The Effectiveness of EMDR in Reducing Psychological Distress in Survivors of Natural Disasters: A Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Humanitarian Assistance Programme has attempted to address mental health needs by providing EMDR to natural disaster survivors.

Facilitating access to emotions: Neural signature of EMDR stimulation (PLoS ONE)

This study examined whether there is increased activation of the amygdala during bilateral stimulation (BLS) in EMDR therapy.

Neurophysiological correlates of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing session: Preliminary evidence for traumatic memories integration (Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging)

This study suggested that EMDR leads to an integration of dissociated aspects of traumatic memories and, consequently, a decrease of hyperarousal symptoms.

Efficacy of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing for patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (PLOS One)

The first meta-analysis of clinical studies by investigating the effects of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.

EMDR interview Francine Shapiro

In this video, Joany Spierings of the EMDR Netherlands Association (Vereniging EMDR Nederland) interviews EMDR founder Francine Shapiro.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder in bipolar disorder (Psychiatry Investigation)

There is evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder.

Treating addictions with EMDR and the stages of change (Springer, 2014)

This book provides a practical roadmap to using the Stages of Change Model and EMDR therapy for effectively treating addictions.

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: What works in children with posttraumatic stress symptoms? A randomized controlled trial (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

Forty-eight children (8–18 years) were randomly assigned to eight sessions of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or EMDR.

Potential of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Psychological Research and Behavior Management)

Recently, research attention has been focused on the types of memory processes involved in PTSD and hypothesized neurobiological processes.

Improvement of mood and sleep alterations in posttraumatic stress disorder patients by eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)

Study to investigate the effects of EMDR therapy on indices of mood, anxiety, subjective, and objective sleep.

Treatment of tobacco addiction using the feeling-state addiction protocol (FSAP) of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment (Tobacco Induced Diseases)

This study aims to assess the efficacy of the FSAP in the treatment of tobacco addiction of relapsed smokers with persistent compulsions to smoke.

Effectiveness of the On-the-Spot-EMDR Method for the Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Patients With Severe Dementia (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study describes the protocol and evaluates its application to three patients with moderate to severe dementia.