Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for PTSD, depression, and anxiety in asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrant populations: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies (The Lancet Regional Health – Europe)
Systematic review to identify randomized clinical trials assessing the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for migrant populations in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression or anxiety.
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The effect of eye movement desensitization on neurocognitive functioning compared to retrieval-only in PTSD patients: A randomized controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry)
This study examined whether Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) improves neurocognitive functioning in PTSD patients, in comparison with a retrieval-only control condition without EMs.
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Individual psychological interventions and therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress symptoms in young children: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study provides an update on effective psychological interventions available for the treatment of PTSD and posttraumatic symptoms in young children (under the age of 6).
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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.
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Disaster psychiatry: An urgent field in psychiatry posing a pertinent question (Psychiatriki)
This editorial summarizes an increasing need for disaster response, prevention, and preparedness to mitigate mental health impact of disasters. EMDR is cited as an effective therapeutic intervention for disasters.
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Psychological interventions for pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis (JAMA Psychiatry)
This article aims to synthesize all available evidence on psychological interventions for pediatric PTSD in a comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis.
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Parent-child EMDR therapy for children aged 0-4 years: Protocol, pilot-data, and case study (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
This article describes the Parent-Child EMDR protocol for children (0–4 years) and provides a summary of a pilot study with 18 children aged 0–4 years, illustrated with a case study.
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Feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a person with dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder: A case report (Psychiatry Research Case Reports)
This report aimed to provide a detailed description of the feasibility and challenges of EMDR for a person with dementia to assist in the first step toward recognizing and treating PTSD in people with dementia.
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) within prisons and the criminal justice system (Medicine, Science and the Law)
An editorial on traumatic stress within the criminal justice system, and how EMDR therapy can help.
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Clinicians’ perceived barriers to implementing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Walden University, 2024)
The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of clinicians’ experiences and self-efficacy barriers they experienced implementing EMDR therapy while treating military veterans with PTSD.
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How do clients experience intensive EMDR for post-traumatic stress? An interpretive phenomenological analysis (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)
This qualitative study explores the experiences of patients who undertook intensive EMDR for post-traumatic stress.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: Do best-evidenced trauma-focused interventions for children and young people with PTSD lead to changes in social and interpersonal domains? (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study examined whether PTSD treatments of TF-CBT and EMDR therapy for children and young people aged 5–25 improve social or interpersonal factors in RCTs.
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