EMDR Therapists Archives

A wait-list controlled pilot study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from motor vehicle accidents (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

Efficacy of EMDR vs. six-week wait-list in treatment of 27 children (aged 6 to 12 years) with PTSD symptoms after a motor vehicle accident.

We assessed the change in hemoglobin concentration in the lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) during Recall with and without eye movements.

Four combat veterans received a single session of EMDR and had significant improvement in their acute stress disorder and PTSD symptoms.

The discussion focuses on the future replication of EMDR findings and further research on post-traumatic stress in children.

Editorial. To commemorate 20 years of EMDR, this is the second “Special Section on the 20th Anniversary of EMDR” from JEMDR.

An overview of significant milestones in EMDR history over the first 20 years. Key events, publications, conferences & humanitarian efforts.

Interview with Dr. Francine Shapiro provides history and evolution of EMDR from its inception & future directions in research.

Challenges to conducting research on psychotherapy with children & the debate regarding the assessment and diagnosis of PTSD in children.

Evidence for the effectiveness of EMDR in the treatment of a diverse range of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).

Body of literature on the treatment of complex PTSD and chronically traumatized populations, with a focus on EMDR treatment and research.

Brief reports illustrate EMDR’s potential to address traumatized groups, families & couples, sex offenders & those with performance anxiety.

In-depth comparative case study conducted of two attempts at diffusion of an empirically supported, but controversial, psychotherapy: EMDR.