EMDR Therapists Archives

EMDR group therapy: Emerging principles and protocols for trauma and beyond (Springer, 2023)

This 23 chapter book provides both theoretical background and practical applications of using EMDR therapy in group settings with a variety of populations.

Management of anxiety using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in children undergoing extraction: A randomized controlled pilot study (Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine)

Evaluating anxiety trends in pediatric dental patients during local anesthesia and extraction with and without EMDR therapy.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in prison and forensic services: A qualitative study of lived experience (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

Limited research on EMDR in forensic mental health is unfortunate given how common PTSD is in mentally unwell offenders.

In the News: November 27, 2023

EMDRIA members are featured in various articles and interviews discussing EMDR therapy in this edition of In the News.

Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guideline for mental, neurological and substance use disorders (World Health Organization)

International guidance for the management of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions. Recommendations include EMDR therapy as treatment for conditions related to stress.

EMDR Therapy and Intergenerational Trauma

EMDRIA member Viviana Urdaneta discusses how EMDR therapy can help heal intergenerational trauma.

A pragmatic randomized controlled exploratory trial of the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy for psychotic disorder (Journal of Psychiatric Research)

Study shows that EMDR can reduce the impact of traumatic events for patients with a psychotic disorder in a clinical setting in the UK.

EMDR Therapy for Religious and Spiritual Trauma

Listen to Cassidy DuHadway, LCSW, discuss adverse religious experiences and how they lead to belief systems that present as complex trauma.

EMDR Therapy and Ketamine

EMDRIA member Penny Monetti discusses EMDR therapy and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

EMDRIA Members Respond: Community Cultural Wealth for Native American Heritage Month

EMDR therapists can celebrate Native American Heritage Month by intentionally using the lens of Community Cultural Wealth to identify internal and external resources in their clients.

The effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR vs. EMDR 2.0 vs. the Flash technique in the treatment of patients with PTSD: Study protocol for the ENHANCE randomized controlled trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

The purpose of the current study is to determine the differential effectiveness, efficiency, and acceptability of EMDR therapy, an adaptation of EMDR therapy, referred to as EMDR 2.0, and a novel intervention for PTSD, the so-called Flash technique.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for childhood sexual abuse memories in men who have sexually offended against children: Changes in perceptions of abuse and offending (Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice)

EMDR could potentially contribute to the reduction of re-offending among adult males who had sexually offended against children.

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