Bilateral eye movement, attentional flexibility and metaphor comprehension: The substrate of REM dreaming? (Dreaming)
In a study involving individuals who had recently experienced significant loss or trauma, we found that experimentally induced saccadic eye movements decreased reaction times to unexpected stimuli among those reporting traumatic distress and increased reaction times among those reporting separation distress.
Read MoreA critical review of the controversy surrounding eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (Counselling Psychology Review)
This article critically reviews two issues at the heart of the EMDR controversy and proposes practice-based evidence as a way forward.
Read MoreA wait-list controlled pilot study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from motor vehicle accidents (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
Efficacy of EMDR vs. six-week wait-list in treatment of 27 children (aged 6 to 12 years) with PTSD symptoms after a motor vehicle accident.
Read MoreHemodynamic responses of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in posttraumatic stress disorder (Neuroscience Research)
We assessed the change in hemoglobin concentration in the lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) during Recall with and without eye movements.
Read MoreTreating combat-related stress disorders: A multiple case study utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with battlefield casualties from the Iraqi war (Military Psychology)
Four combat veterans received a single session of EMDR and had significant improvement in their acute stress disorder and PTSD symptoms.
Read MoreEMDR Milestones: The First 20 Years (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
An overview of significant milestones in EMDR history over the first 20 years. Key events, publications, conferences & humanitarian efforts.
Read MoreInterview With Francine Shapiro: Historical Overview, Present Issues, and Future Directions of EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Interview with Dr. Francine Shapiro provides history and evolution of EMDR from its inception & future directions in research.
Read MoreEMDR and the Treatment of Complex PTSD: A Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Body of literature on the treatment of complex PTSD and chronically traumatized populations, with a focus on EMDR treatment and research.
Read MoreSpecial Applications of EMDR: Treatment of Performance Anxiety, Sex Offenders, Couples, Families, and Traumatized Groups (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Brief reports illustrate EMDR’s potential to address traumatized groups, families & couples, sex offenders & those with performance anxiety.
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