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.

Implementing EMDR early mental health interventions for man-made and natural disasters: Models, scripted protocols and summary sheets (Springer, 2014)

The authors combine lessons learned, personal accounts, and best practices of how to integrate mental health care into disaster response.

No effects of eye movements on the encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop in healthy participants: Possible implications for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (Personality and Individual Differences)

The study’s aim is to explore how eye movements affect the information encoding of the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop.

Eye movements during recall of aversive memory decreases conditioned fear (Behaviour Research and Therapy)

This study found that imagining a feared stimulus while doing eye movements can reduce learned fear responses.

Attachment-focused EMDR: Healing relational trauma (W. W. Norton, 2013)

Integrating the latest in attachment theory and research into the use of EMDR.

EMDR internet therapy (2013 EMDRIA Conference)

Poster presentation from the 2013 annual EMDRIA Conference on the basics of conducting EMDR therapy via the internet.

Efficacy of a trauma-focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial (European Journal of Oral Science)

Thirty-one patients with dental phobia were randomly assigned to either EMDR or a waitlist control condition.

EMDR and the relational imperative: The therapeutic relationship in EMDR treatment (Routledge, 2013)

The subtle nuances of the therapeutic relationship and the vital role it plays in using EMDR with traumatized clients.

EMDR and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Panic Disorder: A Comparison (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Comparison of two treatments for panic disorder: eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) & cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

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.

Brain Activity Measured With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy During EMDR Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

Client with phantom limb pain (PLP) treated by EMDR measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) throughout therapeutic session.

EMDR and Parenting: A Clinical Case (Journal of EMDR Practice and Research)

The theory of attachment underlines how traumatic experiences from the parent’s past can be reactivated in the parent caregiving system.