Group EMDR therapy for disaster-affected adolescents: Evaluating effectiveness and navigating implementation challenges in PTSD, depression, and anxiety (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This study evaluated the effectiveness of EMDR group therapy on adolescents affected by the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay, Turkey.

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Psychedelic Assisted EMDR Therapy GWT Magazine® Issue

EMDRIA Member Katja Cahoon’s article “EMDR and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Match Made in Heaven?” is featured from the Fall 2025 Go With That Magazine® issue on the intersection of EMDR therapy and psychedelics.

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EMDR and art psychotherapy group supervision (Routledge, 2025)

“Simmons has found a way to combine the more structured approach of EMDR supervision with the non-verbal approach used in art psychotherapy and the group analytic approach.”

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A randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) and EMDR-flash technique (iEMDR-FT) for improving mental health in breast cancer patients. (Current Psychology)

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of internet-based CCBT (iCBT) and internet-based EMDR Flash Technique (iEMDR-FT) in reducing fear of cancer recurrence, traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and increasing the quality of life among patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Therapists’ attitudes and exclusion criteria for prolonged exposure and EMDR in patients with eating disorders and PTSD (European Eating Disorders Review)

A significant proportion of patients with eating disorders (EDs) also meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Guidelines recommend exposure-based treatments for PTSD, including prolonged exposure (PE) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). Investigating therapist-related factors could lead to improve their use when ED and PTSD co-occur.

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Enhancing trauma-focused therapy (EMDR) with imagery rescripting for childhood abuse-related PTSD: A case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of integrating Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) into standard EMDR treatment for PTSD when progress stalls.

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EMDRIA Members Respond: Overcoming Biggest Fears When Becoming an EMDR Therapist

To honor the process of becoming that is inevitable in learning new skills and therapies, we invited EMDRIA members to share their biggest fears and hurdles when learning EMDR therapy and how they overcame those fears.

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Fidelity analysis of the adapted DeprEnd EMDR therapy protocol for depression-related disability in low-resource settings (Journal of Disability Research)

This study assessed treatment fidelity of the DeprEnd EMDR therapy protocol for depression-related disability in Pakistan.

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A multicentred two-arm parallel single-blind superiority randomised controlled trial comparing psychological and emotional stabilisation with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing and treatment-as-usual to treatment-as-usual with adults with intellectual disabilities who have post-traumatic stress disorder (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)

The primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of psychoeducation and emotional stabilisation (PES), together with EMDR plus treatment-as-usual (TAU) in reducing symptoms of PTSD among adults with intellectual disabilities compared with TAU.

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EMDR-Informed Care for 911 Professionals

This course explores how EMDR therapy for the cumulative, vicarious, and moral injuries that can arise from the work of 911 professionals.

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“The world does not look the same anymore”: The experiences of patients six months after finishing an intensive trauma treatment program (BMC Psychology)

The current study aimed to explore participants’ experiences of an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program six months after completing it.

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Clinical Choice Points in EMDR Early Intervention

EMDRIA member Marlene Kenney discusses clinical choice points in the context of EMDR Early Intervention.

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