Effects of the EMDR Protocol for Recent Traumatic Events on Acute Stress Disorder: A Case Series (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Study to evaluate the effectiveness of the EMDR protocol for recent traumatic events in the treatment of acute stress disorder.

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Operational guidance, mental health & psychosocial support programming for refugee operations (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

International guidance for mental health and psychosocial support for refugee populations and settings.

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Implementing EMDR early mental health interventions for man-made and natural disasters: Models, scripted protocols and summary sheets (Springer, 2014)

The authors combine lessons learned, personal accounts, and best practices of how to integrate mental health care into disaster response.

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Guidelines for the management of conditions specifically related to stress (World Health Organization)

International guidance for the management of conditions related to the occurrence of a major stressful event.

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Case Consultation: Traumatized Pregnant Woman (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case Consultation. Amy Robbins describes a challenging case in which a pregnant woman seeks treatment for trauma suffered in a tornado.

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The EMDR integrative group treatment protocol: EMDR group treatment for early intervention following critical incidents (Revue Européenne de Psychologie Appliquée)

An overview of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) that has been used since 1998 with both children and adults.

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Le protocole EMDR pour les incidents critiques récents : application à un contexte de continuum de soins en santé mentale après une catastrophe (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Cette étude de terrain randomisée et contrôlée a été réalisée après un séisme de 7,2 en Basse-Californie au Mexique. Le traitement a été offert…

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The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents: Brief Report of an Application in a Human Massacre Situation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

One session of EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI) produced significant improvement on The Impact of Event Scale (IES).

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The EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents: Application in a Disaster Mental Health Continuum of Care Context (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

RCT group field study after a 7.2 earthquake in Mexico. Individuals were provided EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents (EMDR-PRECI).

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A randomised comparison of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in disaster-exposed children (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This article shows that both CBT and EMDR produced significant reductions in trauma-related symptoms, reached in fewer sessions with EMDR.

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EMDR for Childhood PTSD After Road Traffic Accidents: Attentional, Memory, and Attributional Processes (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR was used with 11 children who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after road traffic accidents. All improved such that none met criteria for PTSD on standardized assessments after an average of only 2.4 sessions.

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The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol: Application With Adults During Ongoing Geopolitical Crisis (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) was applied during 3 consecutive days to a group of 20 adults during geopolitical crisis.

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