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Conceptualising borderline personality disorder as a disorder of maladaptive memory processing shifts the therapeutic focus toward the effective processing of traumatic experiences which may lead to durable changes in borderline personality pathology. traumaj.com/index.php/pu...

New study (n=6,125) finds that starting trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD while using psychotropic medication is linked to reduced therapeutic gains. The strongest negative associations appeared for antidepressants. doi.org/10.1159/0005...

A new RCT evaluated the effectiveness of standalone #EMDR in the treatment of #personality disorder (PD)s. The results showed significant reductions in PD symptom severity with diagnostic remission in 44.1% of participants. Drop-out was very low (5.1%).
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New study shows that early #EMDR therapy between two and five weeks postpartum is a safe and effective intervention for reducing PTSD symptoms and improving psychological well-being in postpartum women with a TBE.
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Trauma-focused therapy works, 75% lose their PTSD diagnosis.
But over half still battle symptoms like intrusive memories, avoidance, and negative feelings. Recovery is real, but so is what lingers, therapists should stay vigilant and tackle what remains. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Oddly enough, it took over 30 years before - regarding EMDR therapy a relationship could be found between a decrease in the emotional intensity of a trauma memory and a reduction in PTSD symptoms over time. But no longer, because a new study has demonstrated this connection.
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A new RCT using EMDR therapy for personality disorders showed that a high proportion lost their PTSD diagnostic status (73.1%), with a low treatment drop-out rate (5.1%). The results support the utility of trauma-focused therapy for personality disorders. doi.org/10.1159/0005...

New meta-analysis on treatment efficiency of therapies for PTSD shows that despite the fact that there is little difference in effectiveness between EMDR therapy and other therapies, EMDR is more (cost)efficient than all other (10) therapies. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Veterans with PTSD are generally considered a difficult target group, but in a highly intensive treatment program of four sessions per day we found exceptionally high effect sizes and proportions of diagnosis loss, comparable to regular patients. doi.org/10.1080/2000...

I am very excited to present at the upcoming #EMDRIAConference 2025 on Clinical decision making.
Learn how to improve decisions based on in-session video recordings of #EMDR therapy with challenging patients.
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At our #ESTSS2025 symposium in Tbilisi, we presented findings from #PSYTREC’s brief, intensive, evidence-based PTSD treatment. Notably, outcomes were similar for patients with PTSD alone and those meeting DSM criteria for dissociative identity disorder (#DID).

We presented on the results of our brief intensive evidence based treatment of severe PTSD from #PSYTREC at #ESTSS2025 in Tbilisi. We showed that despite the rotation of therapists in our treatment model the therapeutic alliance is very good and remains that way.

Very proud of our researchers who presented on our brief intensive evidence based treatment of severe PTSD from PSYTREC at #ESTSS2025 in Tbilisi. We showed that all our formats are effective: our 8-day program and our two 4-day programs (with or without a week in between).

During our symposium at #ESTSS2025 in Tiblisi on our brief intensive evidence based treatment of #personality disorders #PSYTREC we showed our results of personality disorders program and the bizarrely strong effect on the symptoms and diagnostic status one year later.

#ESTSS2025 honours the recipients of the 2025 biennial ESTSS awards: Prof Ask Elklit @sdu.dk, Prof Rolf Kleber @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, Dr Victoria Williamson @vwilliamson.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social,
& PSYTREC @adjongh.bsky.social et al
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I am very excited to present at the upcoming #EMDRIAConference 2025 on Clinical decision making.
Learn how to improve decisions based on in-session video recordings of #EMDR therapy with challenging patients.
lnkd.in/eGpjmDJU
#EMDRIAConference
@EMDRIA

Recently, research has found that #EMDR therapy focused of peoples' flashforwards is both effective and safe for people who suffer from suicidal intrusions. In this practical paper we describe the protocol that can be applied.
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A new study provides evidence that #EMDR therapy aimed at clients' flashforwards can reduce anxiety in people with
epilepsy-related anxiety. doi.org/10.1016/j.ye...

Brief intensive EMDR therapy for PTSD in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and behavioural problems: a multiple baseline design study Background: Individuals with mild intellectual disability (MID; IQ 50–70) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF; IQ 70–85) are at an elevated risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), wi...

The results of a new study support the efficacy and safety of intensive EMDR therapy using a rotating team of therapists to reduce PTSD symptoms among adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and behavioural problems. doi.org/10.1080/2000...

With this podcast we dive into the efficacy of a brief, fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for individuals diagnosed with PTSD and Complex PTSD using a combination of exposure and #EMDR (Bongaerts et al., 2022; doi.org/10.1080/2000...).
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3DSa...

We are working on that!

EMDR 2.0 is an evolution of the original EMDR therapy model, incorporating insights from cognitive psychology and offers therapists a more structured, efficient, and theoretically grounded approach to #EMDR (Matthijssen et al., 2022; doi.org/10.1080/2000...).

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Brief, intensive treatment programs (using prolonged exposure and #EMDR therapy) are developed to treat Complex PTSD. Physical activity is often an integral component of this approach (e.g., doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...)

This podcast dives deep into this topic: open.spotify.com/episode/7vFN...

Do you know that trauma-focused therapiees are very effective for psychotic people also suffering from PTSD? This podcast focuses on the latest scientific insights into this target group (Van den Berg et al., 2015; doi.org/10.1001/jama...)
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Evidence suggests that targeting adverse events with #EMDR in individuals with a personality disorder strongly reduces synptoms and dysfunction. (De Jongh et al., 2024; doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...)
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/367S...

Some women have a fear of childbirth. This podcast created by notebooklm dives into the results of a controlled outcome study in that shows that trauma-focused treatment is safe for mother and child (Baas et al., 2023; doi.org/10.1111/aogs...).
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3FYu...

People often think that it is unsafe to treat people with intellectual disabilities with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That is not the case (e.g., Mevissen et al., 2016; doi.org/10.1111/jar....). This target group can benefit greatly from #EMDR
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In this podcast about the evidence base of EMDR therapy, we dive into the treatment of children and adolescents, particularly the results of the randomised controlled study by Carlijn de Roos et al. (2017; doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...). Thanks to Notebooklm and Spotify.
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In this podcast we discuss the treatment of (complex) post-traumatic stress disorder using #EMDR therapy (De Jongh et al., 2016; doi.org/10.1002/da.2...), and the widespread myth about stabilisation.
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