Autobiographical memories become less vivid and emotional after eye movements (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
After eye movements, but not after the other interventions, negative memories became less negative & positive memories became less positive.
Read MoreHorizontal rhythmical eye-movements consistently diminish the arousal provoked by auditory stimuli (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Testing if orienting reflex is an explanatory mechanism in EMDR and whether EMDR effects are due to a distraction effect.
Read MoreThe impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study examined the impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories.
Read MoreEye movement desensitization and reprocessing in addiction continuing care: A phenomenological study of women in recovery (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors)
Ten women participated in a semistandardized interview to share their experiences with active addiction, treatment, EMDR therapy, & recovery.
Read MoreThe feeling-state theory of impulse-control disorder and the impulse-control disorder protocol (Traumatology)
A case study using EMDR-derived technique to address impulse-control disorders and positive feelings linked with behaviors.
Read MoreEMDR treatment in people with mild ID and PTSD: 4 cases (Psychiatric Quarterly)
Investigating the applicability of EMDR in four people with mild intellectual disabilities suffering from PTSD following various traumas.
Read MoreUse of EMDR in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders: A case series (Verhaltenstherapie)
EMDR is presented as an additional method for addressing obsessive-compulsive disorders, along with cognitive behavioural therapy.
Read MoreCortisol response following exposure treatment for PTSD in rape victims (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma)
Changes in salivary cortisol levels in adult female rape victims with PTSD, assigned to either prolonged exposure therapy or EMDR.
Read MoreEMDR effects on pursuit eye movements (PLoS ONE)
This study aimed to objectivize the quality of smooth pursuit eye movements in a standard laboratory task before and after EMDR.
Read MoreThe use of EMDR in treatment of traumatized Iraqi children (Digest of Middle East Studies)
Study to determine the prevalence of PTSD and the effectiveness of EMDR treatment in traumatized Iraqi children.
Read MoreEye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of “flashforwards.” (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study examined whether eye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of visual distressing images about feared future events: “flashforwards”.
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