Dissociation, EMDR, and adaptive information processing: The role of sensory awareness (Springer, 2014)

This chapter explores sensory awareness, EMDR, and adaptive information processing (AIP) for applications beyond PTSD, in this text focused on dissociation.

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Neurobiology and treatment of traumatic dissociation: Towards and embodied self (Springer, 2014)

A neurobiological model that accounts for the therapeutic effects of somatic therapies and EMDR, with two chapters specific to EMDR.

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Integrative Parenting: Strategies for Raising Children Affected by Attachment Trauma (W. W. Norton, 2014)

Parenting strategies to use with EMDR and family therapist team to understand your traumatized child and improve attachment security.

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Integrative team treatment for attachment trauma in children: Family therapy and EMDR (W. W. Norton & Company, 2014)

EMDR and family therapists can strengthen the parent-child attachment bond and help mend early experiences that drive the child’s behavior.

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The role of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in medicine: Addressing the psychological and physical symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences (The Permanente Journal)

Research shows that EMDR therapy in medicine can address adverse life experiences that contribute to both psychological and physical symptoms.

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Effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in chronic pain patients: A systematic review (Pain Medicine)

This study systematically reviewed the evidence regarding the effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for treating chronic pain.

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Reducing anxiety and enhancing physical performance by using an advanced version of EMDR: A pilot study (Brain and Behavior)

The purpose of this paper was to investigate an advanced version of EMDR for the treatment of performance anxiety: the wingwave method.

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Francine Shapiro Ph.D. EMDR Webinar “The Past is Present”

Shapiro video presentation “The Past is Present: Understanding the Effects of Unprocessed Memories and Using EMDR Therapy in Treatment.”

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Third Research Study on the Provision of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol with Child Victims of Severe Interpersonal Violence (Iberoamerican Journal of Psychotraumatology and Dissociation)

EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol and Individual EMDR Therapy Protocol for kids who attended a trauma recovery camp.

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Pilot Research Study on the Provision of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol with Female Cancer Patients (

Study suggests EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol can support cancer patients with PTSD symptoms related to their diagnosis & treatment.

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Second Research Study on the Provision of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol with Child Victims of Severe Interpersonal Violence (Iberoamerican Journal of Psychotraumatology and Dissociation)

EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol with children victims of interpersonal trauma (e.g., rape, violence, neglect, abandonment).

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of trauma with mild intellectual disabilities: A case study (Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)

Paper exploring the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in an individual with mild intellectual disabilities currently detained in secure care.

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