Peer-Reviewed Archives

A biologically inspired neural network model to gain insight into the mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study used a biologically inspired computational model combined with real data from patients treated with EMDR to gain insights into PTSD mechanisms and to investigate how EMDR achieves trauma remission.

A stage 1 pilot cohort exploring the use of EMDR therapy as a video-conference psychotherapy during Covid-19 with frontline mental health workers: A proof of concept study utilising a virtual blind 2 therapist protocol (Frontiers in Psychology)

The research tentatively supports the case for EMDR therapy as a credible treatment when used as a video conference psychotherapy.

Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and complex PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study shows that intensive, trauma-focused treatment is safe and effective even when brief and applied fully remote.

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: Part 2 – wider use in stress and trauma conditions (BJPsych Advances)

This article discusses the application of EMDR beyond PTSD with other mental and physical health conditions.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Part 1 – theory, procedure and use in PTSD (BJPsych Advances)

This article reviews theory behind how EMDR works, evidence supporting its use in the treatment of PTSD & its indications/contraindications.

Randomized trial on the effects of a group EMDR intervention on narrative complexity and specificity of autobiographical memories: A path analytic and supervised machine-learning study (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

EMDR proved to be an effective treatment to overcome traumatic experiences and to promote coherent autobiographical narratives in children.

Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: An open study-protocol of a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-based cognitive therapy (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Women victims of childhood sexual abuse receive either EMDR psychotherapy or trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Thematic analysis of therapists’ experiences integrating EMDR and EFT in couple therapy: Conditions and risks of integration (International Journal of Systemic Therapy)

Partial findings of 13 licensed clinicians who integrate Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR in couple therapy.

Eye-movement replay supports episodic remembering (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)

When we bring to mind something we have seen before, our eyes move in a sequential pattern very similar to the original encounter.

What works? Lessons from a pretrial qualitative study to inform a multi-component intervention for refugees and asylum seekers: Learning through play and EMDR group traumatic episode protocol (Journal of Community Psychology)

Learning Through Play and EMDR Group Treatment Protocol designed to address parental mental health with refugees.

The EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol With an Intensive Care Survivor: A Case Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Critical illness can lead to long term psychological distress for a significant proportion of intensive care survivors.

Doing the Flash Technique Without Bilateral Stimulation and Without Prompted Blinking: Two Vignettes (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Two vignettes on the successful use of the Flash Technique (FT) without bilateral stimulation and prompted without blinking.

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