Eye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of “flashforwards”

Engelhard, Iris M.; Hout, Marcel A. van den; Janssen, W.; Beek, Jorinde van der

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2010.01.003

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“…Further studies showed that eye movements (specifically, endogenously generated smooth pursuit) reduce the vividness and emotional impact of personal recollections (Andrade, Kavanagh, & Baddeley, 1997). This effect extends to upsetting visual images of feared future events (Engelhard, van den Hout, Janssen, & van der Beek, 2010).…”

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Eye movements disrupt episodic future thinking

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Bonnefon

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Eye movements disrupt episodic future thinking

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Buonocore

Bonnefon

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Memory

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“…Engelhard, et al, (2010) explored this in a non-clinical sample whose ratings for feared future images significantly decreased in vividness and emotionality during the eye movement condition and not in the no dual task condition. Whichever it may be, there is now mounting evidence for the role of eye movements in EMDR and therefore further evidence that it is not a variant of CBT-based approaches…”

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Cognitive behaviour therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic disorder – is it all in the homework then?

Lee

2012

European Review of Applied Psychology

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The aim of the present meta-analysis was to determine whether there are any differences between eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TFCBT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with respect to efficacy and efficiency. We performed a comprehensive literature search using several electronic search engines as well as manual searches of other review papers. Eight original studies involving 227 participants were identified in this manner. The results showed no difference between EMDR or TFCBT on measures of PTSD. However, there was a significant advantage for EMDR over TFCBT in reducing depression (Hedge's g= .63). The analysis also indicated a difference in the prescribed homework between the treatments.Meta-regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between hours of homework and gains in depression and PTSD symptoms. Conclusions were confounded by differences between the treatments. These findings are discussed in terms of efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Conflict of interest:The second author receives payments for CBT and EMDR trainings.

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“…The working memory model implies that the past or future-oriented nature of vivid images is irrelevant to the effect of working memory taxing tasks such as eye-movements. Engelhard, van den Hout, Janssen and van der Beek [77] found that eye-movements indeed reduced vividness and emotionality of visual images about feared future events in a non-clinical sample. This suggests that EMDT could be a potential intervention focus to target future-oriented suicidal intrusions in suicidal individuals.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Controversy exists regarding what part of the working memory needs to be taxed. Engelhard & van den Hout [77] argue taxing the central executive is sufficient, while others suggest taxing the VSSP is most crucial for the effect [69]. Either way, there is an increased working memory load reducing the resources available.…”

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Treatment of Intrusive Suicidal Imagery Using Eye Movements

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Sijbrandij²,

Huibers³

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Suicide and suicidal behavior are major public health concerns and affect 3-9% of the population worldwide. Despite growing evidence, there are still few effective interventions available to reduce suicide risk. In this article, we describe theoretical models of suicide ideation and behavior and propose to examine the possible effectiveness of a new and innovative preventive strategy. A model of suicidal intrusion (mental imagery related to suicide, also referred to as suicidal flash-forwards) is presented describing one of the assumed mechanisms in the etiology of suicide and the mechanism of therapeutic change. We provide a brief rationale for an Eye Movement Dual Task (EMDT) treatment for suicidal intrusions describing techniques that can be used to target these suicidal mental images and thoughts to reduce overall behavior. Based on the available empirical evidence for the mechanisms of suicidal intrusions, this approach appears to be a promising new treatment to prevent suicidal behavior as it potentially targets one of the linking pins between suicidal ideation and suicidal actions.

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Eye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of “flashforwards”

Cited by 118 publications

References 27 publications

Eye movements disrupt episodic future thinking

Eye movements disrupt episodic future thinking

Cognitive behaviour therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic disorder – is it all in the homework then?

Treatment of Intrusive Suicidal Imagery Using Eye Movements

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