Covers the use of EMDR with dissociation, including ego state work, containment strategies, and phased treatment. Emphasizes safety, differentiation, and maintaining dual awareness during processing.
A research team working with the Vermont Centre for Responder Wellness has set out a study of group EMDR combined with compassion-focused therapy for first responders. The program addresses PTSD, complex PTSD, and moral injury, including the guilt and shame that can follow difficult events at work. The protocol, published August 10 in the Journal…
A Welsh veterans service moved some EMDR sessions outdoors during COVID-19 restrictions. A later review of 30 veterans who completed treatment found improvements in PTSD symptoms in both the outdoor and indoor groups. Julie Graham’s evaluation, published July 24 in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, compared 15 outdoor cases with 15 indoor cases…
A small trial at three NHS hospitals found that intensive-care survivors with post-traumatic stress symptoms could be identified, offered EMDR, and followed over a year. The EMERALD study provides a basis for a larger trial to find out whether the treatment improves recovery. The research, led by Andrew Bates, followed 160 people after critical illness….
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Parts language can help clinicians name internal conflict, but it is not one EMDR protocol. This article separates AIP, ego state work, structural dissociation, IFS, and evidence boundaries.
Dissociation in EMDR is a clinical variable that affects preparation, pacing, target selection, and readiness. This field-watch article keeps complex trauma language precise.
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