Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for psychological trauma and other mental health disorders: A critical review (International Journal for Psychotherapy in Africa)

This paper examines the effect of EMDR therapy as a rapid therapeutic method for the treatment of psychological trauma.

EMDR Therapy and Stress Resilience

Can EMDR therapy help us become more resilient when facing stress and trauma? Rachael Miller, LCPC, NCC weighs in.

In the News: June 28, 2024

EMDRIA members and EMDR therapy are featured in various articles and interviews. Learn more in this edition of In the News.

Psychological interventions to pregnancy-related complications in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review (BMC Psychiatry)

This review investigated pregnancy-related complications and PTSD and summarized effective psychological interventions for pregnancy-related PTSD symptoms.

A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for children and adolescents after natural and man-made disasters (BMC Psychiatry)

This review used a meta-analysis approach to compare and rank psychological interventions for PTSD and depression in children and adolescents after exposure to natural and man-made disasters.

EMDRIA Members Respond: Community Cultural Wealth and LGBTQ+ Pride Month

EMDR therapists celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month by identifying cultural community wealth like internal and external resources in their clients.

EMDR therapy, mindfulness, and posttraumatic growth (Oxford University Press, 2024)

This chapter explores various approaches to mindfulness and explains its role for EMDR therapists.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse: Comparison of phase-based treatment and direct trauma-focused treatment (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study compared the cost-effectiveness of a phased-based treatment approach with direct trauma-focused treatment in patients with PTSD and a history of childhood abuse.

EMDR Therapy, Eating Disorders and Sexual Abuse

Patty Cabot met EMDR Certified Therapist Leah Leatherbee, LCSW-R to help with her eating disorder, which was driven by years of sexual abuse.

Exhausting, but necessary: The lived experience of participants in an intensive inpatient trauma treatment program (Frontiers in Psychology)

This article explores the patient experience of intensive trauma-focused treatment, including EMDR therapy in an intensive inpatient program.

EMDR Therapy for PTSD

EMDR therapy for PTSD is well-researched. EMDR is widely considered an effective treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Individual treatment selection for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: External validation of a personalised advantage index (Psychotherapy Research)

This study explores the option of machine learning models to recommend types of PTSD treatment to patients based on potential individual differences, and highlights the need for external validation of machine learning models.