The relationship between efficacy and methodology in studies investigating EMDR treatment of PTSD (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Studies on the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD have yielded a range of results. This study explored methodological differences.

Comparison of two treatments for traumatic stress: A community-based study of EMDR and prolonged exposure (Journal of Clinical Psychology)

Both EMDR and prolonged exposure produced significant reduction in PTSD and depression symptoms, maintained at 3-month follow-up.

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.

Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors (W. W. Norton, 2001)

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

A single session, group study of exposure and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in treating posttraumatic stress disorder among Vietnam war veterans: Preliminary data (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

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

The FBI’s critical incident stress management program (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin)

This article describes the FBI’s Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) program, which uses peer support, psychoeducation, EMDR, and other trauma-informed interventions to help law enforcement personnel recover from the psychological effects of critical incidents and return to healthy functioning.

Traumatic memories, eye movements, phobia, and panic: A critical note on the proliferation of EMDR (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

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

Does EMDR work? And if so, why?: A critical review of controlled outcome and dismantling research (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

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

The relative efficacy and treatment distress of EMDR and a cognitive-behavior trauma treatment protocol in the amelioration of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

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

The cognitive dismantling of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

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

Comparative efficacy of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

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

Statistical and reliable change with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Treating trauma within a veteran population (Behavior Therapy)

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