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.

Treating 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.

Brief 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.

EMDR 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.

The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in the Treatment of Traumatized Children and Youth (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Differences between Type I and Type II traumas and the effects of EMDR on traumatic stress of children/youth with these traumas.

Adaptive Information Processing and a Systemic Biopsychosocial Model (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The author expands the AIP model to include psychosocial mechanisms & suggests a biopsychosocial system depicts positive outcomes of EMDR.

Clinical 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?”

David Servan-Schreiber (1961–2011) (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

An obituary for Dr. David Servan-Schreiber (1961-2011), psychiatrist, researcher, and EMDR trainer.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the German armed forces: A retrospective study in inpatients of a Germany army hospital (European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

This study examined PTSD in German soldiers who were receiving treatment (including EMDR therapy) during 2006 and 2007 to determine relevant factors contributing to the PTSD diagnosis. 

What makes a good EMDR therapist? Exploratory findings from client-centered inquiry (Journal of Humanistic Psychology)

In this qualitative phenomenological article, participants’ descriptions of their EMDR therapists and how these therapists were able to establish safety are described in detail.

Plasma 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.

Pre- 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.