Childhood sexual abuse in first-episode psychosis: The relevance in cognitive bias (Schizophrenia Research)
This study investigates differences in cognitive biases and the presence of sexual abuse between people with first episode of psychosis (FEP) and healthy controls, with results highlighting the importance of addressing trauma history in early psychosis interventions.
Read MoreEffect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial (Discover Mental Health)
The present study aimed to determine the effect of desensitization based on EMDR on dysmenorrhea intensity and menstrual distress.
Read MoreEducational, but demanding: The experience of therapists in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study aimed to explore therapists’ experiences in an intensive trauma treatment program (ITTP). Our research questions were: How did the therapist experience working within the ITTP, and how did the treatment program influence them as trauma therapists?
Read MoreEMDR therapy with unpaid carers of people living with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions: Practical application ideas (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)
This article discusses EMDR therapy as having a significant place in unpaid carer interventions and presents a range of ideas about how to do this.
Read MorePerceived feasibility of group EMDR therapy among disaster-affected adolescents in Turkey: A convergent mixed-methods study (Preprint, BMC Psychiatry)
This study aimed to evaluate how symptom severity and psychological resilience influence adolescents’ perceptions of the feasibility of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol.
Read MoreYoga as a pre-treatment of EMDR to treat childhood abuse-related PTSD: Feasibility and pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study aimed to test the efficacy of group yoga sessions followed by individual EMDR sessions on PTSD symptoms.
Read MoreI feel pain, not pressure: A personal and methodological reflection on pain during cesarean delivery (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
An experience-based article recounting pain during cesarean delivery, resulting PTSD, subsequent EMDR treatment, and a review of the evolution of cesarean delivery-based pain literature.
Read MoreSuccessful treatment of secondary hypersomnia due to complex post-traumatic stress disorder with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report (Clocks & Seep)
This report explored the relationship between psychological trauma in complex PTSD and secondary hypersomnia, and clinical improvement after EMDR therapy in hypersomnolence and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).
Read MoreDual-task interventions reduce vividness and unpleasantness in both old and new memories (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study provides insight into memory consolidation, dual-task effectiveness and interventions, and EMDR.
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