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EMDR Therapy Reduces Intense Treatment-Resistant Cravings in a Case of Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid Addiction (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article presents the first experiences of using EMDR therapy to aid in the treatment of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) dependency.

The Perceived Effects of Standard and Addiction-Specific EMDR Therapy Protocols (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Existing literature on co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addictive disorders suggests improved outcomes when both diagnoses are treated concurrently.

EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction (Springer, 2016)

This chapter proposes that integrating treatments for co-occurring trauma and addiction with EMDR therapy can help.

Are addiction-related memories malleable by working memory competition? Transient effects on memory vividness and nicotine craving in a randomized lab experiment (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

Study concludes that eye movements provide a valuable way of coping with the acute effects of craving during smoking cessation attempts.

Standard EMDR Protocol for Alcohol and Substance Dependence Comorbid With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Four Cases With 12-Month Follow-Up (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Efficacy of EMDR standard protocol on alcohol and substance dependence for treatment of PTSD in 4 patients in Australia.

Desensitizing addiction: Using eye movements to reduce the intensity of substance-related mental imagery and craving (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Data suggest that eye movements of EMDR can be used to reduce intensity of substance-related imagery and craving.

Integrated Trauma Treatment in Drug Court: Combining EMDR Therapy and Seeking Safety (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Trauma and co-occurring substance use disorders are disproportionately prevalent in individuals involved in the criminal justice system.

Desensitization of triggers and urge reprocessing for pathological gambling: A case series (Journal of Gambling Studies)

This case series introduces the desensitization of triggers and urge reprocessing (DeTUR) of EMDR as treatment for pathological gambling.

EMDR Adjunctive Therapy at a Community Agency, Treating Clients With a Spectrum of Mental Health Disorders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Developing EMDR adjunctive therapy program in nonprofit community agency serving clients’ chronic mental health & substance abuse disorders.

Treating trauma in addiction with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)

Effects of standard EMDR protocol in chronically addicted patients. Reprocessing traumatic memories could lead to changes of symptoms.

Treating addictions with EMDR and the stages of change (Springer, 2014)

This book provides a practical roadmap to using the Stages of Change Model and EMDR therapy for effectively treating addictions.

Treatment of tobacco addiction using the feeling-state addiction protocol (FSAP) of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment (Tobacco Induced Diseases)

This study aims to assess the efficacy of the FSAP in the treatment of tobacco addiction of relapsed smokers with persistent compulsions to smoke.

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