In the News: May 31, 2024
EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.
Mental health and conflict: A pilot of an online eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) intervention for forcibly displaced Syrian women (Frontiers in Public Health)
This study looked at the effects of EMDR therapy treatment for forcibly displaced Syrian women with PTSD delivered by forcibly displaced Syrian women EMDR therapists.
Current research on matching trauma-focused therapies to veterans: A scoping review (Military Medicine)
This review explores possibilities of matching trauma-focused therapy (TFT) to veterans, and benefits and contraindications of TFTs for veterans.
How spirituality and EMDR synergize healing (The Pragmatic Therapist(s) Blog)
Are spirituality and EMDR mutually exclusive? Does one have to exist without the other? Do they have to compete?
EMDR Therapy and Medical Trauma
EMDRIA member Dr. Livia Perez discusses EMDR therapy for medical trauma.
Psychological therapy for functional neurological disorder: Examining impact on dissociation, psychological distress and general functioning (Journal of Trauma and Dissociation)
This study explored the dissociative profile of patients with functional neurological disorder (FND) and evaluated whether individual psychological therapy improved dissociative symptoms, psychological distress and general functioning.
Interventions targeting negative mental imagery in social anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis of characteristics and outcomes (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
“To provide both clinicians and researchers with an overview of current applications, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the possibilities and effects of imagery-based interventions that explicitly target negative images in (sub)clinical social anxiety.”
How art therapy and EMDR help asylum seekers and refugees move towards healing trauma: A literature review (Lesley University, 2025)
This thesis examines EMDR and art therapy as modalities to treat trauma and PTSD in refugees and asylum seekers.
EMDRIA Members Respond: Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
EMDR therapists celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month by identifying internal and external resources in their clients.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This review evaluated the use and effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in patients treated in the medical setting.
EMDR Therapy for Eating Disorders
EMDR-certified therapist Marnie Davis, MA, LMHC discusses her experience with clients who have eating disorders and how EMDR therapy heals.
An integrative somatic art therapy approach: EMDR and body-based practices for traumatic stress (Dominican University, 2024)
An exploration of how somatic art therapy and EMDR therapy impact symptoms of trauma and burnout.
