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Alternatives to Talk Therapy for Trauma


Articles

de Jongh, A., Amann, B. L., Hofmann, A., Farrell, D., & Lee, C. W. (2019). The status of EMDR therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder 30 years after its introduction. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 261-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.261

Hase M. (2021). The Structure of EMDR Therapy: A Guide for the Therapist. Frontiers in psychology12, 660753. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660753

Gainer, D., Alam, S., Alam, H., & Redding, H. (2020). A FLASH OF HOPE: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. Innovations in clinical neuroscience17(7-9), 12–20. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7839656/

Dominguez, S., & Lee, C. W. (2019). Differences in international guidelines regarding EMDR for posttraumatic stress disorder: Why they diverge and suggestions for future research. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 247-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.247

Scelles, C., & Bulnes, L. C. (2021). EMDR as Treatment Option for Conditions Other Than PTSD: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in psychology12, 644369. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.644369

Cuijpers, P., Veen, S. C. V., Sijbrandij, M., Yoder, W., & Cristea, I. A. (2020). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(3), 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1703801

Gerger, H., Werner, C. P., Gaab, J., & Cuijpers, P. (2021). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of expressive writing treatments compared with psychotherapy, other writing treatments, and waiting list control for adult trauma survivors: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 1-13.

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721000143

van Emmerik, A. A., Reijntjes, A., & Kamphuis, J. H. (2013). Writing therapy for posttraumatic stress: a meta-analysis. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 82(2), 82–88. https://doi.org/10.1159/000343131

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Smyth, J. M., Hockemeyer, J. R., & Tulloch, H. (2008). Expressive writing and post‐traumatic stress disorder: Effects on trauma symptoms, mood states, and cortisol reactivity. British Journal of Health Psychology, 13(1),

85-93.

https://doi.org/10.1348/135910707X250866

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de Jongh, A., Bicanic, I., Matthijssen, S., et al. (2019). The current status of EMDR therapy involving the treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 284-290.

Boterhoven de Haan, K. L., Lee, C. W., et al. (2020). Imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing as treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder from childhood trauma: randomised clinical trial. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 217(5), 609–615. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.158

Chen, R., Gillespie, A., Zhao, Y., et al. al. (2018). The Efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Children and Adults Who Have Experienced Complex Childhood Trauma: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Frontiers in psychology9, 534. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00534

Jaberghaderi, N., Rezaei, M., Kolivand, M., & Shokoohi, A. (2019). Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Child Victims of Domestic Violence. Iranian journal of psychiatry14(1), 67–75. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6505052/

Manzoni, M., Fernandez, I., Bertella, S., et al. (2021). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: The state of the art of efficacy in children and adolescent with post traumatic stress disorder. Journal of affective disorders282, 340–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.088

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Karatzias, T., Murphy, P., Cloitre, M., et al. (2019). Psychological interventions for ICD-11 complex PTSD symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological medicine49(11), 1761–1775. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000436

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Psychological therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lewis, C., Roberts, N. P., Andrew, M., Starling, E., & Bisson, J. I. (2020). European journal of psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1729633.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1729633

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cuijpers, P., Veen, S. C. V., Sijbrandij, M., Yoder, W., & Cristea, I. A. (2020). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(3), 165-180.
https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1703801

The current status of EMDR therapy involving the treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder.
de Jongh, A., Bicanic, I., Matthijssen, S., Amann, B. L., Hofmann, A., Farrell, D., … & Maxfield, L. (2019). Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 13(4), 284-290.
https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.284

Somatic experiencing – effectiveness and key factors of a body-oriented trauma therapy: a scoping literature review.
Kuhfuß, M., Maldei, T., Hetmanek, A., & Baumann, N. (2021). European journal of psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1929023. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929023

Effectiveness of animal-assisted interventions for children and adults with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hediger, K., Wagner, J., Künzi, P., Haefeli, A., Theis, F., Grob, C., Pauli, E., & Gerger, H. (2021).
European journal of psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1879713.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1879713

Embodied safety and bodily stabilization in the treatment of complex trauma.
Punkanen, M., & Buckley, T. (2021). European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 5(3), 100156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100156
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Treating PTSD with connected breathing: A clinical case study and theoretical implications.
de Wit, P. A. J. M., & Cruz, R. M. (2021). European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 5(3), 100152.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100152
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A systematic literature review of the impact of art therapy upon post-traumatic stress disorder.
Schnitzer, G., Holttum, S., & Huet, V. (2021). International Journal of Art Therapy, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17454832.2021.1910719
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A systematic review of the efficacy of creative arts therapies in the treatment of adults with PTSD.
Baker, F. A., Metcalf, O., Varker, T., & O’Donnell, M. (2018). Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 10(6), 643–651.
https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000353
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Books

 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

by Mark Russell and Francine Shapiro. American Psychological Association, 2021

https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/emdr-therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures, Third Edition

by Francine Shapiro. Guildford Press, 2017

https://www.guilford.com/books/Eye-Movement-Desensitization-and-Reprocessing-EMDR-Therapy/Francine-Shapiro/9781462532766

Healing from Clinical Trauma Using Creative Mindfulness Techniques: A Workbook of Tools and Applications

Corinna M. Costello, Beth Ann Short. New York: Routledge, 2021

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003036777/


Alternative Therapies for PTSD: The Science of Mind–Body Treatments
Robert W. Motta, American Psychological Association, 2020
https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/alternative-therapies-ptsd?tab=1

“Chapter 19: Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Interventions, by Ariel Lang & Barbara Niles” from:
Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Third Edition
edited by David Forbes, Jonathan I. Bisson, Candice M. Monson, and Lucy Berliner, Guilford Press, 2020
https://www.guilford.com/books/Effective-Treatments-for-PTSD/Forbes-Bisson-Monson-Berliner/9781462543564/contents

Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process
Cathy A. Malchiodi, Guildford Press, 2020
https://www.guilford.com/books/Trauma-and-Expressive-Arts-Therapy/Cathy-Malchiodi/9781462543113/contents

Art Therapy Sourcebook
Cathy Malchiodi, McGraw Hill, 2006
https://www.mheducation.ca/art-therapy-sourcebook-9780071468275-can#tab-label-product-description-title

Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, PESI Publishing, 2018
https://catalog.pesi.com/item/47369/

 

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