Health Care Provider’s Guide to Trauma-Informed Care
EMDR is listed as a trauma-focused psychotherapy on this educational handout for providers from the Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE).
Treating complicated grief and posttraumatic stress in homicidally bereaved individuals: A randomized controlled trial (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
This RCT examined the effectiveness of CBT and EMDR for homicidally bereaved individuals experiencing complicated grief and PTSD.
The progressive approach to EMDR group therapy for complex trauma and dissociation: A case-control study (Frontiers in Psychology, 2018)
Use of EMDR in severely traumatized patients requires an extended stabilization phase. One method is the Progressive Approach.
Comparison of eye movement desensitization reprocessing and cognitive behavioral therapy as adjunctive treatments for recurrent depression: The European Depression EMDR Network (EDEN) randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychology)
Randomized clinical controlled trial comparing EMDR or CBT as adjunctive treatments to antidepressant medication in treating depression.
A five-day inpatient EMDR treatment programme for PTSD: Pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Preliminary effectiveness of an intensive five-day inpatient treatment with EMDR and trauma-informed yoga for patients with PTSD.
Long-term efficacy of psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology Review)
Meta-analysis evaluating enduring effects of psychotherapy for PTSD in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with long-term follow-ups (LTFUs).
Turning wounds into wisdom: Posttraumatic growth over the course of two types of trauma-focused psychotherapy in patients with PTSD (Journal of Affective Disorders)
Comparison of Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy (BEP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) for PTSD.
Theory and development of the EMDR model (Routledge, 2018)
This chapter by Jimmy Petruzzi explores the theory and development of EMDR therapy, specifically the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.
Treatment of a patient with borderline personality disorder based on phase-oriented model of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A case report (Iranian Journal of Psychiatry)
A case study reporting the effect of the 3-phase model of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of a patient with borderline personality disorder.
EMDR as Add-On Treatment for Psychiatric and Traumatic Symptoms in Patients with Substance Use Disorder (Frontiers in Psychology)
Study to assess the efficacy of a combined trauma-focused and addiction-focused EMDR intervention in patients with substance use disorders.
Neuroaffective embodied self therapy (NEST): An integrative approach to case formulation and EMDR treatment planning for complex cases (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma and Dissociation)
The NEST approach guides the process of assessment, case formulation, and treatment planning for time-efficient EMDR treatment.
Healing the heart of trauma and dissociation with EMDR and ego state therapy (Springer, 2008)
Nine master clinicians show how complex PTSD and dissociation can be treated with EMDR and ego state therapy.
