Effects of EMDR psychotherapy on 99mTc-HMPAO distribution in occupation-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Nuclear Medicine Communications)

Study dealing with work-related PTSD, and investigations on the effect of treatment on cerebral blood flow following EMDR therapy.

Reversing Reciprocal Suppression in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex: A Hypothetical Model to Explain EMDR Effectiveness (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

A theoretical model is proposed to explain desensitization during EMDR as resulting from the reversal of reciprocal suppression of cognitive processing in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

Current Status and Future Directions for EMDR Research (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This review provides the groundwork for a basic understanding of articles written about EMDR, including a brief overview of theory and practice.

Assessment of Psychophysiological Stress Reactions During a Traumatic Reminder in Patients Treated With EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study investigates changes of stress-related psychophysiological reactions after treatment with EMDR. Sixteen patients with PTSD following type I trauma underwent psychometric and psychophysiological assessment during exposure to script-driven imagery before and after EMDR and at 6-month follow-up.

Changes in the Regional Cerebral Perfusion After Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A SPECT Study of Two Cases (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR has emerged as a promising new treatment for trauma and other anxiety-based disorders. However, the neurobiological mechanism of EMDR has not been well understood.

Of sleep, memories and trauma (Nature Neuroscience)

Implications of memory during slow-wave sleep and potential uses for treating PTSD.

EMDR and low frequency stimulation of the brain (Traumatology)

The authors propose that ow frequency stimulation can be induced in the human brain during EMDR, and that this can lead to quenching or modification of fear memory traces.

Increased interhemispheric interaction is associated with earlier offset of childhood amnesia (Neuropsychology)

Results of two experiments build upon a growing body of research indicating an interhemispheric basis for the retrieval of episodic memories. 

High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

Event-related potentials and EMDR treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Neuroscience Research)

Ten patients suffering from PTSD following a severe traumatic event, were assessed with event-related brain potentials (ERPs).

Salivary cortisol levels and the cortisol response to dexamethasone before and after EMDR: A case report (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This case study measured physiological stress changes during EMDR treatment and suggests that EMDR treatment for PTSD can improve symptoms and normalize stress-related cortisol levels.

EMDR as an integrative psychotherapy approach: Experts of diverse orientations explore the paradigm prism (APA, 2002)

This book explores how EMDR can be an integrative psychotherapy approach, with contributes from leading experts from diverse areas of psychotherapy.