Exploring the Intersection of EMDR and Play Therapy
EMDRIA member Ann Beckley-Forest explores the Intersection of EMDR Therapy and Play Therapy.
Clinical efficacy of trauma-focused psychotherapies in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in-patients. A randomized, controlled pilot-study (Psychiatry Research)
Pilot trial evaluated whether trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) or EMDR can help treatment-resistant depression patients.
Changing negative autobiographical memories in the lab: A comparison of three eye-movement tasks (Memory)
Study testing if eye-movement tasks that load working memory while thinking of a memory reduces the emotionality/vividness of this memory.
Dual-tasking during recall of negative memories or during visual perception of images: Effects on vividness and emotionality (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
We tested the effectiveness of an experimental intervention that consists of elements from virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy and EMDR.
Flip the Script: Messaging to Heal the Parent-Child Connection
Parent-child bonds are important for healing. Learn how to foster a supportive atmosphere and enhance a child’s self-perception.
The Effect of EMDR Versus Guided Imagery on Insomnia Severity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
This RCT study compared the effect of EMDR therapy versus guided imagery on insomnia severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Perspectives in Practice: Navigating the Child Welfare System as an EMDR Therapist
Treating children in a child welfare system can complicate EMDR treatment. Learn skills to help this population.
The Effect of EMDR on Childbirth Anxiety of Women With Previous Stillbirth (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Having an unpleasant experience of previous childbirth can cause anxiety and fear of labor in women during the next childbirth.
Using EMDR Therapy with Suicidal Children and Adolescents
Little is known about younger children and suicide and even less has been written about using EMDR with suicidal children and teenagers.
Flash Technique Group Protocol for Highly Dissociative Clients in a Homeless Shelter: A Clinical Report (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
The Flash Technique is a new protocol for use in the preparation phase of EMDR to reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories.
Parents as Partners: Enhancing Co-Regulation and Coherence through an Integration of Play Therapy and EMDR
Parents are important partners for healing childhood trauma. Discover the transformative role of co-regulation.
Developing the Interrater Reliability of the Modified EMDR Fidelity Checklist (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
While EMDR treatment fidelity measures have been cited in past research, none have been subject to any empirical investigation of reliability.
