Anxiety/Panic/Phobias Archives

Negative flashforward imagery in adolescent social anxiety disorder: A pilot study of imagery reports and a short EMDR intervention (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

This pilot study examined negative ‘flashforward’ imagery of feared catastrophic outcomes in adolescents with social anxiety disorder and evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a short EMDR intervention targeting this imagery.

Beyond pharmacology: A narrative review of alternative therapies for anxiety disorders (Diseases)

This review investigated alternative methods like EMDR therapy for anxiety disorders because traditional pharmacological treatments are associated with numerous side effects.

The effectiveness of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing and imagery on self-efficacy, confidence and anxieties of elite academy footballers (soccer) and 1st team goal-keepers (Anglia Ruskin University, 2024)

This thesis explores EMDR therapy for reducing anxiety, small-t traumas in sports, and confidence.

Effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in a patient with anxiety and burning mouth syndrome (Gerodontology)

A case study examining EMDR therapy as a treatment for an older adult suffering from burning mouth syndrome (BMS).

The client experience of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder utilizing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and motivational interviewing: A case study reflection (Texas A&M University, 2021)

The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of clients in an integration model of EMDR and motivational interviewing (MI) in affecting generalized anxiety disorder.

EMDR Therapy and Anxiety

EMDRIA member Dr. Jennifer Fee discusses EMDR therapy and anxiety.

An EMDR-based intervention for the ‘Golfers’ Yips’: A case series (Sports Psychiatry)

This article reported on the effect of an EMDR-based intervention on golfers experiencing the yips.

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.”