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The Evolving Landscape of Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy (Go With That Magazine Issue)

Addictions can come in several forms. How does an EMDR therapist make a positive impact on clients who suffer?

EMDR and Addiction: Stabilize Addiction, Avoid Relapse

Addicts are triggered into addictive behaviors by reminders of attachment trauma, because attachment is the base of emotional regulation.

A Day in the Life of a Met(t)a Protocol Center

Inside a Met(t)a Protocol Center (Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Addictions) using the 8-phase protocol & AIP model.

Stable Enough: Using EMDR Therapy to Address Trauma and Addiction

EMDR for Trauma and Addiction: finding the right moment. The real challenge is determining when and how to start.

Addiction: A Solution that Becomes a Problem, Treatment Challenges in a COVID-19 World

EMDR therapy is particularly applicable at the crossroad of COVID-19 & our clients’ struggles with addictions, both substance and behavioral.

Review of the application for EMDR therapy in the treatment of pathological gambling – case report (Psychiatria Danubina)

Pathological gamblers may be candidates for EMDR because of the potential existence trauma that may trigger pathological gambling behavior.

Preliminary results of doctoral dissertation: Empirical review of EMDR in the process of hospital treatment of opiates addicts (Psychiatria Danubina)

Study on the examine efficiency of EMDR therapy in the treatment of opiates addicts using CravEx Michal Hase protocol.

Application of EMDR therapy in the treatment of a heroin addict – case report (Psychiatria Danubina)

There are scientific arguments that show the benefits of EMDR therapy in dealing with addicts and various traumatic experiences.

Drug use in street sex workers (DUSSK) study: Results of a mixed methods feasibility study of a complex intervention to reduce illicit drug use in drug dependent female sex workers (British Medical Journal Open)

Participants received targeted PTSD screening then treatment with EMDR to reduce illicit drug use in drug dependent female sex workers.

The MET(T)A Protocol: Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Agencies (Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment)

The MET(T)A Protocol (Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Agencies) was created for a trauma-focused solution to treat SUDs.

EMDR with Substance Use & Co-Occurring Addictive Behaviors

This presentation provides insight into case conceptualization and treatment planning when working with clients suffering from substance use disorder and co-occurring addictive behaviors.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder in individuals with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning: A review of treatment studies (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Individuals with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning are at high risk for PTSD & substance use disorders.

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