Imagery Rescripting and Emotional Regulation: Evidence from Neuroimaging Studies [PDF]
Eur PsychiatryIntroduction Dysfunctions in mental imagery are linked to various psychopathologies, including intrusive memories from trauma, distorted perceptions of reality, and mood disorders.
Ribeiro M, de Lanna E.
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Imagery Rescripting Versus Cognitive Restructuring for Social Anxiety: Treatment Effects and Working Mechanisms [PDF]
Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2021 [Background] Negative mental images in social anxiety are often linked to memories of distressing social experiences. Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) has been found to be a promising intervention to target aversive memories, but mechanisms underlying ImRs are
Miriam Strohm +4 more
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Internet-based imagery rescripting intervention for adult survivors of institutional childhood abuse in the former German Democratic Republic – a pilot study [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022 Background: From 1949 to 1990, about 500,000 children and adolescents in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) were placed in institutional care. Many of these individuals experienced physical and sexual abuse as well as general maltreatment. While
Birgit Wagner +3 more
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Delivering Imagery Rescripting via Telehealth: Clinical Concerns, Benefits, and Recommendations. [PDF]
Curr Psychiatry Rep, 2021 Delivery of psychological therapies via telehealth has increased with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therapists may be hesitant in moving to telehealth when delivering therapies targeting memories of traumatic experiences. This paper collates the clinical experiences of clinicians and clients who have delivered or received imagery rescripting,
Paulik G +5 more
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Clients’ Emotional Experiences Tied to Therapist-Led (but Not Client-Led) Physiological Synchrony during Imagery Rescripting [PDF]
Entropy, 2021 Imagery rescripting (IR), an effective intervention technique, may achieve its benefits through various change mechanisms. Previous work has indicated that client–therapist physiological synchrony during IR may serve as one such mechanism.
Jessica Prinz +3 more
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Experimental single-session imagery rescripting of distressing memories in bowel/bladder-control anxiety: A case series [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2014 Bowel and bladder obsession (bowel/bladder-control anxiety; BBCA) is a viscerally-centred phobic syndrome involving a specific concern about losing control of bowel or bladder functioning in a public place.
Rosanna ePajak, Sunjeev K Kamboj
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Treating PTSD with Imagery Rescripting in underweight eating disorder patients: a multiple baseline case series study [PDF]
Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022 Plain English summary The present study was the first to investigate treatment of posttraumatic stress symptoms, such as re-experiences and flash backs, in underweight eating disorder patients.
Marieke C. ten Napel-Schutz +3 more
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Imagine yourself as a little girl…—efficacy and psychophysiology of imagery techniques targeting adverse autobiographical childhood experiences- multi-arm randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyFear of failure is often rooted in highly self-critical autobiographical memories that elicit persistent distress and avoidance. Imagery-based interventions aim to reduce the impact of such memories, yet their mechanisms of action remain unclear. In this
Julia Bączek +5 more
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Virtual rescripting after loss using deepfake technology in prolonged grief treatment: a study protocol for a multiple baseline design [PDF]
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyBackground: Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is characterized by severe and persistent grief that impairs daily functioning. Cognitive behavioural therapy is the first-line treatment but yields only small-to-moderate effects.
Michele Petkovski +3 more
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Imagery Rescripting: Exploratory Evaluation of a Short Intervention to Reduce Test Anxiety in University Students [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 BackgroundTest anxiety is common in university students. Demanding schedules may contribute to the relatively low utilization of professional counseling, when compared to other anxiety disorders.
Anna Maier +4 more
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