EMDR in Dissociative Processes Within the Framework of Personality Disorders: The Impact of Cognitions in the EMDR Process: The “Dialogue Protocol” (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Psychodynamic dimension of cognitions in the EMDR protocol, affecting choice of cognitions for clients with personality disorders.

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EMDR versus stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingen: resultaten van een voorstudie (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Pilotstudie waarin EMDR en stabilisatie worden vergeleken met getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen en asielzoekers, met 20 deelnemers.

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EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: Results of a pilot study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Pilot study comparing EMDR and stabilisation with traumatized refugees and asylum seekers, with 20 participants.

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Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with citalopram in treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice)

Study to investigate the efficacy of EMDR compared with medication by citalopram in treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). 

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EMDR and the adaptive information processing model: Integrative treatment and case conceptualization (Clinical Social Work Journal)

The adaptive information processing model that governs EMDR addresses the overall clinical picture with clients’ past disturbing experiences.

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A controlled comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of two psychological therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs. emotional freedom techniques (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)

First ever controlled comparison between EMDR and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for posttraumatic stress disorder.

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A Comparison of Visual Versus Auditory Concurrent Tasks on Reducing the Distress and Vividness of Aversive Autobiographical Memories (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study on benefits of eye movement similar to that used in EMDR on reducing the vividness & emotionality of negative autobiographical memories.

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Pretreatment, Intratreatment, and Posttreatment EEG Imaging of EMDR: Methodology and Preliminary Results From a Single Case (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Electroencephalography (EEG) was used to monitor neuronal activation during the whole EMDR session, including the autobiographical script.

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A Developmental/Integrative Perspective of the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The recent traumatic episode protocol (R-TEP) is an adaptation of the EMDR standard protocol to the acute phases following trauma.

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Reducing vividness and emotional intensity of recurrent “flash-forward” by taxing working memory: An analogue study (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

This study examined whether eye movements affect recurrent, intrusive visual images about potential future catastrophes (“flashforwards”) in a sample of female undergraduates.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapeutic intervention for traumatized children and adolescents: A systematic review of the evidence for family therapists (Journal of Family Therapy)

This article reviews literature on individual EMDR in traumatized children.

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A randomised comparison of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in disaster-exposed children (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This article shows that both CBT and EMDR produced significant reductions in trauma-related symptoms, reached in fewer sessions with EMDR.

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