Investigating the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on postoperative pain intensity in adolescents undergoing surgery: A randomized controlled trial (Journal of Advanced Nursing)
Study on efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for postoperative pain management in adolescents.
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and relaxation therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
This is the first study that investigates the usefulness of proposing a treatment for PTSD to patients with MS.
An Integrative Model for the Neural Mechanism of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
Coubard’s TIMER-RIDER model explores bilateral stimulation, physiological mechanisms, and neural mechanisms of EMDR.
Negative mental imagery in public speaking anxiety: Forming cognitive resistance by taxing visuospatial working memory (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
This study tested eye movement techniques in relation to negative imagery in social anxiety, and found reduced image vividness was associated with reduced anxiety in response to an imagined, novel public speaking scenario.
Desensitizing addiction: Using eye movements to reduce the intensity of substance-related mental imagery and craving (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
Data suggest that eye movements of EMDR can be used to reduce intensity of substance-related imagery and craving.
Critical analysis of the current treatment guidelines for complex PTSD in adults (Depression and Anxiety)
 This article aims to evaluate the research underlying treatment guidelines for cPTSD.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy v. stabilisation as usual for refugees: Randomised controlled trial (The British Journal of Psychiatry)
A study to determine the safety and efficacy of EMDR vs. stabilisation as usual in an adult refugee population with PTSD, an RCT.
Serum concentrations of TNF-a and its soluble receptors during psychotherapy in German soldiers suffering from combat-related PTSD (Psychiatria Danubina)
Serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured in German soldiers with PTSD receiving EMDR or clinical management.
The effectiveness of EFT combined with EMDR for military couples (Regent University, 2016)
Study investigated the effectiveness of combining Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR Therapy for military members and spouses.
Neural processing of emotions in traumatized children treated with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: AÂ hdEEGÂ study (Frontiers in Psychology)
High density electroencephalography (hdEEG) was used to investigate the effects of EMDR on brain responses to adults’ emotions on children with histories of early maltreatment.
Neurobiological response to EMDR therapy in clients with different psychological traumas (Frontiers in Psychology)
This study used electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring to view neurobiological differences between groups of clients with different trauma histories during the reliving of the traumatic event.
Bilateral drawing: Self-regulation for trauma reparation (Psychology Today)
Bilateral drawing reflects Shapiro’s model of EMDR treatment that involves dual-attention stimulation to help an individual with trauma.
