Article Archives

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.

The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol: Application With Adults During Ongoing Geopolitical Crisis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) was applied during 3 consecutive days to a group of 20 adults during geopolitical crisis.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in addiction continuing care: A phenomenological study of women in recovery (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors)

Ten women participated in a semistandardized interview to share their experiences with active addiction, treatment, EMDR therapy, & recovery.

The feeling-state theory of impulse-control disorder and the impulse-control disorder protocol (Traumatology)

A case study using EMDR-derived technique to address impulse-control disorders and positive feelings linked with behaviors.

EMDR treatment in people with mild ID and PTSD: 4 cases (Psychiatric Quarterly)

Investigating the applicability of EMDR in four people with mild intellectual disabilities suffering from PTSD following various traumas.

Use of EMDR in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders: A case series (Verhaltenstherapie)

EMDR is presented as an additional method for addressing obsessive-compulsive disorders, along with cognitive behavioural therapy.

A meta-analytic review of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder (Clinical Psychology Review)

Study showing no significant difference between prolonged exposure and other active treatments (CPT, EMDR, CT, and SIT).

Questions & réponses cliniques : Puis-je utiliser l’EMDR avec des clients qui expriment une idéation suicidaire ? (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Note de l’Editeur: les Questions & Réponses cliniques sont une rubrique régulière de la revue. Des cliniciens chevronnés y répondent à la question…

Emotionality of Loss-Related Memories Is Reduced After Recall Plus Eye Movements But Not After Recall Plus Music or Recall Only (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Sixty undergraduate students participated in a study, concluding that eye movements are effective when negative memories pertain to loss and grief, suggesting possibilities for treatment intervention in individuals suffering from complicated grief.