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The efficacy of EMDR versus TF-CBT for the treatment of PTSD (California Southern University, 2021)

This study compared the efficacy of EMDR versus TF-CBT in relieving PTSD symptoms in the general population.

The need for trauma therapy for victims of man-made trauma compared to those of natural disaster, a survey of health professionals (Psychiatria Danubina)

The purpose of this study is to analyze and understand the needs of Syrian refugees, who have being experiencing man made trauma since 2011.

Prevention and treatment of PTSD: The current evidence base (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This editorial introduces a special issue that brings together a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which underpinned the development of the 2018 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Guidelines for PTSD.

Longitudinal multisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the acute stress syndrome stabilization remote for groups to general population in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic (Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal)

This RCT looks at efficacy/safety of the Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization Remote for Groups in reducing stress during COVID-19.

Trauma-focused psychotherapy response in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with changes in insula volume (Journal of Psychiatric Research)

Study on the relationship between treatment response and alternations in brain structures associated with PTSD in children and adolescents.

Cognitive therapy and EMDR for reducing psychopathology in bereaved people after the MH17 plane crash: Findings from a randomized controlled trial (Traumatology)

Effects of cognitive therapy & EMDR on persistent complex bereavement disorder, depression & PTSD on bereaved people following plane crash.

Cognitive Function Assessment of a Patient With PTSD Before and After EMDR Treatment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case study investigates whether successful psychotherapy for PTSD symptoms will also ameliorate cognitive deficits.

The Current Status of EMDR Therapy, Specific Target Areas, and Goals for the Future (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

There are differences as to how various international treatment guidelines judge the strength of the EMDR evidence base.

A randomized controlled trial to pilot the efficacy of a computer-based intervention with elements of virtual reality and limited therapist assistance for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Frontiers in Digital Health)

RCT exploring the efficacy of 3MR, computer-based intervention with elements of virtual reality, EMDR, and limited therapist assistance.

A systematic review of controlled trials for PTSD in maltreated children and adolescents (Child Maltreatment)

This review focuses on the “evidence-base for psychological treatments for PTSD, specifically for maltreated young people.”

Self-administered EMDR therapy: Potential solution for expanding the availability of psychotherapy for PTSD or unregulated recipe for disaster? (BJPsych Open)

Self-administered psychological therapies are efficacious for many mental illnesses, including PTSD, and increase access to treatment.

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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