Developing EMDR Therapy in Pakistan as Part of a Humanitarian Endeavor (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Pakistan experienced an earthquake and the first EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program facilitated by an academic institution was established.
EMDR Humanitarian Work: Providing Trainings in EMDR Therapy to African Clinicians (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
An overview concerning the developments of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in a humanitarian context in Africa.
Humanitarian Work Using EMDR in Palestine and the Arab World (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Development of training in Arabic and provision of EMDR in areas of ongoing conflict including Palestine, Libya, Syria, and Iraq is described.
Humanitarian Projects and Growth of EMDR Therapy in Asia (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Accomplishments of humanitarian projects in Asia using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
EMDR Therapy Humanitarian Trauma Recovery Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Overview of the EMDR Humanitarian Trauma Recovery Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean with clinical stories from the front lines.
“Tackling trauma to overcome OCD resistance” (The TTOOR Florence trial): Efficacy of EMDR plus CBT versus CBT alone for inpatients with resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Protocol for a randomized comparative outcome trial (American Journal of Applied Psychology)
A randomized comparative outcome trial on inpatients with treatment-resistant OCD comparing EMDR+CBT to intensive brief CBT.
Healing Quest – Inner World: EMDR Therapy
In this Healing Quest video featuring Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., EMDR therapy is explained for the general public, with client examples.
Meta-analysis of psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse (Clinical Psychology Review)
This article compared trauma-focused treatments for PTSD to non-trauma-focused interventions for individuals and groups.
How eye movements in EMDR work: Changes in memory vividness and emotionality (Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
This study suggests that eye movements during memory recall can reduce the vividness and emotional impact of negative memories 24 hours later, helping to explain part of EMDR’s therapeutic effect.
Treating trauma in addiction with EMDR: A pilot study (Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)
Effects of standard EMDR protocol in chronically addicted patients. Reprocessing traumatic memories could lead to changes of symptoms.
Book Reviews Vol. 8, No. 3 (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Reviews of new EMDR titles by Alexander, Carvalho, Ecker, Ticic, Hulley, Goodyear-Brown, Grand, Hughes, Kindler, Cooper, Lansing, & Rubin.
EMDR With Traumatized Refugees: From Experience-Based to Evidence-Based Practice (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)
Although EMDR is practiced with resettled refugees, only five small studies have been conducted on EMDR with this population.
