EMDR With Children and Adolescents After Single-Incident Trauma An Intervention Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study used a naturalistic design to investigate the effectiveness of EMDR with children & adolescents exposed to single-incident trauma.

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A Single-Case fMRI Study EMDR Treatment of a Patient With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study of EMDR with auditory alternating bilateral stimulation (ABS) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brain activations.

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Training, Treatment Access, and Research on Trauma Intervention in the Armed Services (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Ability of the U.S. Department of Defense to provide quality mental health services based on clinical training, mental health interventions & funded research of treatments for PTSD.

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Omissions and Errors in the Institute of Medicine’s Report on Scientific Evidence of Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Report by the Institute of Medicine concluded that the evidence was inadequate to determine the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD.

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Present and Accounted For: Sensory Stimulation and Parietal Neuroplasticity (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Directional/bilateral alternating peripheral sensory stimulation appear to assist in the amelioration of a wide range of clinical conditions.

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Treatment of Dissociation With EMDR When War Interrupts the Process: The Integration of EMDR With E-Mail Therapy (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Article describes the integration of e-mail correspondence with EMDR treatment for a woman with a fear of driving & dissociative disorder.

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The Neurobiology of EMDR: Exploring the Thalamus and Neural Integration (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

One underlying mechanism of EMDR stimulation (BLS) is likely thalamic activation specifically of the ventrolateral and central-lateral nuclei.

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EMDR and the Adaptive Information Processing Model: Potential Mechanisms of Change (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Throughout the article a variety of mechanisms of action are discussed, including those inferred by tenets of the AIP model, and the EMDR procedures themselves, including the bilateral stimulation.

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Editorial: Considering Mechanisms of Action in EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

As a profession we are still struggling to determine what makes therapy work and what creates change. What are the mechanisms of action?

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Psychophysiological Changes During EMDR and Treatment Outcome (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study investigating whether psychophysiological changes during EMDR is related to subjective and objective reduction of PTSD symptoms.

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A Working Memory Explanation for the Effects of Eye Movements in EMDR (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study tested working memory theory to investigate the effects of eye movement (EM) on the components of autobiographical memory.

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Crucial Processes in EMDR: More Than Imaginal Exposure (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The processes that underlie the effectiveness of EMDR are examined by evaluating the procedural differences between it and exposure therapy.

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