EMDR and the role of the clinician in psychotherapy evaluation: Towards a more comprehensive integration of science and practice (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Three case series in which EMDR and psychotherapy evaluation was applied to treatment of complex PTSD, phobias, and chronic pain.
The effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study (European Psychiatry, 2022)
Effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy (TF-P) versus stabilization and waiting in a civilian cohort of patients with complex PTSD.
Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
A specific EMDR protocol, Resource Development and Installation (RDI), is proposed as an effective intervention for Complex PTSD.
A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Both EMDR and exposure plus cognitive restructuring are effective in the treatment of PTSD with only a slight advantage in favour of EMDR.
Treatment of PTSD: Stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure compared to EMDR (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Effectiveness of Stress Inoculation Training with Prolonged Exposure (SITPE) compared to EMDR on 24 participants who had a diagnosis of PTSD.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Information processing in the treatment of trauma (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This article provides an overview of 20 controlled-outcome studies and describes Shapiro’s Adaptive Information Processing model.
Participation of the thalamic CM-Pf complex in attentional orienting (Journal of Nuerophysiology)
Study that draws mechanisms of action conversations toward dual attention and orienting responses models emphasizing the importance of “attention switching” and “context updating.”
Implementation of EMDR(R) with cancer patients: Research (Health SA Gesondheid)
Study on EMDR(R) for patients traumatised by a cancer diagnosis/treatment, as indicated by depression, anxiety, satisfaction with life, etc.
The orientating reflex: The “Targeting Reaction” and “Searchlight of Attention” (Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology)
Two main systems form the orientating reflex: the “targeting reaction” and the “searchlight of attention.”
Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A single case study of a UK police officer (Mental Health Practice)
A single case study design is used to describe how a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR therapy was successfully used to treat a police officer.
Mindfulness, dissociation, EMDR and the anterior cingulate cortex: A hypothesis (Contemporary Hypnosis)
This article presents hypotheses on the neurobiology of a mindfulness–dissociation continuum, including EMDR.
Impact of Event Scale: psychometric properties (Cambridge University Press)
IES is a measure of stress reactions after a range of traumatic events, and it is valuable for detecting individuals who require treatment.
