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Verbal suggestions about treatment effectiveness do not modulate the effectiveness of a laboratory model of EMDR therapy: Results of two preregistered studies (PsyArXiv Preprints)

These findings corroborate the results of earlier reports, suggesting that the role of treatment expectations in EMDR therapy may be limited.

A FLASH OF HOPE: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience)

The 8 fundamental processes of EMDR are illustrated through a composite case vignette and relevant research regarding its efficacy for PTSD.

Trauma, treatment and Tetris: video gaming increases hippocampal volume in male patients with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience)

A neuroimaging study to assess Tetris in patients with existing PTSD or explored how playing Tetris may affect brain structure.

A Systematic Review of Intensive Empirically Supported Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

A systematic review to summarize and integrate the literature on the impact of intensive treatments on PTSD symptoms.

Involvement of the cerebellum in EMDR efficiency: a metabolic connectivity PET study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

The posterior cerebellum and its metabolic connectivity with the precuneus are involved in the clinical efficiency of EMDR in PTSD.

The effectiveness of psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)

Systematic review/meta-analysis on studies on effectiveness of psychological interventions for PTSD in children, adolescents & young adults.

Economic evaluations and cost analyses in posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

First systematic review on the economic aspects of PTSD: costs-of-illness studies and economic evaluations of therapeutic treatment.

Impact of dissociation on the effectiveness of psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis (BJPsych Open)

This meta-analysis examined the influence of dissociative symptoms on psychotherapy outcome in PTSD.

The effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels of patients with mental disorders: A systematic review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

“A systematic review evaluating the effects of individual psychotherapy in BDNF levels in patients with mental disorders.”

Cost-effectiveness of psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults (PLOS ONE)

This guideline was developed by an independent multi-disciplinary group of clinical academics, health professionals and service user and care representatives with expertise and experience in the field of PTSD. The guideline informed the updating of national guidance for the management of PTSD in England, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). A number of interventions appear to be cost-effective for the management of PTSD in adults. EMDR appears to be the most cost-effective amongst them.

Trauma and the Brain

Discover how trauma affects the brain and how EMDR therapy can help. Learn how it enables the brain to process traumatic memories for healing.

Trauma Tip Sheet

70% of US adults have experienced trauma, and childhood trauma has long-lasting effects. In this tip sheet, therapists can learn about trauma, its effects, and how EMDR therapy can help.

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