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EMDR therapy for PTSD symptoms in patients with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and comorbid psychotic disorder: A case series (Research in Developmental Disabilities)

Effectiveness of EMDR therapy for patients with mild intellectual or borderline intellectual functioning, PTSD & psychotic disorder.

Differential effects of comorbid psychiatric disorders on treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder from childhood trauma (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This study examined the impact of comorbidities on the outcome of two specific PTSD treatments: either EMDR or imagery rescripting (IR).

Does trauma-focused psychotherapy change the brain? A systematic review of neural correlates of therapeutic gains in PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

A systematic literature search of studies employing structural or functional MRI measurements before & after treatment of patients with PTSD.

A meta-analysis of dropout from evidence-based psychological treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Estimate the prevalence of dropout in children and young people receiving a psychological therapy for PTSD as part of an RCT.

Combat and operational stress control interventions and PTSD: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Military Medicine)

This is part of a larger systematic review on the acceptability, efficacy, and comparative effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent, identify, and manage stress reactions in which PTSD outcomes were assessed.

Trauma-focused treatments for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis (PLoS ONE)

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of trauma-focused treatments for individuals with depression.

Dyadic EMDR: A Clinical Model for the Treatment of Preverbal Medical Trauma (Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy)

The development of the child-caregiver attachment relationship before, during and following the medical trauma.

Trauma informed interventions: A systematic review (PLOS ONE)

The purpose of this study was to appraise the types, setting, scope, and delivery of trauma informed interventions and associated outcomes.

Efficacy of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) in improving self-regulation of in-house Filipino clients with substance-use-disorder (Psikodimensia)

Study on efficacy of Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing (DeTUR), an EMDR addiction protocol.

EMDR therapy and research: What have we got right and what can we improve? (EMDR UK EMDR Therapy Quarterly)

Woolliscroft reports on Lee’s 2021 EMDR Europe conference keynote address where he criticized EMDR research and suggested improvements.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in child and adolescent psychology: A narrative review (Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry)

The purpose of this article is to summarize the research results of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents through a narrative review of the scientific literature.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for people with intellectual disability in the treatment of emotional trauma and post traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

This paper assesses evidence on the use of EMDR to treat PTSD in intellectual disability and provide direction for future research.

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