PTSD Archives

EMDR 12 years after its introduction: Past and future research (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This article reviews the historical context and empirical research of EMDR over the past 12 years since its introduction.

Clinicians responding to psychological aftermath of man’s inhumanity to man—stories of school violence, refugees, soldiers, etc.—with EMDR.

Vietnam War veterans diagnosed with PTSD received a single session of exposure or EMDR focusing on their most distressing war experience.

This article critically evaluates three recurring assumptions in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) literature.

EMDR appears to be effective in reducing at least some distress relative to no-treatment for anxiety, panic disorder, and PTSD.

The present research compared EMDR and a CBT variant for PTSD, via a controlled clinical study using therapists trained in both procedures.

This study showed that a two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that EMDR produced significant symptom reductions.

Meta-analysis that showed psychological therapies were more effective than drug therapies, and both were more effective than controls.

Fifty-one war veterans with PTSD were given either 2sessions of EMDR, an equivalent procedure without EMDR, or a standard psychiatric support.

This article is a qualitative review of EMDR treatment for persons with PTSD.

Thirty-five veterans with combat-related PTSD were treated with either EMDR, biofeedback-assisted relaxation, or routine clinical care.

15-month follow-up of the effects of EMDR therapy on the functioning of 66 participants, 32 were diagnosed with PTSD prior to treatment.