EMDR: An empirically supported therapy (Oxford University Press, 2024)
This chapter reviews the evidence for EMDR treatment efficacy.
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.
Visual EMDR stimulation mitigates acute varied stress effects on morphology of hippocampal neurons in male Wistar rats (Frontiers in Psychiatry)
This study looked at “the potential of EMDR as a neuroprotective intervention in mitigating stress-related hippocampal alterations.”
Clinical efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and analysis (Children)
This review focuses on describing PTSD for children and adolescents and evaluating the effectiveness of clinical interventions for PTSD with this population.
The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on reducing craving in populations with substance use disorder: A meta-analysis (Research Square Preprint)
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to gain more insight into the therapeutic benefits of EMDR therapy for reducing craving during withdrawal in substance use disorder.
Practical Research Tools to Improve the Quality of EMDR Therapy Research (ResearchGate)
An updated paper on conducting quality EMDR therapy research which contains new information from the US National Center for PTSD.
The Road to Understanding
EMDRIA member Decca Knight shares an integrative framework for working with parts in EMDR therapy.
