Case report: Intensive online trauma treatment combining prolonged exposure and EMDR 2.0 in a patient with severe and chronic PTSD (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

An intensive trauma treatment case study conducted online for chronic PTSD utilizing EMDR 2.0 and prolonged exposure.

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Skills training followed by either EMDR or narrative therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse: A randomized controlled trial (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This study compared STAIR plus EMDR therapy vs. STAIR plus narrative therapy for PTSD.

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Exploratory pedagogical research of a bespoke eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy training for midwives (Mental Health Science)

This paper evaluates a bespoke training for midwives in psychological therapy techniques (EMDR‐m) which were used to treat peripartum PTSD.

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Autonomic nervous system function before and after trauma-focused psychotherapy in youth with (partial) posttraumatic stress disorder (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

This article looks at the correlation between trauma-focused psychotherapy including EMDR therapy and alterations in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in children and adolescents aged 8-18.

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12-month follow-up of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR and physical activity (BMC Psychiatry)

Long-term follow-up study for patients with PTSD treated with a combination of prolonged exposure, EMDR, and physical activity.

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Visual Schema Displacement Therapy versus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy versus waitlist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This randomized controlled trial investigated the use of Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT) vs EMDR therapy vs waitlist in the treatment of PTSD.

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AIP-based professional intervention program for adversity for trauma and stress reduction in groups: A pilot study in Ethiopia (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This study examined aspects of EMDR therapy and the AIP model modified into a group therapy exercise called the professional intervention program for adversity (PIPA) on patients with PTSD symptoms in Ethiopia.

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EMDR in Three Adults With Severe Intellectual Disability and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Effectiveness of EMDR therapy using the storytelling method in three adults with severe intellectual disability and PTSD.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder in people with dementia: Study protocol (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

“This study aims to improve the diagnostic process of PTSD and to assess the effects of EMDR treatment in people with dementia living in Dutch care facilities.”

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Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: Definition, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology)

EMDR can be used to ensure that people with childbirth-related PTSD are treated to recovery so that it does not become chronic.

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Online eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Alpha Psychiatry)

Editorial comment regarding the use of online EMDR for PTSD.

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The management of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: Synopsis of the 2023 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline (Annals of Internal Medicine)

This article summarizes the 2023 clinical practice guideline (CPG) and discusses assessments and treatments for which evidence was sufficient to support a recommendation for or against. Recommendations are given for EMDR therapy as psychotherapy treatment for PTSD.

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