Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in a child and an adolescent with mild to borderline intellectual disability: A multiple baseline across subjects study (Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

Study results support EMDR as an effective treatment for PTSD in children and adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disability.

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Psychological Interventions for Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms in Psychosis: A Systematic Review of Outcomes (Frontiers in Psychology)

The systematic review examines literature on the use of psychological treatments targeting PTS symptoms in those with a psychotic disorder.

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Effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry)

This study aims to expand the knowledge about the effectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD.

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Eye movement during retrieval of emotional autobiographical memories (Acta Psychologica)

This study assessed whether specific eye movement patterns are observed during emotional autobiographical retrieval.

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Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (American Psychological Association)

Guideline for the treatment of PTSD published by the American Psychological Association. 

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The OptiMUM-study: EMDR therapy in pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder after previous childbirth and pregnant women with fear of childbirth: design of a multicentre randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study is the first RCT studying efficacy and safety of EMDR in pregnant women with PTSD after childbirth or Fear of Childbirth.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) (Springer, 2017)

This chapter describes eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a trauma psychotherapy approach for children & adolescents.

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EMDR in anorexia nervosa: From a theoretical framework to the treatment guidelines (InTech, 2017)

Results suggest that EMDR allows an active reprocessing of traumatic memories related to family dynamics and to eating behaviors.

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A case of Asperger syndrome with comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and selective mutism: Significant remission with the combination of aripiprazole and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology)

Letter to the editors regarding selective mutism, Asperger’s, comorbidity, challenges in diagnosis and EMDR therapy. 

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Morphovolumetric changes after EMDR treatment in drug-naïve PTSD patients (Rivista Di Psichiatria)

We administered the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and conducted brain MRI measurements (with Optimized Voxel-Based Morphometry).

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When There Are No Words: Repairing Early Trauma and Neglect From the Attachment Period With EMDR Therapy (CreateSpace, 2017)

Book on treating early trauma & neglect in the attachment period. Geared to EMDR therapists, clients will connect with cartoon illustrations.

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Restoration of emotional control ability in PTSD following symptom amelioration by EMDR therapy (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

How the ability to control for emotional responses is altered in PTSD and it can be restored after EMDR treatment suppressing core symptoms.

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