Time-course of eye movement-related decrease in vividness and emotionality of unpleasant autobiographical memories (Memory)
Participants retrieved unpleasant memories & rated their vividness/emotionality prior to & following eye movements or keeping eyes stationary.
Read MoreTreating trauma in psychosis with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
This pilot study shows that a short EMDR therapy is effective and safe in the treatment of PTSD in subjects with a psychotic disorder.
Read MoreBrief eclectic psychotherapy v. eye movements desensitization and reprocessing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: Randomized controlled trial (BJPsych Open)
EMDR results in a faster recovery for PTSD symptoms compared with the more gradual improvement with brief eclectic psychotherapy.
Read MoreEMDR Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Results of 2 experiments investigating EMDR protocols for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) each with two young adult male participants.
Read MoreClinical Q&A: EMDR Target Time Line (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Question: “How can I organize my client’s historical information into a targeting sequence consistent with a treatment plan?”
Read MoreDavid Servan-Schreiber (1961–2011) (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
An obituary for Dr. David Servan-Schreiber (1961-2011), psychiatrist, researcher, and EMDR trainer.
Read MorePlasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor level may contribute to the therapeutic response to eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot study (Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 2012)
Investigating the relationship between plasma levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, and EMDR in complex PTSD.
Read MorePre- intra- and post-treatment eeg imaging of EMDR – neurobiological bases of treatment efficacy (European Psychiatry)
Electroencephalography was used for the first time to fully monitor neuronal activation during whole EMDR sessions.
Read MoreP-1265 – A role for EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) in the treatment of trauma in patients suffering from a psychosis (European Psychiatry)
Patients with functional psychosis are more likely to have history of trauma, symptoms of PTSD, & traumatised by their psychotic symptoms.
Read MoreGetting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy (Rodale, 2012)
Overcome trauma with self-help techniques that empower readers to take control of their life, based on EMDR therapy.
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