Trauma Psycho Social Support Plus ® and EMDR therapy for children and adolescents in a post-conflict setting: Mental health training in Kurdistan (Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture)

TraumaAid mental health worker training program in refugee camps on EMDR Resource installation with children, adolescents and their parents.

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Neural correlates of treatment effect and prediction of treatment outcome in patients with PTSD and comorbid personality disorder: Study design (Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation)

Description of protocol for a neuroimaging study of treatment of patients with PTSD and comorbid borderline (BPD) or cluster C (CPD) personality disorder traits.

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Exploring EMDR Therapy with People of Color, Featuring Quandra Chaffers, LCSW, CSW (A Date With Darkness Podcast)

Quandra discusses use of EMDR with therapists who are culturally sensitive to treat trauma for people of color around racially charged events.

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An overview of psychotherapy modalities for the treatment of complex trauma (Springer, 2021)

Overview of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, process of EMDR & a review of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing.

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COVID-19, isolation, quarantine: On the efficacy of internet-based eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for ongoing trauma (Brain Sciences)

This study compared the efficacy of EMDR and CBT administered online to manage the ongoing trauma associated with quarantine or COVID-19.

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The relationship between sexual assault, self-harm, and trauma (Psychology Today)

EMDR is the first-line psychotherapy approach for individuals who have experienced any form of trauma, including sexual trauma.

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A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT in reducing trauma symptoms and externalizing behavior problems in adolescents (International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)

Meta-analysis on EMDR and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for reducing trauma symptoms & externalizing behavior in adolescents.

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Sleep parameters improvement in PTSD soldiers after symptoms remission (Scientific Reports)

Our objective was therefore to study sleep parameters before and after symptom remission in soldiers with PTSD.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This review summarizes the evidence of EMDR for depression, which shows that one-third of people with depression could benefit from EMDR. 

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Somatoform Dissociative Symptoms Have No Impact on the Outcome of Trauma-Focused Treatment for Severe PTSD (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

Study confirms that somatoform dissociative symptoms in patients with PTSD does not necessarily call for different treatment approach.

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Trauma after the gift of life: Identification and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders in heart transplant recipients (The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Two cases that highlight successful use of EMDR therapy post-orthotopic heart transplantation with improvement of PTSD symptoms.

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The treatment of trauma-induced sexual pain among women: Clinical considerations for the use of adjunctive EMDR (The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality)

Some women experience sexual pain in the aftermath of a sexually traumatic event, thus EMDR may be a suitable adjunctive treatment.

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