Trauma, Research, and EMDR: A Disaster Responder’s Wish List (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Disasters, both natural & “man-made,” affect a large portion of the Earth’s population & can be expected to increase over the coming decades.
EMDR After a Critical Incident: Treatment of a Tsunami Survivor With Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Research indicates that EMDR is effective for treatment of PTSD. The case of a tsunami survivor with acute PTSD is presented.
Clinical Q&A: Critical Incident Interventions (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Clinical Q&A. Question: “I have been asked to respond to community tragedies. What critical incident interventions are commonly used?” Answer by Dr. Roger M. Solomon.
EMDR as treatment of post-traumatic reactions: A field study on child victims of an earthquake (Educational and Child Psychology)
Study exploring the use of EMDR therapy with child victims after an earthquake in Central Italy in 2002.
Efficacy of “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing” in reducing anxiety and unpleasant feelings due to earthquake experience (Psychological Research)
This randomized clinical trial investigated the efficacy of EMDR therapy in reducing earthquake anxiety as compared to a wait-list control.
Practitioner review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war-related trauma (The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
This article identified and reviewed published studies on the treatments for war-related trauma on refugee children and adolescents.
EMDR integrative group treatment protocol: A postdisaster trauma intervention for children and adults (Traumatology)
Integrated EMDR and group treatment for children and adults traumatized by natural disasters in several Latin American countries.
The effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of the 1999 Marmara, Turkey, earthquake (International Journal of Stress Management)
This study reports results of response to the 1999 earthquake in Marmara, Turkey where trauma victims with PTSD were treated in tent cities with EMDR therapy.
EMDR therapy following the 9/11 terrorist attacks: A community-based intervention project in New York City (International Journal of Stress Management)
EMDR is a useful treatment intervention in immediate aftermath of disaster as well as later. Waiting leads to greater disturbance in clients.
Brief-treatment for elementary school children with disaster-related PTSD: A field study (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of brief intervention for disaster-related PTSD in children.
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.
An empirical evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with survivors of a natural disaster (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
A small study to test the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in treating trauma-related reactions following Hurricane Andrew.
