessing traumatic memory through art making: An art therapy trauma protocol (ATTP)

In this article I propose an art therapy trauma protocol (ATTP) designed to address the non-verbal core of traumatic memory. Trauma theorists [van der Kolk, B.A. (2003). Frontiers in trauma treatment. Presented at the R. Cassidy Seminars, St. Louis,…

Tags: Art Therapy, Art Therapy Trauma Protocol, Arts, ATTP, Bilateral Art, Body-Based Psychotherapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Creativity, Emotions, Expressive Arts, Memory, Neurobiology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

ACT-AS-IF and ARCHITECTS approaches to EMDR: Treatment of dissociative identity disorder (DID)

This chapter describes key steps, with scripts, for the phases of therapy with a DID client, and for an EMDR session with a DID client. In brief, the method employs the artful use of EMDR and ego state therapy for association and acceleration, and of…

Tags: Act-As-If, Architects, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Protocol, Psychotherapeutic Technique, Trauma, Treatment Guidelines

Addressing the consequences of trauma: A narrative perspective

Tags: Trauma

ADHD symptoms persist even when PTSD symptoms progress: An EMDR case report

Although many studies report that attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms will improve after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), it is thought that the symptoms of ADHD, which is an organic disease, will not…

Tags: ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

Algunas fobias...¿Algunos traumas? - Segunda Parte Some phobias...some traumas - Part 2

Este artículo postula una relación unívoca, causa efecto entre la existencia de un trauma y la aparición posterior de una fobia. Estos traumas pueden ser de distinta naturaleza, pueden ser recordados y relacionados con la fobia, recordados y no…

Tags: Phobias, Trauma

Algunas fobias...¿algunos traumas? Some phobias...some traumas?

Este artículo postula una relación unívoca, causa efecto entre la existencia de un trauma y la aparición posterior de una fobia. Estos traumas pueden ser de distinta naturaleza, pueden ser recordados y relacionados con la fobia, recordados y no…

Tags: Phobias, Trauma

Als je aan het verleden lijdt: Trauma’s aanpakken met EMDRIf you are suffering from the past: Tackling trauma with EMDR

Traumatische ervaringen als een ongeval, mishandeling of verkrachting kunnen diepe sporen nalaten. Er kunnen ernstige psychische klachten en gedragsveranderingen door ontstaan die worden samengevat onder de noemer posttraumatische stressstoornis…

Tags: Trauma

Alternative strategies for dealing with trauma and trauma in sport

Building upon the theory and research of Wolpe's Systematic Desensitization, a new approach has been developed for reintegrating trawmrtic events and holds promise for work with athletes at a variety of skill levels. Eye Movement Desensitization…

Tags: Sports, Trauma

An empirical evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with survivors of a natural disaster

Controlled studies of treatments effective with victims of natural disasters are almost nonexistent. This is a small study conducted under difficult conditions to test the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Disaster, Effects, Empirical Study, Hurrican Andrew, Hurricane, Longitudinal Study, Non-Randomized Study, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness

An exploratory study of the effects of EMDR on state/trait anxiety and anger in adult male sex offenders

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the effects of EMDR on state and trait anxiety and anger levels associated with developmental traumas of sexual offenders in outpatient sex offender treatment. A qualitative component explored…

Tags: Anger, Anxiety, Criminal, Empirical Study, Outpatient, Qualitative Study, Quantitative Study, Sex Offender, Sex Offense, Trauma, Treatment

An exploratory study on the use of eye movement integration therapy in overcoming childhood trauma

Eye Movement Integration therapy (EMI) is a relatively new therapeutic modality, based on a neurobiological model of trauma. This paper advances the empirical knowledge base of EMI, by assessing its utility with a cohort of 12 adolescents, aged 14 to…

Tags: Children, Neurobiology, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, South Africa, Trauma

An eye on EMDR, does controversial trauma therapy really work? Pro: Effective treatment for PTSD (and) Con: No miracle cure

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative psychotherapy developed to treat traumatic memories. Numerous randomized clinical trials support is use for the rapid elimination of posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Research…

Tags: Efficacy, Integrative Psychotherapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

An inconclusive look and complex interplay between trauma and substance abuse

Tags: Substance Abuse, Trauma

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

Anorexia nervosa and EMDR: A clinical case

Numerous studies have identified links between psychopathology and a history of traumatic life events and dysfunctional attachment relationships. Hence, given the possible traumatic origins of this pathology, it may be useful to provide a…

Tags: Anorexia Nervosa, Attachment, Eating Disorders, Psychotherapy, Trauma

Anorexie mentale et EMDR : Un cas cliniqueAnorexia nervosa and EMDR: A clinical case

De nombreuses études ont identifié des liens entre la psychopathologie et des antécédents d’événement de vie traumatiques et de relations d’attachement dysfonctionnelles. Compte tenu des origines traumatiques possibles de cette pathologie, il…

Tags: Anorexia Nervosa, Attachment, Eating Disorders, Psychotherapy, Trauma

Aplicacion de EDMR en el tratamiento de distintos trastornos Application of EMDR in the treatment of various disorders

EMDR es actualmente un acercamiento psicoterapéutico reconocido como tratamiento efectivo del trauma (American Psychiatric Association, 2004; Bisson y Andrew, de 2007; Bleich et al, 2002;. CREST, 2003; Foa et al, 2009; Niza, 2005). El trauma produce…

Tags: Trauma

Aplicación de EMDR en el tratamiento de pacientes con sintomatología traumáticaApplication of EMDR in the treatment of patients with traumatic symptomatology

En este trabajo se informa de dos diseños de caso único con diagnóstico de Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático (TEPT) para estudiar la eficacia de la técnica EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) en su modalidad auditiva en la…

Tags: Trauma

Application de la thérapie EMDR au trouble de la personnalité borderline Application of EMDR therapy for borderline personality disorder

Il y a aujourd’hui un intérêt croissant pour l’utilisation de la thérapie de désensibilisation et de retraitement par les mouvements oculaires (EMDR), au-delà du traitement de l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) où son application est bien…

Tags: Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Psychotherapy, Trauma

Application of EMDR in the treatment of older people with a history of psychical trauma

Introduction: There are many studies supporting the efficacy of trauma focused EMDR in the treatment of PTSD and other anxiety disorders. But most of them included only people younger than 70 years. Older people often suffer from intellectual…

Tags: Older People, Senior, Trauma

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