The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

The authors conclude that methodological rigor reduces noise & error, allowing for the more accurate treatment effects in EMDR studies.

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Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Both EMDR and prolonged exposure produced significant reduction in PTSD and depression symptoms, maintained at 3-month follow-up.

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EMDR 12 years after its introduction: Past and future research (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This article reviews the historical context and empirical research of EMDR over the past 12 years since its introduction.

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Effects of visuospatial tasks on desensitization to emotive memories (British Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Does relief of distress from competing visuospatial sketchpad tasks during imaginal exposure come at the cost of impaired desensitization?

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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing facilitates attentional orienting (Imagination, Cognition and Personality)

We propose that EMDR’s eye movements facilitate the orienting response, i.e., the attentional adjustment to unexpected stimuli.

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The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of traumatic stress and complicated mourning: Psychological and behavioral outcomes (Research on Social Work Practice)

Treatment on complex of symptomatology that includes grief, PTSD, anxiety, and self-esteem comparing EMDR & guided mourning (GM) treatments.

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The challenges of treatment evolution and integration (American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis)

Francine Shapiro discusses EMDR treatment evolution and integration in psychotherapy with a strong theoretical, clinical, and research base.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A meta-analysis (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

An early meta-analysis of EMDR therapy.

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Integrative psychotherapy: Combining ego-state therapy, clinical hypnosis, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in a psychosocial developmental context (Journal of Clinical Hypnosis)

This paper explores how EMDR combines ego-state therapy with eye movements (EMs) to produce a powerful psychotherapy method.

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Fear and anxiety: animal models and human cognitive psychophysiology (Journal of Affective Disorders)

Analysis of emotional information processing, emphasizing the neural foundations that underlie the experience and expression of fear.

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EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia: Comparison with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control conditions (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

EMDR for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA) was compared with waiting list and credible attention-placebo control groups.

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Self-healing aspects of EMDR: The therapeutic change process and perspectives of integrated psychotherapies (Journal of Psychotherapy Integration)

Self-healing using EMDR is discussed from the perspectives of other psychotherapeutic approaches to understand the contribution of EMDR.

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