PTSD Archives

A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: Pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Preliminary effectiveness of an intensive five-day inpatient treatment with EMDR and trauma-informed yoga for patients with PTSD.

Neuroanatomical changes after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Some studies have suggested that psychotropic drugs may promote hippocampus neurogenesis and reverse the decrease in hippocampus volume.

Effects of EMDR psychotherapy on 99mTc-HMPAO distribution in occupation-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Nuclear Medicine Communications)

Study dealing with work-related PTSD, and investigations on the effect of treatment on cerebral blood flow following EMDR therapy.

Applying EMDR on children with PTSD (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

A child-adjusted protocol for EMDR is suggested after being applied in a RCT for PTSD among traumatized and psychosocially exposed children

Assessment of Psychophysiological Stress Reactions During a Traumatic Reminder in Patients Treated With EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study investigates changes of stress-related psychophysiological reactions after treatment with EMDR. Sixteen patients with PTSD following type I trauma underwent psychometric and psychophysiological assessment during exposure to script-driven imagery before and after EMDR and at 6-month follow-up.

Changes in the Regional Cerebral Perfusion After Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A SPECT Study of Two Cases (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR has emerged as a promising new treatment for trauma and other anxiety-based disorders. However, the neurobiological mechanism of EMDR has not been well understood.

Predicting treatment outcome on three measures of post-traumatic stress disorder (European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Predictors of treatment outcome for PTSD after treatment and 15-months in trial of EMDR versus Imaginal Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring.

Responding to an identified need: A joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs training program in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for clinicians providing trauma services (International Journal of Stress Management)

A training program for EMDR psychotherapy was implemented with personnel from federal departments to fill the need for PTSD interventions.

A randomized clinical trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), fluoxetine, and pill placebo in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Treatment effects and long-term maintenance (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

Comparing the efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine, psychotherapeutic treatment EMDR, and pill placebo.

Practitioner review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

This article identified and reviewed published studies on the treatments for war-related trauma on refugee children and adolescents.

Predicting treatment outcomes on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder (European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

EMDR versus Imaginal Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring (E+CR) in three assessor and self-rated PTSD symptomatology measures.

Treatment of PTSD by eye movement desensitization and reprocessing improves sleep quality, quality of life and perception of stress (Annals of the New York Academy of Science)

The purpose of this study was to examine whether EMDR treatment can improve PTSD symptoms, such as sleep, depression, anxiety, etc.

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