Restoration of emotional control ability in PTSD following symptom amelioration by EMDR therapy (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
How the ability to control for emotional responses is altered in PTSD and it can be restored after EMDR treatment suppressing core symptoms.
EMDR therapy on trauma-based restrictive eating cases (European Psychiatry)
In the present study, we examined the effectiveness of EMDR therapy on restrictive eating symptoms associated with trauma.
Psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorders among cardiac patients after implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks. Feasibility and implementation of a psychocardiological therapy manual in inpatient cardiac rehabilitation (Heart and Mind)
Study to examine if implementation of the specific psychotherapy (EMDR) during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation is safe and feasible.
Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and duloxetine treatment outcomes in women patients with somatic symptom disorder (Sleep and Hypnosis)
The paper explored the efficiency of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in somatic symptom disorder (SSD).
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs. treatment-as-usual for non-specific chronic back pain patients with psychological trauma: A randomized controlled pilot study (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Preliminary evidence that pain-focused EMDR could help non-specific chronic back pain patients with previous psychological trauma.
Degrading traumatic memories with eye movements: A pilot functional MRI study in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
Script driven imagery before & after recall of traumatic memories is feasible to investigate working mechanisms with eye movements in PTSD.
Effect of Ocular Movements during Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study (PLoS ONE)
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ocular movements of EMDR on the hemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex (PFC).
Evidence base update for psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events (Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology)
This article reviews the evidence base on psychosocial treatment for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.
A comparison of dual attention, eye movements, and exposure only during eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder: Results from a randomized clinical trial (Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics)
Exposure in combination with an explicit external focus of attention leads to larger PTSD symptom reduction than exposure alone.
The role of alternating bilateral stimulation in establishing positive cognition in EMDR therapy: A multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy study (PLOS One)
This article looks at the effects of bilateral stimulation in EMDR therapy’s resource development and installation (RDI) by way of multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy imaging.
Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
This review assesses the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioural and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.
EMDR therapy and the treatment of substance abuse and addiction (Springer, 2016)
This chapter proposes that integrating treatments for co-occurring trauma and addiction with EMDR therapy can help.
