Blurring emotional memories using eye movements: Individual differences and speed of eye movements (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study found that dual-task interventions (eye movements) reduce memory vividness and emotionality more than no task, with greater effects from higher cognitive load, but tailoring eye movement speed to an individual’s working memory capacity does not improve outcomes.
Pediatric seizure-related posttraumatic stress and anxiety symptoms treated with EMDR: A case series (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study examined the potential effects of EMDR therapy in children with epilepsy-related posttraumatic stress and/or anxiety symptoms, using a case series design.
Self-esteem treatment in anxiety: A randomized controlled crossover trial of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) versus competitive memory training (COMET) in patients with anxiety disorders (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
Study comparing EMDR vs. Competitive Memory Training (COMET) for low self-esteem in patients with anxiety disorders.
Case study: Play therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for pediatric single incident posttraumatic stress disorder and developmental regression (International Journal of Play Therapy)
Case study describes a successful 5-month EMDR pediatric treatment for PTSD arising from a single incident trauma.
The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees: Results of a randomized controlled trial (Psychological Medicine)
EMDR may be effective in reducing PTSD and depression symptoms among Syrian refugees with PTSD located in a refugee camp.
Prolonged exposure and EMDR for PTSD v. a PTSD waiting list condition: Effects on symptoms of psychosis, depression and social functioning in patients with chronic psychotic disorders (Psychological Medicine)
In patients with chronic psychotic disorders prolonged exposure (PE) and EMDR not only reduced PTSD symptoms, but also paranoid thoughts.
Letter to the Editor: Treating post-traumatic stress disorder by resource activation in Cambodia (World Psychiatry)
An RCT for the treatment of PTSD in Cambodia, with one group utilizing resourcing strategies based on EMDR resource development and installation (RDI) and the other group a waitlist.
Amygdala volumetric change following psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences)
Impact of EMDR and prolonged exposure on the volumes of the amygdala and hippocampus in 20 patients with PTSD assessed via MRI.
Investigating the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on postoperative pain intensity in adolescents undergoing surgery: A randomized controlled trial (Journal of Advanced Nursing)
Study on efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for postoperative pain management in adolescents.
Complex trauma: Yes, EMDR can help, but it’s no quick fix (GoodTherapy)
The existence of complex trauma, as opposed to single-incident trauma, can make EMDR an even longer-term treatment.
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and relaxation therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
This is the first study that investigates the usefulness of proposing a treatment for PTSD to patients with MS.
Eye movement desensitization reprocessing as treatment for chronic pain syndromes: A literature review (Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association)
Review of literature to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR in the treatment of chronic pain.
