In the News: December 26, 2025
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Therapists’ attitudes and exclusion criteria for prolonged exposure and EMDR in patients with eating disorders and PTSD (European Eating Disorders Review)
A significant proportion of patients with eating disorders (EDs) also meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Guidelines recommend exposure-based treatments for PTSD, including prolonged exposure (PE) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). Investigating therapist-related factors could lead to improve their use when ED and PTSD co-occur.
Efficacy of the adapted integrative group EMDR therapy protocol for ongoing traumatic stress in adolescents after a traumatic event (Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma)
This narrative review provides an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on trauma-focused interventions, including EMDR therapy, for children and adolescents impacted by war and armed conflict.
Enhancing trauma-focused therapy (EMDR) with imagery rescripting for childhood abuse-related PTSD: A case study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This case report demonstrates the effectiveness of integrating Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) into standard EMDR treatment for PTSD when progress stalls.
EMDRIA Members Respond: Overcoming Biggest Fears When Becoming an EMDR Therapist
To honor the process of becoming that is inevitable in learning new skills and therapies, we invited EMDRIA members to share their biggest fears and hurdles when learning EMDR therapy and how they overcame those fears.
Fidelity analysis of the adapted DeprEnd EMDR therapy protocol for depression-related disability in low-resource settings (Journal of Disability Research)
This study assessed treatment fidelity of the DeprEnd EMDR therapy protocol for depression-related disability in Pakistan.
A multicentred two-arm parallel single-blind superiority randomised controlled trial comparing psychological and emotional stabilisation with eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing and treatment-as-usual to treatment-as-usual with adults with intellectual disabilities who have post-traumatic stress disorder (the Trauma-AID trial): Protocol (BMJ Open)
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of psychoeducation and emotional stabilisation (PES), together with EMDR plus treatment-as-usual (TAU) in reducing symptoms of PTSD among adults with intellectual disabilities compared with TAU.
EMDR-Informed Care for 911 Professionals
This course explores how EMDR therapy for the cumulative, vicarious, and moral injuries that can arise from the work of 911 professionals.
“The world does not look the same anymore”: The experiences of patients six months after finishing an intensive trauma treatment program (BMC Psychology)
The current study aimed to explore participants’ experiences of an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program six months after completing it.
Clinical Choice Points in EMDR Early Intervention
EMDRIA member Marlene Kenney discusses clinical choice points in the context of EMDR Early Intervention.
IFS-Informed EMDR: Creative and collaborative approaches (Routledge, 2025)
This book explores the integration of EMDR therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.
The efficacy of EMDR therapy compared to TF-CBT in adopted children to manage post-traumatic stress: An integrative review (Liberty University, 2025)
This review examines the efficacy of EMDR therapy compared to TF-CBT in managing PTSD in adopted children.
