Adaptive Information Processing, Targeting, the Standard Protocol, and Strategies for Successful Outcomes in EMDR Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Excerpts from “An EMDR Primer: From Practicum to Practice” (Hensley, 2009) to help new clinicians and to serve as a refresher.

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From the General to the Specific— Selecting the Target Memory (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Identifying the appropriate target memory and its related negative cognition (NC) in preparation for desensitization.

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EMDR Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Two Model Treatment Plans (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article, condensed from a chapter, examines applying EMDR to treating individuals with panic disorder (PD) and PD with agoraphobia (PDA).

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Integrating EMDR and Ego State Treatment for Clients With Trauma Disorders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The preparation phase of EMDR is very important in the therapy of multiply traumatized clients with complex PTSD and dissociative symptoms.

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Protocol for Excessive Grief (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

“Protocol for Excessive Grief” is excerpted from the EMDR Scripted Protocols book, illustrating one of Francine Shapiro’s 6 basic protocols.

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EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children: Complex trauma, attachment, and dissociation (Springer, 2012)

First book to provide a wide range of step-by-step strategies for clinicians using EMDR therapy and adjunct approaches with children.

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How does EMDR work? (Journal of Experimental Psychopathology)

Paper on the findings of a long series of experiments that disproved the hypothesis that eye movements or other ‘dual tasks’ are unnecessary.

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Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders: A systematic review (Clinical Psychology Review)

A systematic review of PTSD literature for first responder treatment.

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Early treatment of rape victims: Presentation of an emergency EMDR protocol (Sexologies)

Article looks at the Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol and Modified Abridged EMDR Protocol with rape victims 24 to 78 hours after aggression.

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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing, post traumatic stress disorder, and trauma: A review of randomized controlled trials with children and adolescents (Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal)

This article examines RCTs of EMDR with children and adolescents published between 1998 and 2010.

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EMDR and dissociation: the progressive approach (Amazon Imprint, 2012)

This book describes how to apply EMDR in severe cases: dissociative disorders, personality disorders and complex traumatization.

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Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Biofeedback/Stress Inoculation Training in Treating Test Anxiety (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR & Biofeedback/Stress Inoculation Training (B/SIT) treatment was compared with no treatment in reducing test anxiety in college students.

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