Treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy: An ethno-phenomenological case series (International Journal of Psychotherapy)

This case-series design study explored EMDR Therapy with clients with OCD, who had received previous treatment but were still symptomatic.

EMDR in Family Systems: An Integrated Approach to Healing Trauma (Routledge, 2018)

EMDR in Family Systems describes the EMDR process and a step-by-step approach to integrating EMDR with other therapeutic tools.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Complex Trauma and Dissociation: Reflections on Safety, Efficacy and the Need for Adapting Procedures (Frontiers in the Psychotherapy of Trauma & Dissociation)

Considerations for EMDR in complex trauma & dissociation: emotional dysregulation, collaborative decision-making, and progressive BLS.

The effectiveness of EMDR therapy delivered via an e-Health platform in the treatment of complex sexual abuse utilizing the ‘Abate Abuse’ protocol (EMDR Europe Conference)

Conference presentation reviewing the effectiveness of EMDR Therapy delivered online in treatment of sexual abuse using Abate Abuse Protocol.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a treatment for depression (Kansas State University)

Thesis examining the efficacy of EMDR therapy as a treatment for unipolar depression. Results provide preliminary evidence of efficacy.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures (Guilford, 2018)

This fundamental text by EMDR founder Francine Shapiro outlines the basic principles, protocols and procedures of EMDR therapy. 

Emotionally focused therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An integrated treatment to heal the trauma of infidelity (Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice)

Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and EMDR were utilized conjointly as a means to heal trauma related to infidelity in couple therapy.

Basal blood DHEA-S/cortisol levels predicts EMDR treatment response in adolescents with PTSD (Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)

This study investigated changing cortisol and DHEA-S levels post EMDR therapy and the relationship between treatment response and basal cortisol, and DHEA-S levels before treatment.

EMDR therapy and mindfulness for trauma-focused care (Springer, 2018)

The book demonstrates how clinicians can conceptualize and deliver trauma-focused care in both mental health and addiction treatment.

The Role of Slow Wave Sleep in Memory Pathophysiology: Focus on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Frontiers in Psychology)

At a neurobiological level, memories recorded during extreme stressful situations cause maximal amygdalar synapses, storing the events.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Slow Wave Sleep: A Putative Mechanism of Action (Frontiers in Psychology)

The slow wave sleep hypothesis tries to explain how EMDR works and is discussed in light of other theories and neurobiological findings.

The effect of EMDR and CBT on low self-esteem in a general psychiatric population: A randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychology)

Study investigating effectiveness of EMDR and CBT in enhancing self-esteem in a general psychiatric secondary health care population.