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The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

The authors conclude that methodological rigor reduces noise & error, allowing for the more accurate treatment effects in EMDR studies.

Both EMDR and prolonged exposure produced significant reduction in PTSD and depression symptoms, maintained at 3-month follow-up.

This article reviews the historical context and empirical research of EMDR over the past 12 years since its introduction.

Clinicians responding to psychological aftermath of man’s inhumanity to man—stories of school violence, refugees, soldiers, etc.—with EMDR.

In addition to making criteria-based diagnoses of depressive disorders, the PHQ-9 is also a reliable and valid measure of depression severity.

Does relief of distress from competing visuospatial sketchpad tasks during imaginal exposure come at the cost of impaired desensitization?

We propose that EMDR’s eye movements facilitate the orienting response, i.e., the attentional adjustment to unexpected stimuli.

Treatment on complex of symptomatology that includes grief, PTSD, anxiety, and self-esteem comparing EMDR & guided mourning (GM) treatments.

Francine Shapiro discusses EMDR treatment evolution and integration in psychotherapy with a strong theoretical, clinical, and research base.

An early meta-analysis of EMDR therapy.

Evaluation of the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of depression was accomplished via a comparison with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

This paper explores how EMDR combines ego-state therapy with eye movements (EMs) to produce a powerful psychotherapy method.