Another Summary of a Study from Recovery Answers (Recovery Research Institute) A PROMISING 12-STEP FACILITATION TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS “What problem does this study address? Research has shown treatments that help increase participation in groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) result in greater […]
ATTITUDE MATTERS: INVESTIGATING BARRIERS TO SEEKING ALCOHOL TREATMENT “What problem does this study address? Interesting study looking at some of the attitudes among those with alcohol used disorders which prevent them from seeking treatment. Some attitudes were individual/personal and some concerned the societal stigma surrounding addiction and […]
“What problem does this study address? There are many factors that research has shown are important to achieving and sustaining recovery. Among the most important factors is motivation to quit alcohol and other drugs (see here for an example of a well-done recent study showing this). Less is known, […]
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLY-DRUG USE AND MENTAL DISTRESS OVER TIME This recent study helps further demonstrates what we have been attempting to elucidate via various blogs in this blogsite. Namely that it is distress that drives the addiction cycle to it’s chronic endpoint. This study looked at how […]
Throughout this blogsite are blogs on how addictive behaviour can be conceptualised as a disorder of emotion/stress dysregulation and emotion processing deficit. Can EMDR act to improve these the skills in emotion regulation and help with the more successful treatment of those who suffer from addiction? The […]
We conclude our blog –The effectiveness of EMDR therapy on clients with addictions – part 1 – looking at the findings and the discussion of the study we looked at in detail yesterday (1) Findings… the results of the data analysis are presented. A few fundamental […]
PART 1 This study (1) was undertaken to determine how effective Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is in helping clients to lessen or end their cycle of SUDs and behavioral addictions in the long term. Secondly, this study aimed to determine whether or not EMDR […]
Neural processing of emotions in traumatized children treated with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy: a hdEEG study Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been proven efficacious in restoring affective regulation in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. However, its effectiveness on emotion processing in children with […]
Neurobiological Correlates of EMDR Monitoring – An EEG Study The following fascinating study (1) imaged for the first time the specific brain area activations associated with the therapeutic actions typical of EMDR protocol. The findings suggest that traumatic events are processed at cognitive level following successful EMDR therapy, thus supporting […]
For all my US friends and friends from around the world who did not have access to UK television here is the link to “I’m An Alcoholic: My Name Is…” documentary on alcoholism which aired last night on Channel 5. Well worth checking out. It was like a […]
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