Letter: Eye movement desensitization reprocessing and transcranial magnetic stimulation in an adolescent with comorbid major depression disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: A case report (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology)

Case study that suggests that a multimodal approach combining pharmacotherapy, neuromodulation, and trauma focused psychotherapy may be beneficial for teens with MDD and PTSD and who show limited response to conventional interventions.

Therapeutic alliance, treatment intensity, and symptom change in post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing-centered psychotherapy (Cureus)

This study examined the relationships among therapeutic alliance, treatment intensity, and PTSD symptom change in a naturalistic outpatient context on clients receiving EMDR therapy.

Protocol of a French assessor-blinded randomized trial comparing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) in young children with post-traumatic stress disorder (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

This paper describes the design of a French assessor-blinded randomized trial comparing EMDR and TF-CBT efficacy in young children (aged 3 to 6 years) with PTSD.

A qualitative exploration of patients experiencing traumatic stress and receiving eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy based on an adaptive information processing model in Jordan (Current Psychology)

This study explored the lived experiences of patients in Jordan with moderate to severe traumatic stress who received EMDR therapy grounded in the AIP model.

WADD-SEPD consensus on psychological treatment of dual disorders II: Neurodevelopmental, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, somatic symptom, eating, and personality disorders and recommendations for future research (Journal of Clinical Medicine)

This consensus review concludes that integrated psychological treatments are generally effective for dual disorders, though more high-quality research is needed.

EMDR in the treatment of the spectrum of eating disorders (Oxford University Press, 2026)

This chapter describes the impact of painful life events (trauma), both large and small, on the development and entrenchment of eating disorders, and EMDR as a cornerstone of the therapeutic component of treatment

Hope enhances treatment outcome of intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This observational study examined the extent to which hope predicts a decline in PTSD symptoms and whether an increase in the level of hope predicts changes in PTSD symptoms. 

B.R.E.A.S.T. study protocol: Benefits of R-TEP EMDR protocol in addressing distress and trauma in breast cancer patients (Frontiers in Psychology)

This RCT protocol provides the methodological framework for generating evidence on EMDR R-TEP as an early psychological intervention for breast cancer patients.

Inclusion of sexual- and gender-minoritized individuals in randomized clinical trials of first-line treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic literature review (Journal of Traumatic Stress)

A systematic literature review to examine the frequency with which sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) adults were enrolled in RCTs of CPT, PE, and EMDR and investigate these interventions’ efficacy in reducing PTSD symptoms among SGM adults.

Feasibility of intensive eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder in a tertiary mental health care setting: A nonconcurrent single-case design (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

Intensive EMDR appears feasible, safe, and potentially effective for adults with mild intellectual and borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF) and PTSD in tertiary care.

It is not the shimmy, it is the shift: Differential effects of valence shift type and stimulation mode during a simulated EMDR session in PTSD patients and healthy controls (Health Sciences – Preprint)

Mechanism-of-action studies on EMDR have so far focused mainly on the presumed active component of bilateral stimulation (BLS). In this pilot study, a further potential working mechanism was examined for the first time, involving stimulation-induced changes in emotional valence.

Timing and type of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder – a randomized controlled trial (Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment)

This study compared effectiveness of simultaneous versus sequential SUD-PTSD-treatment and compared Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) head-to-head in patients with co-occurring SUD and PTSD.