Preliminary Efficacy of the Transdiagnostic EMDR-Negative Affect Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and testing the EMDR-Negative Affect protocol in first responders.
EMDR as a therapeutic intervention for medical professionals (Azusa Pacific University)
A review and examination of EMDR therapy for medical professionals as first responders.
An integrative somatic art therapy approach: EMDR and body-based practices for traumatic stress (Dominican University, 2024)
An exploration of how somatic art therapy and EMDR therapy impact symptoms of trauma and burnout.
EMDR-IGTP-OTS-R for reduction of trauma symptomatology in Ukraine (Regent University, 2024)
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of an EMDR-based group protocol online on PTSD symptoms of mental health professionals living and working in Ukraine.
The group traumatic episode (G-TEP): A service evaluation of a single session group intervention for healthcare staff in the acute adolescent inpatient setting (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, Winter, 2023)
This paper evaluates a single-session group intervention implemented to reduce trauma-based symptoms and distress for healthcare professionals working on acute adolescent psychiatric wards.
Evaluating Outcomes and Experience of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Through a National Health Service Trust’s Staff Support Service (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This service evaluation offers preliminary support for the use of EMDR as a useful intervention for healthcare professionals.
EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)
This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.
10 Tips for EMDR Therapists Working with First Responders
EMDRIA member Bonnie Rumilly discusses using EMDR therapy with first responders.
The benefits of eye movement desensitization reprocessing in a law enforcement population (In First Responder Health: A Clinician’s Guide, Springer, 2023)
This chapter describes EMDR therapy’s role in a law enforcement population.
Impacts of post critical incident seminar on emergency service personnel: The critical incident-related experiences and psychological state (Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
This study found that emergency service personnel who attended a Post Critical Incident Seminar (PCIS), which included EMDR, reported lasting positive changes in how they understood, felt about, and coped with a work-related critical incident six months later.
Early intervention for residential out-of-home care staff using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)
This study provides evidence for the efficacy of EMDR in reducing traumatic stress symptom severity for residential out-of-home care staff.
EMDR Therapy and First Responders
EMDRIA member Kate Pieper discusses using EMDR therapy with first responders.
