Negative flashforward imagery in adolescent social anxiety disorder: A pilot study of imagery reports and a short EMDR intervention (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

This pilot study examined negative ‘flashforward’ imagery of feared catastrophic outcomes in adolescents with social anxiety disorder and evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a short EMDR intervention targeting this imagery.

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Support for nursing home caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review (Journal of Gerontological Nursing)

A review examining support systems for nursing home caregivers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Comparison of the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), transcranial direct current brain stimulation (tDCS) and combined therapy on perceived stress and food craving in women with binge eating (Journal of Modern Psychological Research)

A study comparing EMDR therapy, transcranial direct current brain stimulation, and combined therapy as a treatment for food cravings and perceived stress in women who binge eat.

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Secondary traumatization in refugee care – EMDR intervention for interpreters (STEIN): A study protocol for a quasi-randomized controlled trial (BMC Trials)

This study is investigating the efficacy of an EMDR intervention in interpreters working in refugee care affected by secondary traumatic stress.

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Literature review: The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for race-based traumatic stress with African Americans (Urban Social Work)

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of race-based traumatic stress on African Americans and examine if EMDR therapy is an effective treatment modality. 

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy as an adjunct to pain management during dental extraction in children – a randomized control trial (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)

This study aimed to assess the trends in pain in pediatric dental patients with and without EMDR therapy during local anesthesia (LA) and extraction.

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Editorial: EMDR and the AIP model: Healing the scars of trauma (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This editorial showcases a collection of research that expands the knowledge base on the Research Topic of EMDR therapy and the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.

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The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment for depression: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy of EMDR in treating depression and to identify the variables influencing its effectiveness. 

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Beyond pharmacology: A narrative review of alternative therapies for anxiety disorders (Diseases)

This review investigated alternative methods like EMDR therapy for anxiety disorders because traditional pharmacological treatments are associated with numerous side effects.

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Coping styles in refugees with PTSD: Results from a randomized trial comparing EMDR therapy and stabilization (PLoS ONE)

This study aims to examine if baseline coping styles for refugees are related to treatment response after EMDR therapy or stabilization, and if coping styles change during these treatments.

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Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing EMDR method in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus (Brain Sciences)

This research investigated the effectiveness of EMDR therapy on chronic subjective tinnitus.

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Introduction to In Session special issue: Psychotherapy for complex PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

In this issue, we present different therapeutic approaches to CPTSD, including EMDR therapy, to demonstrate the breadth of clinical possibilities available to trauma therapists treating CPTSD.

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