Understanding the Development of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy for Children: Findings from a Bibliometric Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Findings indicate that EMDR and child research are experiencing scientific growth and receiving broader academic and clinical attention.

Brief intensive EMDR therapy for PTSD in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and behavioural problems: A multiple baseline design study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study looks at safety and effectiveness of brief intensive EMDR therapy for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning with PTSD.

Multisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress to polytraumatized children and adolescents with PTSD or CPTSD diagnosis (Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology)

A multisite RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) in reducing PTSD or CPTSD symptoms in polytraumatized children and adolescents.

Multisite randomized controlled trial on the provision of the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress to polytraumatized children and adolescents with PTSD or CPTSD diagnosis (Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology)

A multisite RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR-IGTP-OTS in reducing PTSD or CPTSD symptoms in polytraumatized children and adolescents.

EMDR Therapy and Chronic Lyme Disease

Carolyn Yates, EMDRIA member, shares how EMDR therapy can help in the treatment of chronic lyme disease.

Eye movement patterns drive stress reduction during Japanese garden viewing (Frontiers in Neuroscience)

This study looks at the role of eye movements in the reduction of physiological and psychological metrics of stress during Japanese garden viewing.

Bridging Worlds: EMDR Therapy, Neurodiversity, and Perinatal Mental Health

In this podcast episode, we explore the intersection of EMDR therapy, neurodiversity-affirming care, and perinatal mental health.

Do eye movements in REM sleep play a role in overnight emotional processing? (Neuropsychologia)

This article dives into the crossover between neurobiology, rapid eye movements (REM), EMDR, and emotional processing.

Scoping review protocol of the use of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing in the treatment of birth trauma (BMJ Open)

This review explores the extent of the currently available research and identifies knowledge gaps in the use of EMDR for treating birth trauma.

In a UK sample, EMDR and other trauma therapists indicate beliefs in unconscious repression and dissociative amnesia (Memory)

This study provides data on UK mental health professionals’ beliefs about repression and dissociative amnesia and two dissociative trauma-related disorders, DID and PNES. 

Healing Early Attachment with EMDR Therapy

EMDRIA members Rachel Harrison and Jamie Sedgwick discuss healing early attachment and how EMDR therapy can help.

The use of EMDR G-TEP in the treatment of ADHD symptoms in adults (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2025)

This study explored the impact of the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) on ADHD and PTSD symptoms in adults.