Al interviews Dr. Joyce Baptist, professor in the couple and family therapy program at Kansas state University, on the topic of eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (The Depression Files)

Dr. Joyce Baptist discusses using EMDR therapy for depression in this podcast episode of The Depression Files.

The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing technique on COVID-19 induced anxiety, depression, sleep quality among emergency nurses (Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology)

Study showed the importance of the EMDR technique for medical staff for decreasing COVID-19 induced anxiety & depression and improved sleep.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This review summarizes the evidence of EMDR for depression, which shows that one-third of people with depression could benefit from EMDR. 

EMDR for Depression: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The literature on the efficacy of EMDR for treating depression is heterogeneous due to research design, quality issues & trials methodology.

Clinical efficacy of EMDR in unipolar depression: Changes in theta cordance (Psychiatry Research)

EMDR may be efficacious in treating unipolar depression. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Theta Cordance may be linked to depression.

Barriers to psychological treatment of depression: Case study presentation of incomplete EMDR treatment (Psychiatria Danubina)

Here we will point out the obstacles that disrupt the effectiveness and outcome of psychological EMDR treatment of depression.

Cognitive therapy and EMDR for reducing psychopathology in bereaved people after the MH17 plane crash: Findings from a randomized controlled trial (Traumatology)

Effects of cognitive therapy & EMDR on persistent complex bereavement disorder, depression & PTSD on bereaved people following plane crash.

تأث ی ر حساس ی ت زدا یی با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد بر افسردگ ی ب ی ماران دارا ي ضا ی عات نخاع ی

کلیدواژهها: افسردگی، ضایعۀ نخاعی، حساسیت زدایی با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد

Efficacy of psychological interventions on depression anxiety and somatization in migrants: A meta-analysis (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health)

Metanalysis to test the efficacy of psychological treatments on the depressive, anxiety and somatization symptoms on refugees/asylum seekers.

The potential role of EMDR on trauma in affective disorders: A narrative review (Journal of Affective Disorders)

Few available evidence suggests EMDR as a useful therapy in the treatment of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

The findings suggest that psychological interventions can effectively reduce symptoms of both PTSD and depression in adult refugees.

A randomized controlled trial examining the impact of individual trauma-focused therapy for individuals receiving group treatment for depression (Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice)

For participants with a major depressive episode, the addition of trauma-focused sessions significantly increased the likelihood of remission.