JEMDR Depression Articles

A round-up of citations from our peer-reviewed Journal of EMDR Practice and Research on how EMDR therapy can help clients facing depression.

Artículos Acerca de la Depresión en la Revista de EMDR

Esta colección de artículos académicos explora cómo la terapia EMDR puede ayudar a los clientes que experimentan depresión.

Creative Arts and Somatic Therapies Psychodrama, Eye Movement Desensitization Regulation, and Body/Mind Therapies (Routledge, 2022)

This chapter provides the history of creative arts (art, music, dance, psychodrama) as body/mind therapies that help heal the whole brain.

A randomized-controlled trial of EMDR flash technique on traumatic symptoms, depression, anxiety, stress, and life of quality with individuals who have experienced a traffic accident (Frontiers in Psychology)

Using a randomized-controlled trial methodology, this study attempts to establish the efficacy of the EMDR Flash Technique.

Can you do EMDR with a pregnant client? Clinical reasoning in the perinatal period with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein (Zero Disturbance)

EMDR and pregnancy: what’s the risk if we don’t do EMDR with pregnant clients? Hear Dr. Mara Tesler Stein on the Zero Disturbance podcast.

Evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the management of tinnitus. An observational study (European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases)

This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and acceptability of EMDR therapy in tinnitus.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapy for rape victims: A case series (Clinical Case Reports)

EMDR was employed to reduce their risk of suicide or suicidal ideations in rape victims who were hospitalized with major depressive disorder.

Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address spiritual concerns in psychotherapy (author’s website)

EMDR’s client-centered structure allows client spiritual beliefs to be incorporated into psychotherapy regardless of the therapist’s beliefs.

The treatment of anxious-depressive disorders among breast cancer patients integrating the EMDR psychotherapy: From pilot study results to the development of a randomized trial (Psychology)

This pilot study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of the EMDR approach among female patients with invasive breast cancer.

ADHD symptoms persist even when PTSD symptoms progress: An EMDR case report (Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences)

EMDR can be used as an effective psychotherapy in children with ADHD and PTSD, for PTSD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), not ADHD.

Thematic analysis of therapists’ experiences integrating EMDR and EFT in couple therapy: Theoretical and clinical complementarity, and benefits to client couples (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)

Partial findings from a study that examined integrating emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and EMDR as clinical frameworks in couple therapy.

Rachel Walker explains EMDR, parts work, and structural dissociation (The Art and Science of EMDR)

In this video, Rachel Walker explains the integration of attachment theory, structural dissociation, parts work, and EMDR.