External Resource Archives

EMDR and the sleep connection: EMDR may work because of its similarity to dream sleep (Psychology Today)

It is also possible that EMDR works by engaging similar brain mechanisms as those that underpin rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs. treatment-as-usual for non-specific chronic back pain patients with psychological trauma: A randomized controlled pilot study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

Preliminary evidence that pain-focused EMDR could help non-specific chronic back pain patients with previous psychological trauma.

Degrading traumatic memories with eye movements: A pilot functional MRI study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Script driven imagery before & after recall of traumatic memories is feasible to investigate working mechanisms with eye movements in PTSD.

Effect of Ocular Movements during Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study (PLoS ONE)

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ocular movements of EMDR on the hemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex (PFC).

Evidence base update for psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events (Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology)

This article reviews the evidence base on psychosocial treatment for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.

The role of alternating bilateral stimulation in establishing positive cognition in EMDR therapy: A multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy study (PLOS One)

This article looks at the effects of bilateral stimulation in EMDR therapy’s resource development and installation (RDI) by way of multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy imaging.

Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review assesses the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioural and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.

EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction (Springer, 2016)

This chapter proposes that integrating treatments for co-occurring trauma and addiction with EMDR therapy can help.

Possible neural mechanisms of psychotherapy for trauma-related symptoms: cerebral responses to the neuropsychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder model individuals (Scientific Reports)

Study presents findings that suggest psychotherapy for traumatic symptoms involves brain regions related to memory representation and emotion.

Early psychological preventive intervention for workplace violence: A randomized controlled explorative and comparative study between EMDR-Recent Event and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (Issues in Mental Health Nursing)

This RCT investigated the efficacy of an early psychological intervention called EMDR-RE compared to Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.

EMDR The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (Basic, 2016)

This book explains how painful life experiences are physically stored in our brains and how the breakthrough eye movement therapy EMDR can bring relief.

Are addiction-related memories malleable by working memory competition? Transient effects on memory vividness and nicotine craving in a randomized lab experiment (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

Study concludes that eye movements provide a valuable way of coping with the acute effects of craving during smoking cessation attempts.

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