In the News: January 10, 2022

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

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An efficient system for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy: A pilot study (Healthcare)

This paper explores actuator-based EMDR using an artificial intelligence chatbot as self-support tool for people with mild symptoms of PTSD.

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Healing Addiction with EMDR – An Interview with Dr. Stephen Dansiger (The Art and Science of EMDR)

In this interview from the The Art and Science of EMDR YouTube channel, Dr. Stephen Dansiger explains how to treat addiction with EMDR therapy.

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EMDR Therapy with people who have intellectual disabilities: Process: Adaptations and outcomes (Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)

Adaptations of EMDR therapy for people with intellectual disabilities in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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A review of the inclusion of ethnoracial groups in empirically supported posttraumatic stress disorder treatment research (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This study assessed ethnoracial representation in United States-based randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for three evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

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Positive internal experiences in PTSD interventions: A critical review (Trauma, Violence, & Abuse)

 This study reviewed PTSD interventions to determine whether positive emotions were explicitly addressed and the goals of focusing on these positive internal experiences.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (APA, 2022)

In this book, Russell and Shapiro describe the underlying theory of EMDR and it’s success as an integrative client-centered psychotherapy.

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Efficiency of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing intervention technique on public speaking anxiety and self-esteem among undergraduate nursing students (Journal of Positive School Psychology)

Study showing the EMDR approach is useful in lowering speaking anxiety in public, and improving self-esteem among nursing students.

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Treating combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder using therapeutic fly-fishing with EMDR (TF-EMDR) (Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health)

A study on therapeutic fly-fishing and other nature-based methods integrated with EMDR therapy for treating combat-related PTSD.

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Somatic experiencing, EMDR, and brainspotting: An African-centered critique (Routledge, 2021)

This chapter addresses the historical trauma of African Americans and barriers to mental health treatment, including EMDR.

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Protocol of a feasibility trial for an online group parenting intervention with an integrated mental health component for parent refugees and asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom: (LTP + EMDR G-TEP) (SAGE Open Medicine)

Online Learning Through Play and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (LTP + EMDR G-TEP)

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EMDR therapy and sexual health: A clinician’s guide (Springer, 2021)

The first book to integrate EMDR Therapy treatment of sexual trauma with a focus on helping clients achieve empowered sexual health.

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