Use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of dermatological disorders (Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: Incorporating Medical and Surgical Dermatology)
This study evaluated the efficacy of EMDR in primary dermatologic disorders where psychological stress plays an important part in the pathogenesis of the disorder.
A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Both EMDR and exposure plus cognitive restructuring are effective in the treatment of PTSD with only a slight advantage in favour of EMDR.
The use of hypnosis and EMDR combined with energy therapies in the treatment of phobias and dissociative, posttraumatic stress, and eating disorders (Norton, 2002)
Chapter on energy therapies covering integrative approaches that combine modalities into a unified plan, such as EMDR.
Treatment of PTSD: Stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure compared to EMDR (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Effectiveness of Stress Inoculation Training with Prolonged Exposure (SITPE) compared to EMDR on 24 participants who had a diagnosis of PTSD.
EMDR as an integrative psychotherapy approach: Experts of diverse orientations explore the paradigm prism (APA, 2002)
This book explores how EMDR can be an integrative psychotherapy approach, with contributes from leading experts from diverse areas of psychotherapy.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Information processing in the treatment of trauma (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This article provides an overview of 20 controlled-outcome studies and describes Shapiro’s Adaptive Information Processing model.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A treatment efficacy model (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
This article reviews the debate concerning efficacy and concludes that the evidence, though not definitive, supports EMDR’s positive treatment effects.
Participation of the thalamic CM-Pf complex in attentional orienting (Journal of Nuerophysiology)
Study that draws mechanisms of action conversations toward dual attention and orienting responses models emphasizing the importance of “attention switching” and “context updating.”
Implementation of EMDR(R) with cancer patients: Research (Health SA Gesondheid)
Study on EMDR(R) for patients traumatised by a cancer diagnosis/treatment, as indicated by depression, anxiety, satisfaction with life, etc.
The orientating reflex: The “Targeting Reaction” and “Searchlight of Attention” (Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology)
Two main systems form the orientating reflex: the “targeting reaction” and the “searchlight of attention.”
Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A single case study of a UK police officer (Mental Health Practice)
A single case study design is used to describe how a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR therapy was successfully used to treat a police officer.
Mindfulness, dissociation, EMDR and the anterior cingulate cortex: A hypothesis (Contemporary Hypnosis)
This article presents hypotheses on the neurobiology of a mindfulness–dissociation continuum, including EMDR.
