Breaking the Cycle: How EMDR Helps Children Heal from Domestic Violence

EMDRIA member M. Lupita Renteria discusses the impact of domestic violence on children, and how EMDR therapy can help young survivors move from fear and confusion toward healing and resilience.

Depressive symptom severity and treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This article explored whether people who started treatment with more severe depressive symptoms showed less improvement in PTSD symptoms overall, and whether this affected how well Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) or EMDR worked.

Working with Preverbal Trauma in EMDR Therapy

EMDRIA member Deborah Del Vecchio-Scully expands the view of trauma beyond explicit episodic memory and shares how EMDR therapy can help preverbal trauma encoded within the central nervous system.

A pilot study of the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of sequential TF-CBT and EMDR online group therapy for adult women with histories of childhood sexual abuse (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study examines the feasibility and preliminary clinical outcomes of a 16-session online group intervention combining TF-CBT and EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP), and explores differences by sequence (EMDR → CBT vs. CBT → EMDR).

MicroRNAs expression changes associated with trauma-focused psychotherapy efficacy in treatment-resistant depression: An exploratory study (Neuroscience Applied)

This study employed a miRNomic approach to investigate plasma miRNA changes associated with trauma-focused psychotherapy, including EMDR therapy, in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) patients with a history of early life stress. 

The Star Theoretical Model & Its Application to EMDR Treatment of Youth with Complex Trauma

Explore the Star Theoretical Model (STM), an integrative EMDR framework for understanding and treating childhood trauma.

Dying to survive: Insights from EMDR trauma treatment with men in a high security hospital (Routledge, 2026)

This chapter discusses integrating EMDR therapy in trauma treatment in a high-security hospital setting with male perpetrators.

EMDR and play therapy: A playful integration for treatment of childhood sexual abuse (Routledge, 2026)

This chapter discusses integrating EMDR therapy and play therapy for the treatment of child sexual abuse (CSA).

Psychological and immunological benefits of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in Hashimoto thyroiditis: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

This study examined the effectiveness of EMDR in improving psychological functioning and modulating immune markers in adults with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), a chronic autoimmune disorder increasingly linked to early trauma.

EMDR treatment of trauma-related recurrent nightmares: A case report (Turkish Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This case report describes the EMDR treatment of a 31-year-old male presenting with a recurring nightmare.

Trauma-focused psychological interventions for psychosis: Meta-analytic evidence of differential effects on delusions and hallucinations (Psychological Medicine)

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of trauma-focused interventions (TFI)s (CBT, EMDR) on psychosis-related outcomes in individuals with psychotic disorders or subclinical symptoms.

Effectiveness of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on anger and psychological well-being in adolescent girls with a history of physical abuse in Yazd, Iran: A quasi-experimental study (Preprint, BMC Psychology)

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of EMDR in reducing anger and improving psychological well-being in adolescent females with a background of physical abuse in Yazd, Iran.Â