Treatment Guidelines
EMDR therapy is listed as a treatment for PTSD and/or other trauma and stressor disorders by the following organizations. These treatment guidelines are based on reviews that evaluate the research of established evidence-based mental health treatments.
- American Psychological Association (2025)
- World Health Organization (2023)
- Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense (2023)
- Australian Guidelines for PTSD (2021)
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2019)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018)
- World Health Organization and UNHCR (2015, 2013)
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2013)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2013)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services America (2014)
- World Health Organization (2013)
- American Psychiatric Association (2004)
Endorsements
EMDR therapy is also recognized as an effective treatment by:
- Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST) of the Northern Ireland Department of Health
- Dutch National Steering Committee for Health Care
- French Haute Autorite de Sante (French National Authority for Health)
- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
- Israeli National Council for Mental Health
- The Rail Safety and Standards Board, United Kingdom
- The Trimbos Instituut, The Netherlands
- United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS)
- United Kingdom Psychological Trauma Society
- United States National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Other international health and governmental agencies
