Childhood sexual abuse in first-episode psychosis: The relevance in cognitive bias (Schizophrenia Research)
This study investigates differences in cognitive biases and the presence of sexual abuse between people with first episode of psychosis (FEP) and healthy controls, with results highlighting the importance of addressing trauma history in early psychosis interventions.
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EMDR therapy with unpaid carers of people living with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions: Practical application ideas (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, 2025)
This article discusses EMDR therapy as having a significant place in unpaid carer interventions and presents a range of ideas about how to do this.
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Effects of EMDR vs. waiting list for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Affective Disorders)
A systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA 2020 guidelines to evaluate EMDR versus waiting list in adults with PTSD.
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Effectiveness of EMDR therapy on cognitive performances in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A 6-month follow-up study (European Psychiatry)
The aim of this study is to assess cognitive functioning in response to treatment using EMDR therapy.
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Exploring the clinical applications and implications of EMDR therapy for PTSD in forensic settings: A systematic review (European Psychiatry)
The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, to assess the efficacy and evidence supporting the use of EMDR therapy for PTSD within forensic settings
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I feel pain, not pressure: A personal and methodological reflection on pain during cesarean delivery (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
An experience-based article recounting pain during cesarean delivery, resulting PTSD, subsequent EMDR treatment, and a review of the evolution of cesarean delivery-based pain literature.
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Dual-task interventions reduce vividness and unpleasantness in both old and new memories (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study provides insight into memory consolidation, dual-task effectiveness and interventions, and EMDR.
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EMDR-Sandtray-based therapy healing complex trauma and dissociation across the lifespan (Norton, 2025)
A powerful, multimodal approach for trauma healing.
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Extending EMDR Therapy to Personal Growth
EMDRIA member Bradford Stucki shares how EMDR therapy can create lasting change and personal growth.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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