EMDR Therapy and Military Resource List

Continue your research on using EMDR therapy with veterans and military personnel with this collection of resource citations.

The effectiveness of psychological interventions for reducing PTSD and psychological distress in first responders: A systematic review and meta-analysis (PLOS ONE)

This article explores the evidence for psychological treatments for PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout in first responders.

Einfluss der traumazentrierten psychotherapie mit EMDR-therapie auf somatische komorbiditäten: Beobachtungen am beispiel der autoimmunthyreoiditis Hashimoto (Thyreoiditis, MMW – Fortschritte der Medizin)

Die Autorinnen setzen zur Behandlung von Traumafolgestörungen die EMDR-Therapie (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) ein. Sie fragten sich, ob und inwieweit diese Behandlung auch auf Autoimmunprozesse wirkt.

Spontaneous brain activity, graph metrics, and head motion related to prospective post-traumatic stress disorder trauma-focused therapy response (Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)

This study examined whether resting-state brain activity and network patterns in 46 veterans with PTSD at the start of psychotherapy (tf-CBT, EMDR, or both) could predict later treatment success.

Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with autistic individuals: A qualitative interview study with EMDR therapists (Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory, Research, and Practice)

Study exploring EMDR therapists’ experiences of working with autistic individuals, and clinical practice adaptations.

Systemic family therapy and EMDR therapy: An integrative approach (European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation)

The integrative approach of combining systemic family therapy and EMDR allows for addressing trauma and its impact on family dynamics.

Effectiveness of treating depression with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing among inpatients–A follow-up study over 12 months (Frontiers in Psychology)

Patients with severe depression received an integrated systemic treatment approach including EMDR therapy in a naturalistic hospital setting.

National Center for PTSD

EMDR therapy is suggested as a trauma-focused psychotherapy option in this education packet for clients from the National Center for PTSD (from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

Supporting healthcare workers in times of COVID-19 with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing online: A pilot study (Frontiers in Psychology)

This pilot study adapts group EMDR protocol for treatment online for healthcare workers in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Psychological treatment of traumatic memories in COVID-19 survivors (Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)

Therapeutic intervention and effects of EMDR in COVID-19 survivors in an integrated psychological/psychiatric outpatient service.

A biologically inspired neural network model to gain insight into the mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)

This study used a biologically inspired computational model combined with real data from patients treated with EMDR to gain insights into PTSD mechanisms and to investigate how EMDR achieves trauma remission.

In reply to the Council of Scholars: How an IFS-informed approach to EMDR could help EMDR trainees on their journey to becoming fully-fledged EMDR psychotherapists (EMDR Therapy Quarterly, Summer, 2022)

McGoldrick responds to the Council of Scholars 2021 position paper and discusses integrating EMDR with Internal Family Systems (IFS).