About JEMDR®

The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research® (JEMDR) is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about EMDR therapy. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR therapy and its application to clinical practice. The journal publishes experimental studies; theoretical, review, and methodological articles; case studies; brief reports; and book reviews.

Established in July 2007 by EMDRIA™, the journal is published by The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Beginning January 1, 2025, JEMDR® will be published by the Science Partner Journals (SPJ) program of AAAS, the world’s oldest and largest general science organization, serving 10 million people around the globe. AAAS publishes the renowned journal Science, among others.

  • ISSN (print): 1933-3196
  • ISSN (online): 1933-320X

JEMDR® is co-edited by Jenny Rydberg, a former special editor with JEMDR®, book editor, and associate editor of the European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, and Derek Farrell, Ph.D., MBE, a principal lecturer in psychology at the University of Worcester, UK, where he directs a master’s program in EMDR therapy.

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Adaptive Information Processing, Targeting, the Standard Protocol, and Strategies for Successful Outcomes in EMDR Reprocessing (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Excerpts from “An EMDR Primer: From Practicum to Practice” (Hensley, 2009) to help new clinicians and to serve as a refresher.

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From the General to the Specific— Selecting the Target Memory (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Identifying the appropriate target memory and its related negative cognition (NC) in preparation for desensitization.

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EMDR Treatment of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Two Model Treatment Plans (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This article, condensed from a chapter, examines applying EMDR to treating individuals with panic disorder (PD) and PD with agoraphobia (PDA).

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