EMDR Therapy & PTSD
Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, board of directors president of EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) discusses how EMDR therapy can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The effects of psychological interventions on neurocognitive functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This systematic review examined whether psychological treatments including EMDR therapy for PTSD improve neurocognitive functioning related to memory, attention, information processing, and executive functioning.
Early successful eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for verbal memory impairment in an adjustment disorder: A case report in a newly-diagnosed multiple sclerosis patient (Reports)
This case report suggests that EMDR therapy helped a young woman with multiple sclerosis improve her anxiety, depression, and memory difficulties that developed after the emotional stress of her diagnosis.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and mediative behavioral therapy for the treatment of suffocation related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A case report (Palliative and Supportive Care)
This case study describes the positive effects of EMDR, an evidence-based form of trauma therapy, on PTSD symptoms in a 48-year-old female, suffering from advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Therapist perceptions of treating posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy: The VIP study (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore therapist beliefs and experiences regarding PTSD treatment during pregnancy.
Treatments for PTSD 5: EMDR – Featuring Marianne Silva (PTSD Bytes)
In this episode of PTSD Bytes, we learn about EMDR for PTSD from licensed clinical social worker and certified EMDR therapist Marianne Silva.
Eye movement and reprocessing to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms among forcibly displaced people: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Research on Social Work Practice)
Meta-analysis on the efficacy of EMDR to effectively reduce PTSD symptoms, depression, and anxiety among forcibly displaced people.
The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization for post-traumatic stress disorder in Indonesia: A randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychology)
EMD saw reductions in PTSD, anxiety and depression, and improvements in quality of life, though eye movements did not add to the efficacy.
Trauma-focused treatments for refugee children: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of KIDNET versus EMDR therapy versus a waitlist control group (KIEM) (Trials)
Effectiveness of EMDR vs. child version of Narrative Exposure Therapy (KIDNET) vs. waitlist, offered to refugee children.
Intensive outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder: A thematic analysis of patient experience (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
An exploration of patient experiences with an intensive, outpatient treatment for PTSD and a look at important factors behind treatment feasibility.
ADHD symptoms persist even when PTSD symptoms progress: An EMDR case report (Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences)
EMDR can be used as an effective psychotherapy in children with ADHD and PTSD, for PTSD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), not ADHD.
EMDR Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Adult Inpatient Mental Health Settings: A Systematic Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Systematic review evaluating studies investigating the impact of EMDR on symptoms of PTSD within adult inpatient mental health settings.
