Depression Archives

Is EMDR an Evidenced-Based Treatment for Depression? A Review of the Literature (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Studies under way may produce evidence needed to expand the recommendations for using EMDR with more than just PTSD, such as depression.

EMDR and CBT for Cancer Patients: Comparative Study of Effects on PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Efficacy of EMDR compared with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating PTSD in oncology patients in the follow-up phase of the disease.

A Case Study: The Integration of Intensive EMDR and Ego State Therapy to Treat Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

EMDR and ego state therapy for an individual diagnosed with comorbid PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

Case Consultation: Unremitting Depression (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Case consultation for challenging case: a man was referred for EMDR for treatment of a depression that began more than 2 years previously.

Cognitive behaviour therapy versus eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic disorder – Is it all in the homework then? (European Review of Applied Psychology)

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to determine whether there are any differences between these two treatments with respect to efficacy and efficiency in treating PTSD.

A Pilot Study of Concentrated EMDR: A Brief Report (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The results of this pilot study indicate that concentrated EMDR may be effective in treating comorbid MDD and panic disorder with agoraphobia.

Effect of the EMDR psychotherapeutic approach on emotional cognitive processing in patients with depression (The Spanish Journal of Psychology)

EMDR had a positive effect both on emotional cognitive processing and on long-term memory conceptual organization.

EMDR Solutions II: For depression, eating disorders, performance, and more (Norton, 2009)

This book by Robin Shapiro, MSW, LICSW with contributions by Celia Grand, LCSW, BCD and others, presents step-by-step instructions for implementing EMDR approaches to treat a range of issues, specifically depression, eating disorders, performance, medically-based trauma, and more.