Case report: Brief, intensive EMDR therapy for borderline personality disorder: results of two case studies with one year follow-up [PDF]
BackgroundExposure to adverse childhood events plays an important role in the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Emerging evidence suggests that trauma-focused therapy using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be ...
Laurian Hafkemeijer +6 more
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The Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy on Reducing Craving in Populations with Substance Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Substance use disorder (SUD) significantly impacts public health, economics, and legal systems worldwide. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was initially developed in the late 1980s as a therapeutic approach for post-traumatic stress ...
Diana Emilia Martínez-Fernández +5 more
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Postpartum Early EMDR therapy Intervention (PERCEIVE) study for women after a traumatic birth experience: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background Up to 33% of women develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic birth experience. Negative and traumatic childbirth experiences can also lead to fear of childbirth, avoiding or negatively influencing a subsequent ...
Y. M. G. A. Hendrix +3 more
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A randomized controlled trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia [PDF]
BackgroundIn addition to pharmacological treatment, psychotherapeutic approaches are recommended for the treatment of fibromyalgia. There is a suggestion that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy may be effective. This study aimed
Zeynep Zat Çiftçi +10 more
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The place of EMDR in children: a review of the literature
Introduction EMDR therapy is a brief form of trauma-focused therapy for PTSD. This therapeutic technique was first used by Francine Shapiro in the United States in 1987.
M. Raissouni, S. Benhammou, S. Belbachir
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Background: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a treatment meant to reduce vividness and emotionality of distressing memories.
Suzy J.M.A. Matthijssen +4 more
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Background: The evidence for the effectiveness of online EMDR for PTSD is scarce.Objective: This service evaluation aimed to assess how online EMDR compared to in-person EMDR, in terms of its potential effectiveness and acceptability to therapists and ...
Daniela Strelchuk +5 more
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Alternative psychotherapies: Conceptual elucidation and epidemiological framework [PDF]
This article elucidates and defines alternative psychotherapies, as well as describes the variables that explain why some professional psychologists are prone to endorse these practices.
Adrián-Ventura, Jesús, Fasce, Angelo
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Abstract Growing evidence supports the efficacy of various psychosocial interventions yet provides very little information about the potential harms and burdens of treatment. Lacking such information makes it difficult to make truly informed decisions about treatment options.
Raquel W. Halfond +2 more
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EMDR therapy for PTSD after motor vehicle accidents: meta-analytic evidence for specific treatment [PDF]
Motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims may suffer both acute and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). With PTSD affecting social, interpersonal and occupational functioning, clinicians as well as the National Institute of Health are very interested in ...
Boccia, Maddalena +4 more
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