The brain’s orienting response: An event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation (Human Brain Mapping)
This study suggests that the brain’s response to novel sounds not only orients attention but also extracts their meaning to help guide appropriate actions.
On the neural basis of EMDR therapy: Insights from qEEG studies (Traumatology)
The authors present evidence based on quantitative electroencephalogram studies that the neural basis for the EMDR effect is depotentiation of fear memory synapses in the amygdala during an evoked brain state similar to that of slow wave sleep.
Letters to the Editor Vol. 3, No. 1 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Letters to the editor regarding the article “The Effect of Single-Session Modified EMDR on Acute Stress Syndromes.”
A Single-Case fMRI Study EMDR Treatment of a Patient With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study of EMDR with auditory alternating bilateral stimulation (ABS) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brain activations.
EMDR With Children and Adolescents After Single-Incident Trauma An Intervention Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This study used a naturalistic design to investigate the effectiveness of EMDR with children & adolescents exposed to single-incident trauma.
Training, Treatment Access, and Research on Trauma Intervention in the Armed Services (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Ability of the U.S. Department of Defense to provide quality mental health services based on clinical training, mental health interventions & funded research of treatments for PTSD.
Omissions and Errors in the Institute of Medicine’s Report on Scientific Evidence of Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Report by the Institute of Medicine concluded that the evidence was inadequate to determine the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD.
Present and Accounted For: Sensory Stimulation and Parietal Neuroplasticity (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Directional/bilateral alternating peripheral sensory stimulation appear to assist in the amelioration of a wide range of clinical conditions.
Treatment of Dissociation With EMDR When War Interrupts the Process: The Integration of EMDR With E-Mail Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Article describes the integration of e-mail correspondence with EMDR treatment for a woman with a fear of driving & dissociative disorder.
Effective psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A review and critique (CNS Spectrums)
This report reviews and critiques the psychotherapy literature for the treatment of PTSD and systematically presents data.
Scientific resistance to research, training and utilization of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in treating post-war disorders (Social Science & Medicine)
The implications of sustained resistance to EMDR for combat veterans and other trauma sufferers are discussed.
Psychophysiological Changes During EMDR and Treatment Outcome (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Study investigating whether psychophysiological changes during EMDR is related to subjective and objective reduction of PTSD symptoms.
