EMDR Therapy for Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Vanessa Vaughter, EMDRIA member and expert on domestic violence, shares insights regarding EMDR therapy in situations with intimate partner violence.
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Personal Experiences of EMDR Therapy within Secure Services (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This study aimed to develop an understanding of personal experiences of EMDR therapy within secure services or forensic populations.
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Addiction focused EMDR therapy to treat sexual addiction in an individual with a sexual offense history: Self-report and wearable device report in a single case design (Sexual Health & Compulsivity)
This study investigated the efficacy of Addiction Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) therapy interventions in patients struggling with sexual addiction, and aimed to determine if AF-EMDR therapy reduced craving for explicit content and other symptoms of sexual addiction.
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Exploring the clinical applications and implications of EMDR therapy for PTSD in forensic settings: A systematic review (European Psychiatry)
The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, to assess the efficacy and evidence supporting the use of EMDR therapy for PTSD within forensic settings
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Response to: ‘A randomised controlled trial of eye movement desensitization and re-processing (EMDR) in forensic services and in prison’ – Letter to the editor (Medicine, Science and the Law)
A response to Every-Palmer et al. (2025) study welcoming continued dialogue for EMDR work in prison settings.
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A randomised controlled trial of eye movement desensitization and re-processing (EMDR) in forensic services and in prison (Medicine, Science and the Law)
This article in Medicine, Science and the Law journal has no abstract.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) within prisons and the criminal justice system (Medicine, Science and the Law)
An editorial on traumatic stress within the criminal justice system, and how EMDR therapy can help.
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Integration of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a prison-based therapeutic community (Routledge, 2024)
This chapter addresses the utilization of EMDR therapy in a prison-based therapeutic community (TC).
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EMDR Therapy in Correctional Settings
EMDR therapy’s adaptive information processing (AIP) model views that we all have the innate ability to heal. This goes hand in hand with the emerging research…
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for childhood sexual abuse memories in men who have sexually offended against children: Changes in perceptions of abuse and offending (Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice)
EMDR could potentially contribute to the reduction of re-offending among adult males who had sexually offended against children.
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Treatment of PTSD and SUD for the incarcerated population with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling)
Adverse childhood experiences predict recidivism. In incarcerated individuals, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates are higher.
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The effectiveness of trauma-focused interventions in prison settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)
Trauma processing therapies, and individual modality trauma-focused interventions can be effective and delivered successfully in prison.
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