The Contributions of Eye Movements to the Efficacy of Brief Exposure Treatment for Reducing Fear of Public Speaking (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Seventy-one undergraduate psychology students with fear of public speaking were administered eye movements to reduce fear.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the Anxiety Disorders: Clinical and Research Implications of an Integrated Psychotherapy Treatment (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
This article by Francine Shapiro describes the procedures and protocols that are believed to contribute to EMDR’s clinical effects and can be applied to EMDR treatment and research of anxiety disorders.
The FBI’s critical incident stress management program (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin)
This article describes the FBI’s Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) program, which uses peer support, psychoeducation, EMDR, and other trauma-informed interventions to help law enforcement personnel recover from the psychological effects of critical incidents and return to healthy functioning.
Traumatic memories, eye movements, phobia, and panic: A critical note on the proliferation of EMDR (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
This article critically evaluates three recurring assumptions in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) literature.
What psychological testing and neuroimaging tell us about the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
Study on the pathophysiology and treatment of PTSD before/after EMDR through psychological testing, Rorschach Ink Blot, and neuroimaging.
Does EMDR work? And if so, why?: A critical review of controlled outcome and dismantling research (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
EMDR appears to be effective in reducing at least some distress relative to no-treatment for anxiety, panic disorder, and PTSD.
The relative efficacy and treatment distress of EMDR and a cognitive-behavior trauma treatment protocol in the amelioration of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
The present research compared EMDR and a CBT variant for PTSD, via a controlled clinical study using therapists trained in both procedures.
The cognitive dismantling of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Journal of Anxiety Disorders)
This study showed that a two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that EMDR produced significant symptom reductions.
Comparative efficacy of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
Meta-analysis that showed psychological therapies were more effective than drug therapies, and both were more effective than controls.
Treatment of choking phobia by targeting traumatic memories with EMDR: A case study (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
Two therapy sessions of EMDR produced a lasting decrease in symptomatology of choking phobia, characterized by fear/avoidance of swallowing.
Sleep: off-line memory reprocessing (Trends in Cognitive Sciences)
Investigating the role of sleep in the consolidation and integration of memories.
Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Implications for behavior therapy (Behavior Therapy)
In this article, authors examine 17 recent studies on the effectiveness of EMDR and the conceptual analysis of its mechanisms of action.
