Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in a patient with comorbid epilepsy (Epilepsy & Behavior)

A case report of the use of EMDR therapy in the treatment of PTSD with a patient with epilepsy in an inpatient setting.

High-resolution brain SPECT imaging and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in police officers with PTSD (The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

Effectiveness and physiological effects of EMDR in police officers with PTSD using SPECT imaging before and after treatment.

EMDR Solutions: Pathways to Healing (W. W. Norton, 2005)

Fifteen examples of therapeutic strategy, clinical insight, and step-by-step instructions for implementing a particular EMDR solution.

EMDR: Implications of the use of reprocessing therapy in nursing practice (Perspectives in Psychiatric Care)

This article examines the available evidence base for EMDR treatment in psychiatric nursing practice.

A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD (American Journal of Psychiatry)

Meta-analysis of psychotherapy treatments for PTSD before 2003 including 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.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Sage, 2005)

Chapter on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in comprehensive volume related to cognitive behavioral therapy.

Possible mechanisms for why desensitization and exposure therapy work (Clinical Psychology Review)

This article attempts to facilitate inquiry into empirically supported principles by reviewing possible mechanisms responsible for the effectiveness of systematic desensitization and exposure therapy.

Increased interhemispheric interaction is associated with decreased false memories in a verbal converging semantic associates paradigm (Brain and Cognition)

This study showed that greater communication between the brain’s left and right hemispheres was linked to fewer false memories, while reduced communication was linked to more false memories, suggesting that strong interhemispheric interaction helps support accurate episodic memory.

EMDR and the energy therapies: Psychoanalytic perspectives (Routledge Publishing, 2004)

Phil Mollon demonstrates how the perspectives of EMDR, energy psychology, and psychoanalysis can inform and enrich each other

Eye movement desensitization in fibromyalgia: A pilot study (Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization (EMD) for the relief of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in six female fibromyalgia patients.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Another helpful mind-body technique to treat GI problems (Gastroenterology Nursing)

This article discusses the impact of trauma on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and how EMDR could help.