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The Effectiveness of the Flash Technique Is Explained by the Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotion (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Flash Technique (FT) appears to significantly reduce distress and sympathetic arousal in the preparation phase of EMDR.

Preliminary Efficacy of the Transdiagnostic EMDR-Negative Affect Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and testing the EMDR-Negative Affect protocol in first responders.

ASSYST-Individual Adapted for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study describes the ASSYST-I Adapted for OCD and discusses its preliminary safety, feasibility, and acceptability.

The case for investigating EMDR as a pre-deployment intervention for military personnel (The Military Psychologist)

This paper suggests that EMDR is a viable resource for use in pre-deployment services to reduce negative outcomes associated with the presence of PTSD in military personnel.

The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive behavioral therapy method on psychological symptoms (Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on psychological symptoms.

Knowledge about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and child sexual abuse: A scoping review (Trauma, Violence, and Abuse)

A scoping review of literature on EMDR therapy as treatment for childhood sexual abuse.

Distinct saliva DNA methylation profiles in relation to treatment outcome in youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (Translational Psychiatry)

This study investigated the link between epigenetic mechanisms like the DNA methylation genes and previously associated biological mechanisms with treatment outcome.

Eye movements desensitization and reprocessing with finger movements and Elite mobile health software on guilt feeling of parents of children with autism: A randomized trial (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the impact of different ways to reduce guilt in parents of autistic children, including EMDR therapy.

The use of the “group traumatic episode protocol (G-TEP)” in an outpatient randomized and hospital setting: Implementation and effects in heterogeneous patient samples (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This study examined the application of G-TEP (a group EMDR protocol) in both outpatient and in-patient settings for treating multiple symptoms.

EMDR and standard psychotherapy for paediatric cancer patients and their families: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article compares EMDR with standard psychotherapy for PTSD in pediatric oncology patients early in cancer treatment.

An EMDR-based intervention for the ‘Golfers’ Yips’: A case series (Sports Psychiatry)

This article reported on the effect of an EMDR-based intervention on golfers experiencing the yips.

Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for psychological trauma and other mental health disorders: A critical review (International Journal for Psychotherapy in Africa)

This paper examines the effect of EMDR therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for the treatment of psychological trauma.

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