What Do We Know About EMDR Therapy Research? A Bibliometric Analysis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Methods of bibliometric analysis are applied to publications on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy research.

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 Transformative Journey Storytelling Method: A Culturally Responsive Approach to EMDR Preparation

As clients are guided the Transformative Journey, they develop metaphors, imagery, and symbols that can be installed before reprocessing.

Expressive Interweaves

Expressive interweaves intensify compassion by allowing clients to use of their creative potential, highlighting their wisdom deep within.

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.

Early successful eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for verbal memory impairment in an adjustment disorder: A case report in a newly-diagnosed multiple sclerosis patient (Reports)

This case report suggests that EMDR therapy helped a young woman with multiple sclerosis improve her anxiety, depression, and memory difficulties that developed after the emotional stress of her diagnosis.

“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.