Case report: Integration between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive therapy for autism spectrum disorder. Novel intervention protocol based on case formulation and brief review of literature(Frontiers in Psychology)

This paper presents the EMDR therapy treatment in a clinical case of a young autistic woman.

Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy in reducing infertility distress in women: a community-based randomised crossover trial protocol. (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in reducing infertility-related distress and improving psychological well-being among women undergoing fertility treatment.

Effects of timing and type of trauma-focused treatment on psychosocial functioning: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial in patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

This study examined secondary outcomes from an RCT comparing Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR therapy, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs), delivered simultaneously with or sequentially to SUD-treatment to evaluate treatment responses per type of therapy as well as timing of delivery.

Delivering eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in primary care: a service improvement pilot project. (Mental Health Practice)

This article reports on a pilot project to explore the delivery and outcomes of EMDR therapy with patients in primary care in Northern Ireland, as an alternative to putting them on waiting lists for trauma treatment.

Integrating EMDR and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (New Harbinger Publications, 2026)

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for effectively integrating EMDR and ACT to treat trauma.

An exploratory comparison of IEMT-versus EMDR-directed eye movements on changes in emotionality and distress during recall of negative memories (Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies)

This study was the first to compare IEMT and EMDR directed eye movements and found that each significantly lowered the experienced emotionality and distress related to a negative memory, as tested in randomized order in the general population.

EMDR from the perspective of Freudian and Kleinian meta-psychologies with neuropsychoanalytic and feminist-perspective contributions: Clinical and research implications (The Scandinavian Psychanalytic Review)

This study highlights the significant clinical, training, and research implications of theoretically integrating EMDR with psychoanalysis.

EMDR therapy before PTSD: The benefit of treating acute stress disorder from a recent event (Prehospital and Disaster Medicine)

The objective of this study is to see if early specialized treatment of acute stress disorder with EMDR can prevent the onset of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The role of non-pharmacological interventions in attenuating anxiety and stress symptoms in PTSD: A systematic review (Current Neuropharmacology)

A systematic review to examine the role of non-pharmacological PTSD treatments and symptom amelioration, including EMDR.

Reducing PTSD symptoms through unconscious intervention (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)

This study demonstrates that subliminally presenting trauma-related images during an eye-movement exercise can effectively alleviate PTSD symptoms while bypassing the distress of conscious exposure.

“The Most Loving Decision a Mother Can Make”: Using EMDR to reduce internalized abortion stigma within TFMR parents (Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education and Research)

This case study demonstrates how phase five of EMDR therapy can be utilized to restructure a TFMR parent’s negative self-beliefs rooted in internalized abortion stigma, to decrease shame.

Transmission of attachment patterns from parents to children (Psychwire, 2026)

This book explores EMDR therapy and attachment patterns.