The working mechanisms of imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Findings from a randomised controlled trial (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

This study provides insight into the working mechanisms of imagery rescripting and EMDR.

EMDR in older adults with PTSD and comorbid personality disorders (International Psychogeriatrics)

Approximately one third of older adults (≥ 60 years) with a PTSD also suffer from a comorbid personality disorder.

Mixed-methods randomised study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing for improving the mental health of traumatised survivors of intensive care following hospital discharge: protocol (BMJ Open)

“This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of using eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) to improve the mental health of ICU survivors.”

State of the science: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

This article describes the current state of the evidence for EMDR therapy, the empirical support for EMDR for PTSD, complex PTSD and comorbidities as well as cross-cultural applications.

Restoring bottom-up communication in brain-heart interplay after trauma-focused psychotherapy in breast cancer patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Affective Disorders)

This study looks at functional brain-heart interplay (BHI) and compares EMDR therapy (as a trauma focused psychotherapy) to treatment as usual in breast cancer patients with PTSD.

EMDR with children and adolescents: Context, empirical evidence, and challenges (Oxford University Press, 2024)

This chapter introduces the section of this Handbook that is devoted to EMDR therapy with children and adolescents.

Dissociation and EMDR (Oxford University Press, 2024)

This chapter focuses on how to work with trauma-related dissociative disorders and explores specific challenges for trauma reprocessing within an EMDR therapy framework.

The Future of EMDR Project (Council of Scholars) Videos

This playlist of videos discuss The Future of EMDR Project from the Council of Scholars. Themes explored include cost effectiveness, depression, PTSD with children and adolescents, EMDR early interventions, chronic pain, and combat PTSD.

Predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes in phase-based treatment and trauma-focused treatments in patients with childhood abuse-related post-traumatic stress disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study investigated the relationship between PTSD and a history of childhood abuse, and whether symptoms predicted or moderated treatment outcomes.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy compared to usual treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with psychosis in forensic settings: Randomized controlled trial (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy)

This trial assesses the efficacy & risks of EMDR with PTSD & psychotic disorders receiving forensic care, including inpatients & prisoners.

EMDR v. other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (Psychological Medicine)

This systematic review examined the effectiveness of EMDR compared to other psychological treatments in reducing PTSD symptoms, among other goals.

What is EMDR therapy and why is it used to treat PTSD? (APA)

In this webpage, the APA comments on EMDR therapy as a structured form of psychotherapy and how it can be used to help patients with PTSD.