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Neural correlates of treatment effect and prediction of treatment outcome in patients with PTSD and comorbid personality disorder: Study design (Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation)

Description of protocol for a neuroimaging study of treatment of patients with PTSD and comorbid borderline (BPD) or cluster C (CPD) personality disorder traits.

Sleep parameters improvement in PTSD soldiers after symptoms remission (Scientific Reports)

Our objective was therefore to study sleep parameters before and after symptom remission in soldiers with PTSD.

Somatoform Dissociative Symptoms Have No Impact on the Outcome of Trauma-Focused Treatment for Severe PTSD (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Study confirms that somatoform dissociative symptoms in patients with PTSD does not necessarily call for different treatment approach.

Trauma after the Gift of Life: Identification and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Heart Transplant Recipients (The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Two cases that highlight successful use of EMDR therapy post-orthotopic heart transplantation with improvement of PTSD symptoms.

Improving Reproductive Health for Women with PTSD (Vantage Point: Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

This blog post from the Department of Veterans Affairs affirms that trauma-focused therapies (such as EMDR) are safe to use while pregnant.

Reducing posttraumatic stress in parents of patients with a rare inherited metabolic disorder using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: A case study (Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases)

Time-limited EMDR may be a relevant treatment for traumatized parents of children with rare progressive disorders.

Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing)

Long-term effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents with medically related PTSD.

Eye movement desensitization (EMD) to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder-related stress reactivity in Indonesia PTSD patients: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Trials)

Study testing whether eye movements provided during Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) are effective in reducing stress reactivity in PTSD.

Patient and therapist perspectives on treatment for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes within the data from an RCT comparing imagery rescripting and EMDR therapy. Patients and therapists commented about the process of therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: The state of the art of efficacy in children and adolescent with post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Affective Disorders)

The aim of this work is to systematically review all RCTs evaluating the effect of EMDR therapy on PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents and assess if anxiety or depressive symptoms improved.

Is EMDR effective in treatment of PTSD? (Evidence-Based Practice)

A 2018 meta-analysis of 14 RCTs compared the efficacy of CBT versus EMDR in relieving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Role of the Thalamus in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Mini literature review on the potential contribution of the thalamus to the pathogenesis of PTSD & the validation of therapeutic approaches.

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