EMDR Therapy & PTSD
Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, board of directors president of EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) discusses how EMDR therapy can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Integrative Therapies & Expressive Arts (Go With That Magazine Issue)
Find out how singing, art, music and story boards can help your clients during therapy session in the Spring 2022 issue of Go With That Magazine.
The therapeutic relationship in EMDR therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
Parallels between the therapeutic relationship and the development and core features of an attachment based relationship are discussed.
The effects of psychological interventions on neurocognitive functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This systematic review examined whether psychological treatments including EMDR therapy for PTSD improve neurocognitive functioning related to memory, attention, information processing, and executive functioning.
“When I am breathless now, I don’t have the fear that’s linked to it.” A case series on the potential of EMDR to break the dyspnea-anxiety cycle in COPD. (BMC Preprint)
Hypothesis that EMDR in patients with chronic obstructive COPD improves breathlessness mastery by decreasing the anxiety component.
EMDR Therapy and AAPI Populations
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we asked EMDRIA members, “What is something you would like EMDR therapists to know about Asian American and Pacific Islander populations?” Here’s what they replied.
EMDR Therapy and Pregnancy
EMDR therapy is one way to treat women coping with overwhelming perinatal experiences. EMDRIA member Bethany Warren discusses EMDR therapy and perinatal mental health.
Recent traumatic episode protocol EMDR applied online for COVID-19 related symptoms of Turkish health care workers diagnosed with COVID-19 related PTSD: A pilot study (Alpha Psychiatry)
This study looks at online EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol for healthcare workers with pandemic-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
In the News: May 12, 2022
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Therapist perceptions of treating posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy: The VIP study (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore therapist beliefs and experiences regarding PTSD treatment during pregnancy.
Autism spectrum disorder and specific phobia. Treatment with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Report of two cases (Psychitria Danubina)
EMDR may be appropriate for patients with autism spectrum disorder as it is largely non-verbal and can be adjusted for specific conditions.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for exam anxiety: A case report (International Journal of Social Science and Human Research)
In this case study, a 17-year-old with intense test anxiety receives EMDR and sees a decrease in anxiety level.
