Peer-Reviewed Archives

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of trauma with mild intellectual disabilities: A case study (Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)

Paper exploring the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in an individual with mild intellectual disabilities currently detained in secure care.

Specific and nonspecific psychological interventions for PTSD symptoms: A meta-analysis with problem complexity as a moderator (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This review examined treatments of specific vs non specific psychological interventions for PTSD symptoms in both complex clinical populations and noncomplex clinical problems.

Psychological therapies for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review looked at 70 studies and shows support for the efficacy of trauma-focused CBT and EMDR for chronic PTSD in adults.

Treating PTSD in patients with psychosis: A within-group controlled feasibility study examining the efficacy and safety of evidence-based PE and EMDR protocols (Behavior Therapy)

This feasibility trial suggests that PTSD patients with comorbid psychotic disorders benefit from trauma-focused treatment such as PE & EMDR.

The impact of eye movements and tones on disturbing memories involving PTSD and other mental disorders (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

Study was aimed at investigating the effects of taxing working memory in EMDR during recall of negative memories in 32 patients with PTSD.

Is EMDR an Evidenced-Based Treatment for Depression? A Review of the Literature (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Studies under way may produce evidence needed to expand the recommendations for using EMDR with more than just PTSD, such as depression.

A Q-Methodology Evaluation of an EMDR Europe HAP Facilitators Training in Pakistan (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Evaluation of EMDR Europe Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) facilitators’ training in Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake.

Using Compassionate Mind Training as a Resource in EMDR: A Case Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Compassionate mind training (CMT) as a resource in EMDR treatment after a recent trauma with psychological distress & somatic symptoms.

EMDR as an Integrative Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Separation Anxiety Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This case study reports the use of EMDR and family therapy for a 10-year-old boy with severe separation anxiety disorder (SAD).

EMDR in Psychosis: Guidelines for Conceptualization and Treatment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

A significant proportion of clients with psychosis have experienced childhood trauma and suffer from comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder.

No effects of eye movements on the encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop in healthy participants: Possible implications for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Personality and Individual Differences)

The study’s aim is to explore how eye movements affect the information encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop.

Efficacy of a trauma-focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Oral Science)

Thirty-one patients with dental phobia were randomly assigned to either EMDR or a waitlist control condition.

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