Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, cognitive behavioral writing therapy, and wait-list in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder following single-incident trauma: a multicenter randomized clinical trial (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

EMDR and Cognitive Behavior Writing Therapy yielded equally large remission rates for PTSD in children and adolescents.

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EMDR Integrated With Relationship Therapies for Complex Traumatized Children: An Evaluation and Two Case Studies (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This case series investigated the value of integrating EMDR and relationship therapies for children with histories of complex trauma.

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Intensive EMDR to Treat Patients With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Series (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

There is mounting evidence suggesting that increasing the frequency of EMDR treatment sessions, PTSD treatment outcomes significantly improve.

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Psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents after man-made and natural disasters: A meta-analysis and systematic review (Psychological Medicine)

This meta-analytic review investigates specific psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents after man-made and natural disasters.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in a child and an adolescent with mild to borderline intellectual disability: A multiple baseline across subjects study (Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

Study results support EMDR as an effective treatment for PTSD in children and adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disability.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) (Springer, 2017)

This chapter describes eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a trauma psychotherapy approach for children & adolescents.

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EMDR to Treat Children and Adolescents: Clinicians’ Experiences Using the EMDR Journey Game (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Childhood trauma is a pervasive social issue with profound consequences. EMDR therapy is an effective treatment for children.

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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.

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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.

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EMDR Therapy as Portal to a Child’s Processing of a Medical Condition: A Case Study and Session Deconstruction (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case study on use of EMDR in helping a child manage fears triggered by a life-threatening chronic medical condition—congenital heart failure.

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Case study: Play therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for pediatric single incident posttraumatic stress disorder and developmental regression (International Journal of Play Therapy)

Case study describes a successful 5-month EMDR pediatric treatment for PTSD arising from a single incident trauma.

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EMDR y psicosis: Pautas de conceptualización y tratamiento (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Un porcentaje significativo de clientes con psicosis ha experimentado trauma infantil y sufre de trastorno de estrés postraumático comórbido…

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