EMDR for Childhood PTSD After Road Traffic Accidents: Attentional, Memory, and Attributional Processes (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR was used with 11 children who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after road traffic accidents. All improved such that none met criteria for PTSD on standardized assessments after an average of only 2.4 sessions.

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The use of EMDR in treatment of traumatized Iraqi children (Digest of Middle East Studies)

Study to determine the prevalence of PTSD and the effectiveness of EMDR treatment in traumatized Iraqi children.

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The Integrative Use of EMDR and Clinical Hypnosis in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case vignettes illustrate the integrative use of clinical hypnosis and EMDR in the treatment of adults who experienced childhood abuse.

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A wait-list controlled pilot study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from motor vehicle accidents (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

Efficacy of EMDR vs. six-week wait-list in treatment of 27 children (aged 6 to 12 years) with PTSD symptoms after a motor vehicle accident.

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Efficacy of EMDR in children: A meta-analysis (Clinical Psychology Review)

The discussion focuses on the future replication of EMDR findings and further research on post-traumatic stress in children.

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Evidence of the Efficacy of EMDR With Children and Adolescents in Individual Psychotherapy: A Review of the Research Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Challenges to conducting research on psychotherapy with children & the debate regarding the assessment and diagnosis of PTSD in children.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols: Special Populations (Springer, 2009)

This book focuses on applying EMDR scripted protocols to special populations, including children, couples, clients with C-PTSD, etc.

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EMDR treatment for children with PTSD: Results of a randomized controlled trial (Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)

Children 6–16-years-old with a DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD were randomly assigned to 8 weekly EMDR sessions or the waiting list control group.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Scripted Protocols: Basics and Special Situations (Springer, 2009)

This book serves as a one-stop resource where therapists can access a wide range of word-for-word scripted protocols for EMDR practice.

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Helping child flood victims using group EMDR intervention in Argentina: Treatment outcome and gender differences (International Journal of Stress Management)

Children with disaster-related trauma during a flood in Argentina were treated with the EMDR-Integrative Group Treatment Protocol.

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소아기 특정 공포증의 EMDR 치료 증례 (Anxiety and Mood)

This report summarizes the case of a child with a specific phobia (i.e. nighttime fear) which was successfully treated with EMDR.

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EMDR Solutions II: For depression, eating disorders, performance, and more (Norton, 2009)

This book by Robin Shapiro, MSW, LICSW with contributions by Celia Grand, LCSW, BCD and others, presents step-by-step instructions for implementing EMDR approaches to treat a range of issues, specifically depression, eating disorders, performance, medically-based trauma, and more. 

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