EMDR Therapists Archives

What Is EMDR? Concluding Commentary by Greenwald and Response by Shapiro (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This point/counterpoint on the meaning of EMDR concludes the commentary interchange between Greenwald and Shapiro.

Clinical Q&A: Container (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Question: “Is there a script that I can use to teach my clients to use a ‘container’ resource? When and how might I use this with my clients?”

EMDR: Eye movements superior to beeps in taxing working memory and reducing vividness of recollections (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

Study compares auditory and eye movement BLS, supports a working memory account of EMDR, and suggests that the effects of beeps on negative memories are inferior to those of eye movements.

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR): Mental health-substance use (Radcliffe, 2011)

This chapter explores using EMDR for mental health-substance use in an edited volume on the theory/application of a variety of techniques.

The efficacy and psychophysiological correlates of dual-attention tasks in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (Journal of Anxiety Disorder)

Findings indicate that eye movements in EMDR are beneficial & distinct psychophysiological changes may aid in processing negative memories.

Autobiographical memories become less vivid and emotional after eye movements (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)

After eye movements, but not after the other interventions, negative memories became less negative & positive memories became less positive.

Horizontal rhythmical eye-movements consistently diminish the arousal provoked by auditory stimuli (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Testing if orienting reflex is an explanatory mechanism in EMDR and whether EMDR effects are due to a distraction effect.

The impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study examined the impact of taxing working memory on negative and positive memories.

EMDR for Childhood PTSD After Road Traffic Accidents: Attentional, Memory, and Attributional Processes (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR was used with 11 children who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after road traffic accidents. All improved such that none met criteria for PTSD on standardized assessments after an average of only 2.4 sessions.

The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol: Application With Adults During Ongoing Geopolitical Crisis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) was applied during 3 consecutive days to a group of 20 adults during geopolitical crisis.

Stepping Stones: EMDR Treatment of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Challenging Behavior (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Six individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities (IDD) and trauma histories were treated with EMDR.

What Is EMDR?: Commentary by Greenwald and Invited Response by Shapiro (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Greenwald argues that EMDR’s definition should be reconsidered to not preclude legitimate alternative conceptualizations. Shapiro argues that EMDR is a distinct, eight-phase integrative psychotherapy approach that consists of numerous procedures and protocols.

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