Meta-analysis of psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse (Clinical Psychology Review)

This article compared trauma-focused treatments for PTSD to non-trauma-focused interventions for individuals and groups.

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Treating cognitive distortions with EMDR: A case study of a sex offender (The International Journal of Forensic Mental Health)

Case study on using EMDR in the treatment of cognitive distortions in sex offenders who themselves have been victimized in their childhood.

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The Integrative Use of EMDR and Clinical Hypnosis in the Treatment of Adults Abused as Children (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case vignettes illustrate the integrative use of clinical hypnosis and EMDR in the treatment of adults who experienced childhood abuse.

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Assessing the long-term effects of EMDR: Results from an 18-month follow up study with adult female survivors of CSA (Journal of Child Sexual Abuse)

Study provides evidence that the benefits of EMDR for adult female survivors of child sexual abuse can be maintained over an 18-month period.

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Effects of EMDR on previously abused child molesters: Theoretical reviews and preliminary findings from Ricci, Clayton, and Shapiro (The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology)

Preliminary findings on using EMDR therapy to treat persistent deviant sexual interest in children from previously abused child molesters.

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Trauma resolution using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with an incestuous sex offender: An instrumental case study (Clinical Case Studies)

Case study on using EMDR therapy, and integrative therapies, to reduce reactivity to childhood trauma in an incestuous sex offender.

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Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

A specific EMDR protocol, Resource Development and Installation (RDI), is proposed as an effective intervention for Complex PTSD.

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The effectiveness of EMDR with adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (Social Work Research)

A randomized experimental evaluation found support for EMDR in reducing trauma among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

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Intimate Partners: A Context for the Intensification and Healing of Emotional Pain (Women and Therapy)

A case of a lesbian couple where both had a history of trauma. The couple is now using EMDR with an emphasis on developing of empathic skills.

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Treating traumatic memories: A case report on the eye movement desensitization procedure (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

A 1991 paper reporting on two early cases successfully treated with the eye movement desensitization procedure.

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