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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The Development and Uses of the “Blind to Therapist” EMDR Protocol (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The blind to therapist (B2T) protocol was devised to circumvent client unwillingness to describe traumatic memory content during EMDR.

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EMDR With Recurrent “Flash-Forwards”: Reflections on Engelhard et al.’s 2011 Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case examples and discussion of recognizing and targeting flash-forwards as present triggers in the three-pronged EMDR standard protocol.

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EMDR Individual Protocol for Paraprofessional Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial With First Responders (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Traumatized first responders were randomly assigned to receive EMDR-PROPARA or supportive counseling. EMDR-PROPARA group showed benefits.

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