Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: What works in children with posttraumatic stress symptoms? A randomized controlled trial (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

Forty-eight children (8–18 years) were randomly assigned to eight sessions of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or EMDR.

Potential of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Psychological Research and Behavior Management)

Recently, research attention has been focused on the types of memory processes involved in PTSD and hypothesized neurobiological processes.

Improvement of mood and sleep alterations in posttraumatic stress disorder patients by eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)

Study to investigate the effects of EMDR therapy on indices of mood, anxiety, subjective, and objective sleep.

Pilot Research Study on the Provision of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol with Female Cancer Patients (

Study suggests EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol can support cancer patients with PTSD symptoms related to their diagnosis & treatment.

Specific and nonspecific psychological interventions for PTSD symptoms: A meta-analysis with problem complexity as a moderator (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

This review examined treatments of specific vs non specific psychological interventions for PTSD symptoms in both complex clinical populations and noncomplex clinical problems.

Psychological therapies for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

This review looked at 70 studies and shows support for the efficacy of trauma-focused CBT and EMDR for chronic PTSD in adults.

Treating PTSD in patients with psychosis: A within-group controlled feasibility study examining the efficacy and safety of evidence-based PE and EMDR protocols (Behavior Therapy)

This feasibility trial suggests that PTSD patients with comorbid psychotic disorders benefit from trauma-focused treatment such as PE & EMDR.

Blurring of emotional and non-emotional memories by taxing working memory during recall (Cognition and Emotion)

This study tested whether recalling memories while performing eye movements (which tax working memory) would blur memories more than recall alone, and found that this effect reduced the vividness of negative (but not neutral) memories.

EMDR and CBT for Cancer Patients: Comparative Study of Effects on PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Efficacy of EMDR compared with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating PTSD in oncology patients in the follow-up phase of the disease.

Effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment in post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth: A randomized controlled trial protocol (Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica)

Research protocol of an RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR for PTSD following childbirth & the optimal time to initiate such therapy.

Meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

This study examined the efficacy of treatments for PTSD between 1980 and 2012, including psychotherapy and medication.

A Case Study: The Integration of Intensive EMDR and Ego State Therapy to Treat Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR and ego state therapy for an individual diagnosed with comorbid PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.