Making Sense of Offense Related Trauma: Exploring Two Patients’ Lived Experience (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This research explores offense-related trauma and EMDR with two patients who perpetrated violence offenses.

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Effects of EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol on Burnout Within IAPT Healthcare Professionals: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This study explores the effectiveness of EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (EMDR G-TEP) at reducing distress and burnout in therapists.

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The Positive Affect Tolerance and Integration Protocol: A Novel Application of EMDR Therapy Procedures to Help Survivors of Early Emotional Neglect Learn to Tolerate and Assimilate Moments of Appreciation, Praise, and Affection (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The Positive Affect Tolerance protocol helps survivors of early emotional neglect learn to tolerate appreciation, praise, and affection.

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The Effectiveness of EMDR for Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Systematic Literature Review (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

This meta-analysis looks at medically unexplained symptoms, unresolved traumatic or distressing somatic-related memories & how EMDR can help.

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Current treatments of post-traumatic stress disorder and amygdala ablation as a potential cutting-edge therapy in its refractory cases (Cureus)

The purpose of this article is to highlight the use of extremely selective laser ablation of the amygdala-hippocampal unit as a successful surgical intervention for medically unresponsive PTSD.

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Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis (BMC Systematic Reviews)

“The current study assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of psychological interventions for PTSI among PSPs.”

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Effects of intensive trauma-focused treatment of individuals with both post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study’s purpose was to determine the effects of an intensive trauma-focused treatment program (EMDR and prolonged exposure) for patients with PTSD and borderline personality disorder.

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Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of EMDR Therapy in adults with PTSD and mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and mental health problems: A multiple baseline study (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)

EMDR therapy was found to be safe, feasible, and (potentially) efficacious in decreasing PTSD symptoms for adults with MID-BIF.

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-stroke post-traumatic stress disorder: Case report using the three-phase approach (Brain Injury)

The current study reports on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of EMDR therapy for PTSD subsequent to a pontine stroke.

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Understanding the AIP Model: The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor

This video by Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC explains the AIP model with The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor. 

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General EMDRIA Member Resources

This short video outlines all the valuable resources you have access to when you become an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) member. Find out more about what EMDRIA can offer you!

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EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies (Routledge, 2022)

This book guides EMDR therapists in creative arts therapies to make healing safer and more accessible for patients with complex trauma.

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