PTSD Archives

The OptiMUM-study: EMDR therapy in pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder after previous childbirth and pregnant women with fear of childbirth: design of a multicentre randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study is the first RCT studying efficacy and safety of EMDR in pregnant women with PTSD after childbirth or Fear of Childbirth.

A case of Asperger syndrome with comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and selective mutism: Significant remission with the combination of aripiprazole and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology)

Letter to the editors regarding selective mutism, Asperger’s, comorbidity, challenges in diagnosis and EMDR therapy.

Morphovolumetric changes after EMDR treatment in drug-naïve PTSD patients (Rivista Di Psichiatria)

We administered the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and conducted brain MRI measurements (with Optimized Voxel-Based Morphometry).

Restoration of emotional control ability in PTSD following symptom amelioration by EMDR therapy (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

How the ability to control for emotional responses is altered in PTSD and it can be restored after EMDR treatment suppressing core symptoms.

Efectos Neuropsicológicos y Fisiológicos de la Terapia EMDR en una Mujer con Trastorno por Estrés Postraumático: Un Caso de Estudio (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Este artículo presenta una revisión completa de literatura acerca del impacto neurocognitivo del trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT) e…

Degrading traumatic memories with eye movements: A pilot functional MRI study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Script driven imagery before & after recall of traumatic memories is feasible to investigate working mechanisms with eye movements in PTSD.

Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review assesses the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioural and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.

Possible neural mechanisms of psychotherapy for trauma-related symptoms: cerebral responses to the neuropsychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder model individuals (Scientific Reports)

Study presents findings that suggest psychotherapy for traumatic symptoms involves brain regions related to memory representation and emotion.

Healing Trauma: EMDR Patients Share Their Stories

This public awareness film highlights stories of how EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages and backgrounds relieve many types of psychological stress.