Personalized psychotherapy in irritable bowel syndrome: Results from a pilot randomized controlled trial (PIONEER-IBS) (Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
This study investigated the feasibility of assigning a personalized therapy, including EMDR therapy, based on symptom dynamics to reduce IBS gastrointestinal and psychosocial symptoms.
Attachment-informed EMDR: Framework and illustrative case study (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)
This paper provides the conceptual foundations for future clinical investigations of attachment-informed EMDR for complex post-traumatic distress.
Depressive symptom severity and treatment outcome in posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (Journal of Traumatic Stress)
This article explored whether people who started treatment with more severe depressive symptoms showed less improvement in PTSD symptoms overall, and whether this affected how well Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) or EMDR worked.
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) for ICU-related psychological distress among adult intensive care survivors: A scoping review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This scoping review aimed to map the extent, characteristics, and findings of the available literature on the use of EMDR for ICU-related psychological distress.
Systematic review and meta-analysis: The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in children and adolescents (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This updated meta-analysis compared the effects of CBT and EMDR on post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents.
Comparing psychotherapeutic approaches for posttraumatic stress disorder: Umbrella review evidence from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy)
This umbrella review evaluated the comparative effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) variants, EMDR therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in reducing PTSD among trauma survivors.
Synergizing strengths of four trauma-focused treatments in a highly intensive integrated program for posttraumatic stress disorder: Rationale and two case descriptions (Frontiers in Psychology)
This descriptive study describes the rationale, structure, and application of a highly intensive treatment format integrating four trauma-focused psychotherapies, including EMDR therapy.
The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy on cognitive failure in nurses working in COVID-19 wards (Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research)
The aim of this randomized clinical trial study was to evaluate the effect of EMDR therapy on cognitive failure among nurses.
Making EMDR accessible: Adaptations for neurodiversity and other differences (Jessica Kingsley Publications, 2026)
“This book equips EMDR practitioners to deliver safer, more effective therapy to a wider range of clients.”
Living in an unresolved trauma system: Women’s experiences of infertility-related distress through an adaptive information processing lens (Women’s Health)
This study explored how trauma-informed perspectives, including the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, may offer an alternative framework for understanding infertility-related distress.
EMDR and equine-assisted psychotherapy: A retrospective mixed-methods case series (Counselling & Psychotherapy Research)
This retrospective case series examined clinical outcomes associated with two programmes that integrated EMDR therapy with Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) for individuals with trauma-related mental health symptoms.
The role of emotion regulation in trauma processing during eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Healthcare)
This study’s findings suggest that particular emotional and cognitive processes, especially low emotional awareness and hypothetical thinking, may contribute to specific EMDR processing difficulties and poorer treatment progress.
