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Posttraumatic stress disorder among military returnees from Afghanistan and Iraq

Although most military personnel returning from recent deployments will readjust successfully to life in the United States, a significant minority will exhibit PTSD or some other psychiatric disorder. Practitioners should routinely inquire about…

Tags: Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for combat-related PTSD: An early look

Tags: Combat, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, War

Use of EMDR to treat morbid jealousy: A case study

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new psychological intervention which has mainly been utilized to treat PTSD symptoms. The following case study of a 75-year-old World War II veteran, however, illustrates that such…

Tags: Aged, British, Case Study, Imprisonment, Interpersonal Interaction, Intrusive Thought, Jealousy, Male, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War, World War II Trauma

EMDR behandeling in het Sinaï Centrum Drie jaar ervaring EMDR treatment in the Sinai Centre: Three years experience

Psychotherapeut Stöfsel beschrijft de bevindingen van het Sinai Centrum met de toepassing van EMDR bij cliënten die hebben ervaren traumatische ervaringen die zich herhaaldelijk voorgedaan of gedurende een langere periode. De verschillende…

Tags: Dutch, Jews, Survivor, War

Emotional processing during eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy of Vietnam veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder

This study examined emotional processing and outcome in 27 Vietnam veterans with chronic PTSD who underwent eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, with and without the eye movement component, in a crossover design. Results…

Tags: Americans, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Longitudinal Study, Male, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Five-year follow-up study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

This study reports the results of a 5-year follow-up evaluation of 13 Vietnam combat veterans with chronic PTSD who participated in a study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy previously reported in this journal.…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Clinical Trial, Empirical Study, Follow-up Study, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome, Veterans, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the psychological treatment of combat-related guilt: A study of the effects of eye movements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of eye movements in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and to test the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of guilt associated with combat trauma. EMDR was compared to a non-eye…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Empirical Study, Guilt, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

Combat-related PTSD

Tags: Combat, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, War

Treating combat-related stress disorders: A multiple case study utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with battlefield casualties from the Iraqi war

Casualties from the Iraqi War were evacuated to a field hospital in Rota, Spain, and were screened for combat-related stress conditions. Four combat veterans requested immediate relief of their posttraumatic symptoms prior to returning to the United…

Tags: Acute Stress Disorder, ASD, Battlefield Casualty, Combat Experience, Combat Related Stress Disorder, Empirical Study, Eye Movements, Follow-up Study, Hospital, Iraqi War, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quantitative Study, War

The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of psychogenic seizures

We present a case illustrating the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of psychogenic seizures. These seizures were events lasting many hours, necessitating frequent emergency room visits and an extensive…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Clinical Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Empirical Study, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Treatment Effectiveness, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization in therapy of war veterans

After reviewing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) technique, claimed to be the most successful in the treatment of most resistent intrusive symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the authors report the case study of a…

Tags: Veterans, War

Vietnam veterans' treatment programs using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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EMDR has been incorporated into the treatment programs of a number of VA Medical Centers. This symposium will explore the use of EMDR in the treatment of Vietnam combat veterans in both in- and out-patient settings. Each PTSD program has used EMDR in…

Tags: Symposium, Treatment, Veterans, Vietnam, War

A single session, group study of exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in treating posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnam War veterans: Preliminary data

This report summarizes data gathered thus far from an ongoing study. Two groups (total N = 12) of Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) received a single session of exposure or Eye Movement Desensitization and…

Tags: Americans, Empirical Study, Exposure Therapy, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Treatment Outcome, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Treatment of Vietnam war veterans with PTSD: A comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, biofeedback, and relaxation training

Analyses of scaled self-report data from Vietnam War veterans receiving inpatient treatment for PTSD drawn during a program evaluation study suggested inpatient treatment as provided by the program resulted in significant improvement in the areas of…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Biofeedback Training, Empirical Study, Male, Non-Randomized Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Inpatients, PTSD, Relaxation Therapy, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

The role of "resolute perception" in EMDR: Reply to Linda Waters

Replies to the comments by L. Waters (see record 84-36309) on the article by J. G. Carlson et al (see record 84-01737) regarding the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…

Tags: Combat Experience, Commentary, Letter, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rapid, Reply, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for combat PTSD: Commentary

Comments on the article by J. G. Carlson et al (see record 84-01737) regarding the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam veterans. The author suggests that EMDR…

Tags: Combat Experience, Comment, Commentary, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Reply, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization for PTSD of combat: A treatment outcome pilot study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization (EMD) in reducing negative affect associated with traumatic memory in PTSD patients. In addition to evaluating the general efficacy of the EMD…

Tags: Americans, Combat, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychobiology, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Despite the clinical and social impact of PTSD, there are few controlled studies investigating its treatment. In this investigation, the effectiveness of two psychotherapeutic interventions for PTSD were compared using a randomized controlled outcome…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Arousal, Biofeedback Training, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Relaxation Therapy, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

Team works to quell stress in Bosnia

Describes the experiences and work of psychologists in Bosnia who work with victims of the Balkans war. The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and associated controversies are discussed.

Tags: Bosnia, Victimization, War

EMDR and the atrocities in Bosnia

The purpose of this report is to inform Network Newsletter readers of my activities.

Tags: Bosnia, War

An investigation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) as a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of Vietnam combat veterans

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) was investigated with 25 Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD, randomly assigned to EMD/R or a control condition. First, PTSD was assessed and subjects were assisted in developing a PTSD-related…

Tags: Americans, Empirical Study, Longitudinal Study, Male, Middle Aged, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

The eyes heal it: Therapy eases painful memories

But a neurological process called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as a possible cure for the disorder has piqued interest, and the WHO will send Denver psychiatrist Bert Furmansky across the world to see if the process can help some of…

Tags: Abuse, Children, Denver, Rape, Refugees, Veterans, War, Women

EMDR: The emerging science of trauma and application to the treatment of children

It is increasingly recognized that psychological trauma causes neurophyslological dysregulation in children, which then alters their developmental course. In this full-day seminar, we will present an organizational framework that clarifies how…

Tags: Children, Refugees, War

Case studies of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder

Five hospitalized Vietnam combat veterans with chronic PTSD were treated with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a new psychotherapeutic procedure. Changes in previously refractory symptoms of intrusiveness and arousal were noted…

Tags: Adult, African Americans, Empirical Study, European American, Male, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Inpatients, PTSD, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Vets and their families speak about war's impact

This man might benefit from EMDR, a technique that facilitates the brain's process of integrating traumatic experiences. A trained and credentialed practitioner helps the person access the memory in a safe environment and process the emotions to…

Tags: Veterans, War

Insight into PTSD

"Treating War's Toll on the Mind" [October 9] was helpful in illuminating the enormous toll that post-traumatic stress disorder is taking on the lives of the men and women involved in war. Untreated PTSD damages the lives of the soldiers.…

Tags: Letter, Military, War

When the war won’t go away…Counseling helps leave stress behind

Cowan says EMDR, which combines elements of traditional therapy with techniques such as eye movements or hand taps, also is an effective tool.

Tags: War

Iraq contractors convene in Tennessee

Hurley uses a relatively new therapeutic tool. It’s called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR. He says the therapy is nothing like hypnosis. It helps disrupt traumatic memories so the mind can then deal with them in a healthy way.

Tags: Military, Soldiers, War

Menacing memories - When wartime trauma surfaces, treatment can help

Another intriguing new therapy appears to help people with PTSD integrate traumatic experiences. With the approach known as eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), the therapist first works with the patient to evoke the distressing…

Tags: Chicago, Irvin Roth, War

Eye movement desensitization/reprocessing: Its use in resolving the trauma caused by the loss of a war buddy

A case of refractory PTSD was treated with Eye Movement Desensitization/Reprocessing (EMDR). Within one 60-minute session there was a dramatic resolution of two traumatic memories that persisted at nine-month follow-up. Long-standing personality…

Tags: Americans, Bereavement, Case Study, Male, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Navy psychologist advocates unusual post-combat therapy

A Navy psychologist is championing a therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder that could mean faster and more effective treatment for troops overcome with memories of war’s horrors.

Tags: Military, Navy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, War

Outcome research on behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatments for trauma survivors

In this chapter, we describe the current status of outcome research on behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD. In this endeavor, we describe these treatments and outline their empirical foundations, providing rationale for their use. We…

Tags: Americans, Behavior Therapy, Child Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Female, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

An approach to psychotherapy toleration: The Distress/Endorsement Toleration Scale (DEVS) clinical outcome studies

The issue of treatment tolerance within the field of psychotherapy is, at best, a nebulous construct and has been commonly evaluated via rates of subject attrition and homework compliance. This research presents the psychometric properties of a…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Cognitive Therapy, Distress, Endorsement, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Outcome, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Questionnaire, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Tolerance, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

Light in the heart of darkness: EMDR and the treatment of war and terrorism survivors (1st Ed.)

Notes that the effects of war and terrorism can be long-lasting and discreet, emerging years later in different forms of psychological and physical strain in the body. In this work, the authors uncover how developments in Eye Movement Desensitization…

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Survivor, Terrorism, Veterans, War

Statistical and reliable change with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: Treating trauma within a veteran population

51 war veterans with PTSD symptomatology were randomly allocated to one of three conditions: two sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), an equivalent procedure without EMDR, or a standard psychiatric support control…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Empirical Study, Follow-up Study, Longitudinal Study, Male, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for combat PTSD

4 Vietnam veterans diagnosed with PTSD were treated with 12 sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), targeting their combat memories. An extensive multimodal assessment battery showed very substantial clinical improvement for…

Tags: African Americans, Case Study, Combat, European American, Male, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychophysiology, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a treatment for PTSD symptoms of Vietnam combat veterans

The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMD/R) was compared with that of a control (no treatment) condition in the treatment of Vietnam combat veterans with postraumatic stress disorder. 27 volunteer subjects were randomly…

Tags: Americans, Male, Middle Aged, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Efficacy of the eye movement desensitization procedure in the treatment of traumatic memories

The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the recently developed Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) procedure on traumatic memory symptomatology. 22 subjects suffering from symptoms related to traumatic memories were used in the…

Tags: Americans, Anxiety, Combat, EMD, Eye Movement Desensitization, Incest, Memories, Molestation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Rape, RCT, Survivor, Trauma, Veterans, Vietnam, War

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of war veterans

Recent practice guidelines and meta-analyses have designated eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a first-line treatment for trauma. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is an eight-phase therapeutic approach guided by an…

Tags: Military Veteran, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness, War

Practitioner review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma

Background: Increasingly clinicians are being asked to assess and treat young refugees, who have experienced traumatic events due to war and organised violence. However, evidence-based guidance remains scarce. Mthod: Published studies on the mental…

Tags: CBT, Children, Literature Review, Narrative Exposure Therapy, NET, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, War

Alleviating the effects of war and displacement on children

The mental health of children is severely compromised by war and consequent displacement. Nations have a duty under various UN agreements to alleviate the effects of war on children’s mental health. This paper argues that fostering mental health in…

Tags: Displaced Children, Large Scale Intervention, Refugee Children, Traumatic Memories, Traumatization, UNICEF, War

EMDR and emotionally focused couple therapy for war veteran couples

To help veteran couples, therapists need to understand the effect of war on the warrior, the impact of the warrior's experience on intimate relationships, and effective individual and couple treatments. These considerations are discussed in this…

Tags: Couples, Couples Therapy, EFT, Emotion Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma, Veterans, War

戦闘活動による心的外傷後ストレス障害に対する眼球運動性脱感作と再構成法(EMDR)EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) for combat related post-traumatic stress disorder

Studied the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Human Ss: 35 male American adults (aged 41-70 yrs) (PTSD) (34 Vietnam War veterans and 1 Korean War…

Tags: Clinical Trial, Combat, Empirical Study, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Treatment Outcome, War

EMDR treatment of combat-related guilt: A study of the effects of eye movements

This purpose of this study was to investigate the role of eye movements in EMDR, and to test the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of guilt associated with combat-trauma. A single-case multiple component cross-over design across seven participants…

Tags: Adult, Americans, Guilt, Poster, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

EMDR, post traumatic stress disorder and war veterans: Little evidence for a new paradigm

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Veterans, War

The use of short-term EMDR for symptomic relief of acute stress syndrome in victims of the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese hostilities

During the 2006 hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militia, many northern Israeli towns were under the continuous threat of rocket bombardment for several weeks. Thirty people who arrived at the general hospital with Acute Stress Reaction…

Tags: Acute Stress Disorder, ASD, Early Intervention, War

Pre-war anxiety as impacted by previously unreported (embedded) trauma & EMDR: A preliminary hypothesis

Tags: Anxiety, Mass Disaster, Symposium, Treatment, War

Manual for the teaching of Shapiro's EMDR in the treatment of combat-related PTSD

An original Professional Psychology manuscript outlining the basic tenets of EMDR and their application to the treatment of post-traumatic stress in combat veterans.

Tags: Combat, Military, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Veterans, War

EMDR on the firing line: Working with war and terrorism survivors

A great deal of the history of EMDR involves its use with war and terrorism survivors. In recent years, that use has included the newest generation of American veterans from the War on Terror. In the face of steadily increasing numbers of people with…

Tags: Survivor, Terrorism, War

Therapy with military and their families in a time of war

Numerous military and veteran organizations recognize EMDR as a recommended treatment for PTSD. Rapidly increasing numbers of Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard combat veterans and their families are in need of mental health treatment, and most…

Tags: Military, War

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