Peer-Reviewed Archives

Treatment of chronic phantom limb pain using a trauma-focused psychological approach (Pain Research and Management)

Results suggest substantial long-term reduction of chronic phantom limb pain can be achieved following psychological intervention like EMDR.

Letter to the editor hypothesizing that drug cravings, like disturbing thoughts, might be reduced through EMDR.

A randomized experimental evaluation found support for EMDR in reducing trauma among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Empirical status of EMDR as a treatment method for specific phobias, along with some conceptual and practical issues in relation to its use.

Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with PTSD received a single session of exposure or EMDR focusing on their most distressing war experience.

Seventy-one undergraduate psychology students with fear of public speaking were administered eye movements to reduce fear.

Study on the pathophysiology and treatment of PTSD before/after EMDR through psychological testing, Rorschach Ink Blot, and neuroimaging.

The present research compared EMDR and a CBT variant for PTSD, via a controlled clinical study using therapists trained in both procedures.

Meta-analysis that showed psychological therapies were more effective than drug therapies, and both were more effective than controls.

Two therapy sessions of EMDR produced a lasting decrease in symptomatology of choking phobia, characterized by fear/avoidance of swallowing.

Fifty-one war veterans with PTSD were given either 2sessions of EMDR, an equivalent procedure without EMDR, or a standard psychiatric support.

Adverse Childhood Experiences Study describes the long-term relationship of childhood experiences to medical and public health problems.