The Role of Advanced Resourcing for Addictions & Compulsions in EMDR Therapy

Gerard Ilaria, LCSW shares how EMDR’s resourcing phase can help create adaptive emotional resources for clients with addictive behaviors.

A superior colliculus-originating circuit prevents cocaine reinstatement via VR-based eye movement desensitization treatment (National Science Review)

In this study, we developed a VR-based eye movement desensitization extinction training program tailored for mice to monitor neural circuitry and cocaine reinstatement cues.

Neurobiology, psychotherapeutic interventions, and emerging therapies in addition: A systematic review (Journal of Addictive Diseases)

This systematic review explores the neurobiological underpinnings of addiction and examines the efficacy of psychotherapies, such as CBT, EMDR, MBRP, and emerging therapies in treating SUDs.

‘Please, see me’; Informal and professional support of students with relatives with addiction problems: A three-year longitudinal qualitative study (BMC Public Health)

This study aims to examine: (1) young adult family members’ experiences with informal and professional support in coping with the impact of relatives’ addiction problems and (2) how these experiences evolve over time.

The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on reducing craving in populations with substance use disorder: A meta-analysis (Brain Sciences)

This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of EMDR therapy on craving reduction in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). 

Understanding Substance Use in Teens and How EMDR Therapy Can Support Recovery

Substance Use Prevention Month prompted us to ask EMDRIA member Viviana Triana to discuss adolescents, substance use, and EMDR therapy.

Role of Enhanced Resourcing in EMDR Treatment of Addiction and Compulsions

Learn EMDR and resourcing strategies to treat addiction, address trauma roots, and build adaptive coping across all EMDR phases.

EMDR gaming recovery and insight protocol (E-GRIP): An approach for treating video game addiction (Antioch University, 2024)

This dissertation introduces EMDR Gaming Recovery and Insight Protocol (E-GRIP), a novel therapeutic approach designed to address the complexities of video game addiction.

The Effect of Eye Movements on Craving in Alcohol-Dependent Inpatients: A Randomized Controlled Experiment (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study on whether Eye Movements (EM) during recall of intrusive alcohol craving images impacted the ability of these images to elicit craving.

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.

EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)

This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.

Feasibility and efficacy of addiction-focused eye movement desensitization reprocessing in adults with substance use disorder (Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work)

A two-arm RCT design with an experimental group (AF-EMDR + cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]) and a control group (CBT Only).