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.

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.

Family therapy and EMDR after child abuse and neglect: Moderating effects of child attachment style and PTSD symptoms on treatment outcome (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study examined whether attachment style and PTSD symptoms acted as moderators for treatment outcomes of a new integrative treatment model for trauma and attachment in which family therapy is combined with EMDR.

Political and Social Stress and EMDR therapy 

EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta Melo discusses the stress of political and social division and shares ways that clients and EMDR therapists can care for themselves amid the stress.

The effectiveness of a remote intensive trauma-focused treatment programme for PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a remote intensive treatment programme in reducing symptoms of PTSD, general psychiatric symptoms, symptoms of depression, and the interference of PTSD symptoms in daily life among individuals diagnosed with PTSD.

Duration of effect in treatment of methotrexate intolerance in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be improved by Bi-lateral Alternating Stimulation Tactile (BLAST) wristbands (Pediatric Rheumatology)

The aim of this study was to determine if utilization of BLAST wristbands could improve and prolong the effect of EMDR on patients with MTX intolerance.

Improving infant mental health: A pilot study on the effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) storytelling in infants with post-traumatic distress after medical procedures (Evaluation & the Health Professions)

This article aims to assess the effectiveness of EMDR Storytelling for infants aged 3-24 months with PTSD symptoms after medical procedures.

EMDR therapy and the working memory hypothesis (Oxford University Press, 2024)

Despite the uncertainty within the academic literature surrounding the exact mechanism of action of any psychological treatment, EMDR therapy is challenged to provide a robust explanation for its effectiveness as a treatment intervention. This chapter will explore the working memory hypothesis and how this relates to EMDR therapy.

What’s in a treatment name? How people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms interpret and react to PTSD treatment names (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This research examined the reactions of participants who screened positive for PTSD to PTSD treatment names.

Digital transformation of mental health therapy by integrating digitalized cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing)

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of digital psychotherapy for PTSD treatment and highlights the opportunities and challenges in this rapidly evolving field.

EMDR-Teens-cPTSD: Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in adolescents with complex PTSD secondary to childhood abuse: A case series (Healthcare)

This case series investigated the efficacy of EMDR therapy on complex post-traumatic symptoms and associated psychiatric disorders in adolescents with a history of abuse.

Editorial: EMDR and the AIP model: Healing the scars of trauma (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This editorial showcases a collection of research that expands the knowledge base on the Research Topic of EMDR therapy and the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model.