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Decreased Emotional Dysregulation Following Multi-Modal Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation Therapy (3MDR): Identifying Possible Driving Factors in Remediation of Treatment-Resistant PTSD (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Combining aspects of conventional PTSD therapies, 3MDR includes EMDR therapy, virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET), & trauma-focused CBT.

Phase-based treatment versus immediate trauma-focused treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder due to childhood abuse: Randomised clinical trial (BJPsych Open)

This RCT provides support for EMDR therapy for treatment of PTSD due to childhood abuse as opposed to needing any preparatory intervention.

Psychological interventions for children experiencing PTSD after exposure to a natural disaster: A scoping review (Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review)

This article evaluates the current research regarding psychological interventions for children experiencing PTSD after exposure to natural disasters, a single incident trauma.

A review of trauma specific treatments (TSTs) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Clinical Social Work Journal)

A systematic review was conducted to fill the gap in clinical decision-making for effective interventions according to population and types of trauma, both conventional and non-conventional treatments.

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (BMJ Mental Health)

A comparison and rank of the different types and formats of psychotherapies for PTSD in children and adolescents.

EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comordid psychotic disorder: A case series (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

First study to investigate EMDR therapy for PTSD in patients with MID-BIF and a comorbid psychotic disorder.

Predictors and moderators of treatment outcome for single incident paediatric PTSD: A multi-centre randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This RCT compared EMDR therapy, CBWT, or wait-list, involving 101 youth (aged 8–18 years) with a PTSD diagnosis tied to a single event.

Predicting outcome in an intensive outpatient PTSD treatment program using daily measures (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This study aims to determine the predictive value of treatment response on treatment outcome in intensive treatment programs in which patients receive three hours of trauma therapy (prolonged exposure and EMDR) as well as physical activity and psychoeduction.

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in substance use disorder patients with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of different types and timings of treatment (BMC Psychiatry)

This study is the first to compare effects of Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) in one study.

Positive side effects in trauma-focusing PTSD treatment: Reduction of attendant symptoms and enhancement of affective and structural regulation (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

Trauma-focusing treatments such as EMDR are highly effective in reducing the core symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition (Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)

Australian guidelines for the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Updates in the third edition This paper describes the development of the third…

EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comorbid psychotic disorder: A case series (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Effectiveness of EMDR therapy for patients with mild intellectual or borderline intellectual functioning, PTSD & psychotic disorder.

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