No effects of eye movements on the encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop in healthy participants: Possible implications for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Personality and Individual Differences)
The study’s aim is to explore how eye movements affect the information encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop.
Eye movements during recall of aversive memory decreases conditioned fear (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study found that imagining a feared stimulus while doing eye movements can reduce learned fear responses.
Attachment-focused EMDR: Healing relational trauma (W. W. Norton, 2013)
Integrating the latest in attachment theory and research into the use of EMDR.
Efficacy of a trauma-focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Oral Science)
Thirty-one patients with dental phobia were randomly assigned to either EMDR or a waitlist control condition.
EMDR and the relational imperative: The therapeutic relationship in EMDR treatment (Routledge, 2013)
The subtle nuances of the therapeutic relationship and the vital role it plays in using EMDR with traumatized clients.
Effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on non-specific chronic back pain: A randomized controlled trial with additional exploration of the underlying mechanisms (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Study to see if short-term EMDR intervention added to treatment as usual reduces pain intensity in chronic back pain patients.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for offence-related trauma in a mentally disordered sexual offender (Journal of Sexual Aggression)
Single case study of EMDR for a sexual offender with offence-related trauma, who offended in the context of serious mental disorder.
Benefits of immediate EMDR vs. eclectic therapy intervention for victims of physical violence and accidents at the workplace: a pilot study (Issues in Mental Health Nursing)
This study focuses on the reduction of stress in victims of aggression at the workplace who received an EMDR emergency protocol.
Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment in post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth: A randomized controlled trial protocol (Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica)
Research protocol of an RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR for PTSD following childbirth & the optimal time to initiate such therapy.
A meta-analysis of the contribution of eye movements in processing emotional memories (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine current published studies to test whether eye movements affect the processing of distressing memories.
Treating cognitive distortions with EMDR: A case study of a sex offender (The International Journal of Forensic Mental Health)
Case study on using EMDR in the treatment of cognitive distortions in sex offenders who themselves have been victimized in their childhood.
Psychological therapies for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents (Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal)
This review assesses the effectiveness of psychological therapies in treating children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with PTSD.
