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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A study on #EMDR for social anxiety in which EMDR therapy targeted flashforwards. The study involved patients who had been referred after CBT had previously proven ineffective. After just three EMDR sessions, we observed a pattern of reduced social anxiety. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A bodily response during sexual abuse does NOT mean consent, desire, or enjoyment. In our study, >1 in 3 patients with PTSD reported genital responses linked to traumatic memories. doi.org/10.1080/2000...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

New study: PTSD and dissociative disorders share the same 3-domain structure of dissociation/depersonalization/derealization, amnesia, and identity dissociation, differing mainly in severity. High dissociation alone is no reason to withhold trauma-focused treatment. doi.org/10.1037/trm0...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Beyond fear. Working memory taxation reduces the vividness and unpleasantness of autobiographical memories whether they are dominated by fear, shame, anger, or sadness. doi.org/10.1080/0269...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What if we are treating personality disorders too far downstream? Our new paper argues that pathogenic memories may drive and maintain personality pathology, and that EMDR can target these memories directly. 9 studies, including 4 RCTs, show promising results. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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Frontiers | A theory-driven rationale for EMDR therapy among patients with a personality disorder

Personality disorders (PDs) are prevalent and debilitating conditions characterised by enduring disturbances in self-functioning, affect regulation, impulse ...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🚀 Coming soon: the EMDR 2.0 Manual! A practical, science-informed guide for making trauma treatment more focused, flexible, effective, and efficient with EMDR 2.0, Blind-to-Therapist, the EMD Bomb, Flash 1.0, Flashforward, and more. 📘 Soon available at enhancingtraumatreatment.com #EMDR

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A new international review identifies PSYTREC as part of the European model of intensive PTSD treatment: a model is associated with very large effect sizes for PTSD treatment. A gratifying recognition of a decade of research and innovation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #PTSD #EMDR

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Adults with PTSD and high ASD traits can benefit from intensive trauma-focused treatment. ✅ 83% no longer met criteria for PTSD ✅ Similar remission rates with low (87%) and high (79%) ASD traits. ASD traits no reason to withhold evidence-based trauma treatment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#BIGSPD At #PSYTREC, we treat Complex PTSD in a four-day treatment program, and personality disorders in a six-day treatment program The results are impressive because the chance that you no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for CPTSS after treatment is approximately 75% www.psytrec.nl/publicaties

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Publicaties | PSYTREC

Bekijk wetenschappelijke publicaties van PSYTREC over de behandeling van PTSS. Resultaten uit onderzoek naar effectiviteit en innovatie in traumazorg.

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BIGSPD @bigspd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Next up we have @adjongh.bsky.social media hi will be exploring the effectiveness of brief trauma focused treatments for personality disorder #BIGSPD26

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The TEMPO study looked at EMDR therapy for people with personality disorders, with and without PTSD (N=159). Remission of PD diagnosis rose from 44% to 65%, with a 5% dropout. #BIGSPD26 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Read how personality disorders develop and can be treated based upon the AIP model and EMDR therapy. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We need to focus on Adverse Childhood Experiences, says de Jongh. Using Shapiro's Adaptive Information Processing. A negative self-image like 'I am worthless' isn't the cause of dysfunction but the result of unprocessed memories. Treat the memories, shift the symptoms. #BIGSPD26

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Why focus on trauma? Childhood adversity isn't just a risk factor for personality disorders, says de Jongh, it may be a central driver. In one study each ACE raised borderline PD risk fivefold. Emotional abuse and neglect were the strongest predictors. #BIGSPD26

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

People who are interested in the underlying research and want to download and read the papers can follow this link (use the password: interweave): www.psycho-trauma.nl/persoonlijkh...

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Persoonlijkheidsstoornissen – Centrum voor Psychotherapie en Psychotrauma

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our next keynote speaker at #BIGSPD26 is Prof Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social on: The effectiveness of brief trauma-focused treatment for personality disorders. Can short, trauma-focused therapy really shift a PD diagnosis? Here's what he's planning to cover. THREAD below 👇🏽

1. Current treatments for personlity
disorders
2. The critical role of ACEs
3. Theoretical framework
4. A trauma-focused approach
5. Results of our RCT
6. Case conceptualisation
6. Processing the memory
7. Results of PSYTREC (EMDR and CBT)
8. Closure and questions

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BIGSPD @bigspd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We are excited to announce the first of our Plenary Speakers for #BIGSPD2026 Prof Ad de Jongh will give a keynote talk titled "The effectiveness of brief trauma-focused treatment for personality disorders" Secure your early bird registration rate here bigspd.org.uk/conference-2...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Interesting article about Dissociative Identity Disorder (#DID). According to the authors, there is little evidence to support its construct. The symptoms are best described as CPTSS or borderline personality disorder. Treating those symptoms seems the best approach di.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A new study shows that a strong therapeutic alliance does not depend on having one fixed therapist. Even in intensive trauma-focused treatment for #PTSD with rotating therapists, a meaningful alliance can be built and maintained. doi.org/10.1080/2000...

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Therapeutic alliance in intensive PTSD treatment with a therapist rotation model

Therapeutic alliance is a robust predictor of treatment outcome. However, little is known about its development and relationship with symptom changes in intensive trauma-focused treatment for post-...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A new, comprehensive meta-analysis provides strong support for the application of intensive treatment for PTSD (especially at 270 min. per week), but also for individual adjustments to the protocol. doi.org/10.1016/j.cp...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Childhood adversity isn’t just a risk factor but may drive personality disorders. A large longitudinal study (N=8,199) shows ACEs, especially emotional abuse/neglect, strongly predict PDs, ↑ risk for borderline PD ×5. Supports trauma-focused treatment (e.g. #EMDR), even without PTSD.

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We are happy to hear that our review article on #EMDR therapy has been so well-read. If you haven't seen it yet, and are interested in an up-to-date overview of the mechanism of action and the scientific research, you can find it here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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State of the science: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with support from more than 30 published randomized controlle...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

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%). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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. doi.org/10.10 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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....

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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. doi.org/10.1080/2000...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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....

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

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

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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).

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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.

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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).

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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.

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ESTSS @estss.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#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 buff.ly/kHqh2Au

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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...). open.spotify.com/episode/40fD...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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...) Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1lZV...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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...

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Ad de Jongh @adjongh.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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 open.spotify.com/show/1uvrHHk...

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