The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents: Follow-Up Report of an Application in a Human Massacre Situation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Follow-up results of study investigating application of EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI) in human massacre situation.

The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents: Brief Report of an Application in a Human Massacre Situation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

One session of EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI) produced significant improvement on The Impact of Event Scale (IES).

The psychological impact of aggression on nursing staff (British Journal of Nursing)

This article discusses the care of a nurse who experienced PTSD as a result of aggression in the workplace and highlights current recommended treatments like CBT and EMDR as a method of addressing a growing problem in UK health care.

High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

Psychological treatment of three urban fire fighters with post-traumatic stress disorder using eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery)

This paper describes three cases of urban fire fighters whose PTSD symptoms were treated with EMDR therapy.

Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A single case study of a UK police officer (Mental Health Practice)

A single case study design is used to describe how a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR therapy was successfully used to treat a police officer.

Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors (W. W. Norton, 2001)

Clinicians responding to psychological aftermath of man’s inhumanity to man—stories of school violence, refugees, soldiers, etc.—with EMDR.

Stress management with law enforcement personnel: A controlled outcome study of EMDR versus a traditional stress management program (International Journal of Stress Management)

This randomized controlled trial found that a brief six-hour EMDR intervention was more effective than standard stress management in reducing PTSD symptoms, distress, job stress, and anger while improving marital satisfaction among police officers, with benefits maintained six months later.

The FBI’s critical incident stress management program (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin)

This article describes the FBI’s Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) program, which uses peer support, psychoeducation, EMDR, and other trauma-informed interventions to help law enforcement personnel recover from the psychological effects of critical incidents and return to healthy functioning.