Military/Veterans Archives

The case for investigating EMDR as a pre-deployment intervention for military personnel (The Military Psychologist)

This paper suggests that EMDR is a viable resource for use in pre-deployment services to reduce negative outcomes associated with the presence of PTSD in military personnel.

Integrating STAIR with EMDR for AANHPI Veterans with Complex Trauma

Case study on STAIR (Skill Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation) protocol for complex trauma in a AANHPI veteran’s recovery.

Current research on matching trauma-focused therapies to veterans: A scoping review (Military Medicine)

This review explores possibilities of matching trauma-focused therapy (TFT) to veterans, and benefits and contraindications of TFTs for veterans.

The management of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: Synopsis of the 2023 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline (Annals of Internal Medicine)

This article summarizes the 2023 clinical practice guideline (CPG) and discusses assessments and treatments for which evidence was sufficient to support a recommendation for or against. Recommendations are given for EMDR therapy as psychotherapy treatment for PTSD.

EMDR Therapy for Moral Injury

Eva Usadi, MA, BCD, CGP, an EMDR-certified therapist and consultant, discusses how EMDR therapy can heal moral injury.

The Future of EMDR Project (Council of Scholars) Videos

This playlist of videos discuss The Future of EMDR Project from the Council of Scholars. Themes explored include cost effectiveness, depression, PTSD with children and adolescents, EMDR early interventions, chronic pain, and combat PTSD.

What is EMDR therapy and why is it used to treat PTSD? (APA)

In this webpage, the APA comments on EMDR therapy as a structured form of psychotherapy and how it can be used to help patients with PTSD.

War Anxiety: How EMDR Therapists Can Help

The war between Hamas and Israel has left us deeply concerned and full of uncertainty about the adverse impact on the mental health of individuals, families, and communities worldwide. It is a reminder that the people of many countries have experienced and continue to experience trauma from civil and external wars. EMDR therapy, especially EMDR Early Intervention can help to heal.

Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in response inhibition and cognitive flexibility of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Archives in Military Medicine)

This study investigated the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in response inhibition and cognitive flexibility of veterans with PTSD, symptoms associated with low distress tolerance and emotional perception.

Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and computer-based cognitive rehabilitation on the cognitive bias of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research)

This study investigated the effects of EMDR therapy and computer-based cognitive rehabilitation on the cognitive bias of veterans with PTSD.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for management of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder (Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense)

Guideline for the management of PTSD published by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. Recommendations include EMDR therapy as treatment in various contexts throughout the guidance.

The Oxford Handbook of EMDR (Oxford, 2023)

This handbook includes entries on the theoretical framework for EMDR therapy, specific populations, and enhancing clinical competency.

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