Study on the cognitive effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Proposed active mechanisms (Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience)
This study investigated the roles of immune factors, systemic interactions, and neurobiological functions, including the Default Mode Network (DMN) and B-cell regulation, in PTSD remission and EMDR efficacy.
Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on anxiety severity among physicians and nurses working in intensive care units (Critical Care Research and Practice)
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of EMDR in reducing anxiety severity among intensive care unit (ICU) physicians and nurses.
When the Body Speaks in EMDR: A Somatic Approach to Adaptive Healing
Alison Leslie, EMDRIA member, discusses the role of the body in EMDR therapy and how to integrate somatic interventions within EMDR therapy.
Online EMDR-based clinical social work intervention for depression and anxiety: A mixed-methods single-case study (Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment)
This study provided a process-focused account of online EMDR-informed clinical social work practice and suggested its potential feasibility for addressing depression- and anxiety-related symptoms in digitally delivered interventions.
In the News: July 31, 2026
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Passive or subliminal re-exposure is sufficient for fear modulation in eye-movement intervention (Behaviour Research and Therapy)
This study suggests that the eye movements used in EMDR may help reduce fear responses and the emotional impact of intrusive memories even when traumatic memories are not consciously recalled, indicating that effective trauma treatment may not always require direct, distressing engagement with traumatic experiences.
Key Changes to EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ Standards
Overview of key changes to EMDRIA Approved Consultant™ standards, education, evaluation, resources, and application requirements.
Pacing in posttraumatic stress disorder therapy: A meta-regression of treatment frequency and completion rates (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
The present study utilized PTSD clinical trials repository data to analyze associations between treatment frequency (i.e., weekly or more than weekly) and completion outcomes across cognitive processing therapy (CPT), prolonged exposure (PE), and EMDR.
A real-world evaluation of treating post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy: Comparing EMDR-indoors and EMDR-outdoors (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
In this small real-world study, veterans with PTSD improved whether EMDR therapy was done indoors or outdoors, but outdoor EMDR appeared to work faster and was more effective at maintaining reduced anxiety and depression over time.
EMDRIA Members Respond: Case Conceptualization for Disability Pride Month
EMDR therapists recognize Disability Pride Month by sharing best practices for case conceptualization with clients who experience disabilities.
The impact of intensive trauma-focused treatment on adults with PTSD and ASD traits: A pre-post intervention study (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study investigates the treatment response following intensive trauma-focused therapy in patients with PTSD, comparing outcomes between individuals with high versus low comorbid ASD traits.
EMDR therapy and psychopharmacology (Oxford University Press, 2026)
This chapter aims to provide an understanding of prescription medications, psychotropic drug agents, actions, and purpose for EMDR clinicians who are non-prescribers, emphasizing prescribers’ trans-diagnostic use of these psychotropic agents.
