Horizontal 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.
The 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.
Eye 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.
The 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.
EMDR 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.
Use 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.
A meta-analytic review of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder (Clinical Psychology Review)
Study showing no significant difference between prolonged exposure and other active treatments (CPT, EMDR, CT, and SIT).
Cortisol 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.
EMDR 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.
The 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.
Gray matter density in limbic and paralimbic cortices is associated with trauma load and EMDR outcome in PTSD patients (Journal of Psychiatric Research)
This study evaluated gray matter (GM) density in PTSD in relation to trauma load, and assessed the GM differences between responders (R) and non-responders (NR) to EMDR therapy.
Eye 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”.
