Religious change and post-traumatic growth following EMDR trauma therapy

This systematic review examined the question whether positive religious/spiritual (R/S) change is facilitated by EMDR trauma therapy. The question is asked whether any such R/S change is simply a feature of overall post-traumatic growth (PTG), or is it a form of change specific to EMDR? This systematic review found a number of articles showing that R/S change could follow EMDR, and also could be a feature of overall PTG. Further quantitative studies are needed to discover whether and how R/S change following EMDR is independent of PTG, or related to other aspects of PTG.

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Kate Miriam Loewenthal

Loewenthal, K. M. (2022). Religious change and post-traumatic growth following EMDR trauma therapy. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25, 380-387. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.2016668