Abuse/Neglect Archives

An integrative treatment model of EMDR and family therapy for children with severe symptomatology after child abuse and neglect: A SCED study (Children and Youth Services Review)

Children who endured child abuse and neglect may develop a spectrum of symptoms beyond posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) alone.

Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Research has highlighted the negative effects of early neglect and abuse on the development of emotional self-regulation and attachment.

Predictors of treatment dropout in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder due to childhood abuse (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023)

Study of dropout in EMDR vs. EMDR with Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) in people with child abuse PTSD.

EMDR Therapy, Sexual Trauma & Intimate Partner Violence GWT Issue

We invited several authors to write about using EMDR therapy with sexual trauma and intimate partner violence in the Spring 2023 Go With That Magazine™️ issue.

Comparative effectiveness of psychological interventions for treating the psychological consequences of sexual abuse in children and adolescents: A network meta-analysis (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

An assessment of the effectiveness of different psychological interventions for the treatment of sexual abuse in children and adolescents.

Experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: The voices of cis female survivors of sexual assault (Adelphi University)

This dissertation, holistically explored 18 survivors’ lived experiences seeking and using EMDR in the aftermath of sexual assault.

Testing an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention approach for parents and young children after interparental violence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

Effective treatment combinations for traumatized parents and their young children after interparental violence.

The Positive Affect Tolerance and Integration Protocol: A Novel Application of EMDR Therapy Procedures to Help Survivors of Early Emotional Neglect Learn to Tolerate and Assimilate Moments of Appreciation, Praise, and Affection (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Positive Affect Tolerance protocol helps survivors of early emotional neglect learn to tolerate appreciation, praise, and affection.

Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Women victims of childhood sexual abuse receive either EMDR psychotherapy or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Abuse/Neglect

An integrative treatment model of EMDR and family therapy for children with severe symptomatology after child abuse and neglect: A SCED study (Children and Youth Services Review)

Foundations of the Positive Affect Tolerance Protocol: The Central Role of Interpersonal Positive Affect in Attachment and Self-Regulation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Predictors of treatment dropout in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder due to childhood abuse (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023)

EMDR Therapy, Sexual Trauma & Intimate Partner Violence GWT Issue

Comparative effectiveness of psychological interventions for treating the psychological consequences of sexual abuse in children and adolescents: A network meta-analysis (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

Experiences of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: The voices of cis female survivors of sexual assault (Adelphi University)

Testing an attachment- and trauma-informed intervention approach for parents and young children after interparental violence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

The Positive Affect Tolerance and Integration Protocol: A Novel Application of EMDR Therapy Procedures to Help Survivors of Early Emotional Neglect Learn to Tolerate and Assimilate Moments of Appreciation, Praise, and Affection (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Making Sense of Offense Related Trauma: Exploring Two Patients’ Lived Experience (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

LGBTQPIA2S+ and Domestic Violence: Culturally Sound and Ethical EMDR Therapy

PTSD Symptoms Comparison EMDR and NFB with IPV Survivors: Ex-Post-Facto Study (Capella University, 2022)

Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

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