EMDR
The Brain and Trauma
Attachment
Professional
Associations
Additional mental health links
EMDR
EMDR Institute
For information on EMDR, to find clincians who have been trained by the EMDR Institute, to see a list of published EMDR research articles and books, to obtain training schedules or to register for courses visit the EMDR Institute's web site.
EMDR International
Association
For general information on EMDR, referral to EMDRIA Certified clinicians and Approved Consultants, verification of approved training programs, and information on EMDRIA membership, standards for research, professional training and clinical application of EMDR visit the EMDR International Association web site.
A broad overview of EMDR for clients and clinicians including information on the role of the eye movements and links to prominent professional organizations and government agencies that recognize EMDR as an effective form of psychotherapy.
EMDR Full-Text, Peer-Reviewed
Articles
Nancy J. Smyth, PhD maintains this set of links to selected, full text, peer-reviewed published journal articles on EMDR along with other EMDR resources on her faculty web site at the University of Buffalo School of Social Work.
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The
Brain and Trauma
David Baldwin's Trauma Information
Pages
This award winning site focuses on emotional trauma and traumatic stress following traumatic individual experiences and large-scale disasters. There is scholarly information on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder for clinicians and researchers, general information and support resources for affected individuals and their families and a wealth of links to other resources.
A wealth of materials by William Calvin on the brain, evolution and consciousness.
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
Dana.org serves as a gateway to brain information.
This link accesses the Gray Matters radio series is produced for Public Radio International, in association with the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.
For example, this Real Player link streams a March 2000 audio broadcast on "Emotions and the Brain".
The Brain Information and Brain Web section provide access to general information about the brain and current brain research, with links to validated sites on brain disorders.
"Brainy Kids Online" offers children, parents and teachers a site with activities for younger children, puzzles, links to excellent educational resources, and lesson plan suggestions.
The Dana Press section provides access to its free publications, Brain in the News, Brain Work, and Brain Work This Week. Also, you will find information about subscriptions to Cerebrum, the Dana Foundation's thought-provoking journal about issues in neuroscience, and about Dana Press books.
ChildTrauma.org contains articles on child development and maltreatment. The site features the work of Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director for Provincial Programs in Children's Mental Health for the Alberta Mental Health Board.
ChildTraumaAcademy.com is the Academy's
free Online University.
It features several free online courses:
"Surviving Childhood: An Introduction to the Impact of
Trauma."
"The Amazing Human Brain and Human Development"
"Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn
Prejudice"
Sheep Brain Dissection - The Anatomy of
Memory
This site shows the primary structures of the brain involved with the three main types of memory: 1) working or short-term; 2) long-term; and 3) procedural. Real Player video clips show a sheep brain dissection that reveals these structures.
National Institutes of Health
VideoCasts
A
series of three excellent scholarly videocasts (over 15
hours of lecture) are available on the neurological basis
for emotional self-regulation capacities. Science of
Mind-Body Interactions - an Exploration of Integrative
Mechanisms recorded March 26, 27 and 28, 2001. Viewing
requires the latest free version of RealPlayer which is
available on the main menu on the site.
Science of Mind-Body Interactions - an
Exploration of Integrative Mechanisms (Day
1)
Monday, March 26, 2001 Total Running Time: 05:57:45
Science of Mind-Body Interactions - an
Exploration of Integrative Mechanisms (Day
2)
Tuesday, March 27, 2001 Total Running Time: 05:56:33
Science of Mind-Body Interactions - an
Exploration of Integrative Mechanisms (Day
3)
Wednesday, March 28, 2001 Total Running Time:
03:03:31
Attachment Resources
Zero To Three
Zero To Three is a leading resource on
the first three years of life. The air of this non-profit
charitable organization is to strengthen and support
families, practitioners and communities to promote the
healthy development of babies and toddlers. Their site
provides a wealth of resources for parents and
professionals on the first three years of life including:
easy to understand guidance and handouts for parents for
different child development stages; a glossary of terms on
the brain and how the brain develops; news reports and
social action initiatives to promote new policies and
programs for early childhood development.
Attachment Research and Theory at UC
Davis
This research facility is directed by
Phillip R. Shaver, Ph.D. The site contains: information on
current projects and published papers; an overview on
self-report measures of adult attachment; and other
attachment-related links.
This site, developed by Richard J. Atkins, MSc, BSc(Hons), DLSHTM, on the faculty of the Psychology Department at Thames Valley University contains summaries of academic articles on research and theory in the area of attachment theory.
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Professional
Associations
International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies
ISTSS is a nonprofit professional society
dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge
about policy, program and service initiatives that seek to
reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and
long-term consequences. ISTSS provides a forum for the
sharing of research, clinical strategies, public policy
concerns and theoretical formulations on trauma in the
United States and around the world.
International Society for the Study of
Trauma and Dissociation
The ISSTD is a nonprofit professional society that promotes research and training in the identification and treatment of dissociative disorders, provides professional and public education about dissociative states, and serves as a catalyst for international communication and cooperation among clinicians and researchers working in this field.
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Mental
Health Links
The Sidran Institute
The Sidran Institute, a
leader in traumatic stress education and advocacy, is a
nationally-focused nonprofit organization devoted to
helping people who have experienced traumatic life events.
Trauma Information
Pages
Find comprehensive information on trauma
recovery with informative articles and self-help materials
at Dr. David Baldwin's award winning site.
Medline Plus - Mental Health and
Behavior
This area of Medline provides
information on a wide range of mental health topics. A
service of the National Institutes of Health and the U.S.
National Library of Medicine.
National Institute of Mental Health - Health
Information
This area of the NIMH site
provides information about the signs and symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment for most mental health conditions.
Many other resources are found here.