Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
Efficacy, speed, and incidence of symptom worsening for 3 treatments of PTSD: prolonged exposure, relaxation training, or EMDR.
Bilateral eye movements enhance the retrieval of episodic memories (Neuropsychology)
Thirty seconds of horizontal saccadic eye movements preceding testing resulted in selective enhancement of episodic memory retrieval.
Treatment of traumatized refugee children with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in a psychodynamic context (Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)
Effects of a psychodynamic approach of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in treatment of traumatized refugee children.
Integrating EMDR into Phase-Oriented Treatment for Trauma (Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2003)
This paper integrates EMDR developments with stages of phase-oriented approach, to assess if integration is conceptually & clinically useful.
Lignes directrices pour l’évaluation et le traitement des symptômes dissociatifs chez les enfants et les adolescents (Société internationale pour l’étude de la dissociation)
Guide pratique pour la prise en charge des patients enfants et adolescents atteints de trouble dissociatif de l’identité, basé sur les connaissances scientifiques actuelles et une pratique clinique éclairée.
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents (International Society for the Study of Dissociation)
Practical guide to the management of child and adolescent patients with dissociative identity disorder based on current scientific knowledge & informed clinical practice.
Salivary cortisol levels and the cortisol response to dexamethasone before and after EMDR: A case report (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
This case study measured physiological stress changes during EMDR treatment and suggests that EMDR treatment for PTSD can improve symptoms and normalize stress-related cortisol levels.
Efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of specific phobias: Four single case studies on dental phobia (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
A series of single-case experiments was used to evaluate the application of EMDR to traumatically induced dental phobia.
EMDR and the role of the clinician in psychotherapy evaluation: Towards a more comprehensive integration of science and practice (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Three case series in which EMDR and psychotherapy evaluation was applied to treatment of complex PTSD, phobias, and chronic pain.
The effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: A retrospective study (European Psychiatry, 2022)
Effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapy (TF-P) versus stabilization and waiting in a civilian cohort of patients with complex PTSD.
Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology)
A specific EMDR protocol, Resource Development and Installation (RDI), is proposed as an effective intervention for Complex PTSD.
A controlled comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing versus exposure plus cognitive restructuring, versus waiting list in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Both EMDR and exposure plus cognitive restructuring are effective in the treatment of PTSD with only a slight advantage in favour of EMDR.
