External Resource Archives

Neurobiological correlates of EMDR monitoring – an EEG study (PLOS One)

Electroencephalography (EEG) imaging was used to fully monitor neuronal activation throughout EMDR sessions to observe neurobiological patterns of brain activations.

Implementing practice guidelines for anxiety disorders in secondary mental health care: a case study (BMC, 2012)

The Netherlands developed a multidisciplinary guideline for the treatment of anxiety disorders, including use of EMDR therapy.

Integrating positive psychology applications into the EMDR peak performance protocol (European Review of Applied Psychology)

This article describes an innovative EMDR protocol to the reduction of performance anxiety and enhancement of skillful performance in higher functioning clients.

EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children: Complex trauma, attachment, and dissociation (Springer, 2012)

First book to provide a wide range of step-by-step strategies for clinicians using EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children.

How does EMDR work? (Journal of Experimental Psychopathology)

Paper on the findings of a long series of experiments that disproved the hypothesis that eye movements or other ‘dual tasks’ are unnecessary.

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders: A systematic review (Clinical Psychology Review)

A systematic review of PTSD literature for first responder treatment.

Early treatment of rape victims: Presentation of an emergency EMDR protocol (Sexologies)

Article looks at the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol and Modified Abridged EMDR Protocol with rape victims 24 to 78 hours after aggression.

Eye movement desensitization reprocessing, post traumatic stress disorder, and trauma: A review of randomized controlled trials with children and adolescents (Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal)

This article examines RCTs of EMDR with children and adolescents published between 1998 and 2010.

EMDR and dissociation: the progressive approach (Amazon Imprint, 2012)

This book describes how to apply EMDR in severe cases: dissociative disorders, personality disorders and complex traumatization.

Tones inferior to eye movements in the EMDR treatment of PTSD (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

Study suggests that eye movements outperformed tones while it remained unclear if tones add to recall only.

The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy on the emotion regulation and emotion recognition of addicted individuals (Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences)

Assessing the effectiveness of EMDR therapy on the emotion regulation and emotion recognition of addicts with traumatic experience.

Avoidant coping and treatment outcome in rape-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

This study investigated the impact of avoidant coping on treatment outcome in rape-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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