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Myth-Busting EMDR Therapy in the Perinatal Period: A Call to Clarity for EMDR Clinicians

This article offers clear guidance on EMDR therapy in the perinatal period through an accessible myth-versus-reality format.

Counselor’s Corner: C-Section Trauma

EMDR therapists respond to the question, “I have a client who had delivery trauma related to having a C-section.”

Dissociative and traumatic experiences in people with eating disorders (Current Opinion in Psychiatry)

This review synthesizes existing literature on the prevalence, assessment, and treatment of dissociation, focusing on its manifestation in eating disorders and explores dissociation, its relationship with trauma, and its role in emotion regulation.

Face-to-face versus web-based EMDR therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms: A randomized controlled trial (Cognitive Therapy and Research)

This randomized controlled study examined the effectiveness of face-to-face versus web-based EMDR for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Courage, hope, and transformation: Patient experiences of web-based therapist delivered eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for suicidal ideation (PLOS Mental Health)

This study explored the lived experiences of adult mental health outpatients who received web-based, therapist-delivered EMDR targeting experiences related to their suicidal ideation (SI).

The efficacy of psychotherapy treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, EMDR (PsychOpen CAMA)

The efficacy of psychotherapy treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, EMDR.

Treatment of traumatic birth experience with postpartum early eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: A randomized clinical trial (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

This study investigated the effectiveness of early EMDR therapy in reducing symptoms of PTSD at nine weeks postpartum in women with a traumatic birth experience, compared with care as usual (controls).

A common denominator: PTSD, rapid eye movements, and fear extinction (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)

Our findings provide evidence linking gaze reinstatement and pattern completion and advance a functional role for EMs in memory retrieval.

A qualitative study of therapists’ use of empirically supported techniques for PTSD (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This study aims to contribute to the understanding of how practicing therapists implement and perceive PTSD treatments by exploring the experiences and attitudes of therapists who treat PTSD in clinical practice.

Untangling the Myths: EMDR Therapy in the Perinatal & Postpartum Journey

This podcast dives into misconceptions surrounding EMDR therapy during perinatal and postpartum periods with guest Bethan Warren, LCSW, MPH-C.

The role of dissociation in surviving severe, systemic bullying: A reflective narrative for EMDR therapists (and trauma-responsive clinicians serving LGBTQ+ folx) (Delaware Journal of Public Health)

This article will focus on how repetitive, systemic bullying often leads to complex trauma and dissociative experiences for survival, and how an integrative, culturally responsible therapeutic approach is necessary for EMDR trained therapists.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for chronic pain: A systematic review (Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine)

This study’s objective is to systematically review the efficacy of EMDR for managing chronic pain.

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