How art therapy and EMDR help asylum seekers and refugees move towards healing trauma: A literature review (Lesley University, 2025)

This thesis examines EMDR and art therapy as modalities to treat trauma and PTSD in refugees and asylum seekers.

Bolstering the adaptive information processing model: A narrative review (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This review and comparative analysis examined different theoretical proposals in relation to the adaptive information processing (AIP) model.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: A systematic review (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)

This review evaluated the use and effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in patients treated in the medical setting.

An integrative somatic art therapy approach: EMDR and body-based practices for traumatic stress (Dominican University, 2024)

An exploration of how somatic art therapy and EMDR therapy impact symptoms of trauma and burnout.

Visual EMDR stimulation mitigates acute varied stress effects on morphology of hippocampal neurons in male Wistar rats (Frontiers in Psychiatry)

This study looked at “the potential of EMDR as a neuroprotective intervention in mitigating stress-related hippocampal alterations.”

Clinical efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and analysis (Children)

This review focuses on describing PTSD for children and adolescents and evaluating the effectiveness of clinical interventions for PTSD with this population.

The effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on reducing craving in populations with substance use disorder: A meta-analysis (Research Square Preprint)

A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to gain more insight into the therapeutic benefits of EMDR therapy for reducing craving during withdrawal in substance use disorder.

Eye movement intervention facilitates concurrent perception and memory processing (Cerebral Cortex)

This article utilized EEG scans to look at neural activity during eye movements and suggested information facilitation is important in EMDR therapy.

Practical Research Tools to Improve the Quality of EMDR Therapy Research (ResearchGate)

An updated paper on conducting quality EMDR therapy research which contains new information from the US National Center for PTSD.

Exploring subjective experiences of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) for psychosis – a power threat meaning framework (PTMF) informed narrative inquiry (Journal of Constructivist Psychology)

This study explored the link between adversity and psychosis and what clients find important when engaging in EMDR for psychosis.

Clinical observations of online EMDR: The imperative for research on bilateral stimulation techniques (Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine)

Clinical observations of online EMDR: The imperative for research on bilateral stimulation techniques.

مقایسه اثربخشی درمان حساسیت زدایی با حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد (EMDR) و تحریک فراجمجمه ای مغز با جریان مستقیم (tDCS) بر استرس ادراک شده و اضطراب زنان مبتلا به اختلال پرخوری ( نشریه عصب روانشناسی

هدف از این مطالعه مقایسه اثربخشی حساسیت‌زدایی از طریق حرکات چشم و پردازش مجدد و تحریک مغز با جریان مستقیم فراجمجمه‌ای بر استرس ادراک‌شده و اضطراب در زنان مبتلا به اختلال پرخوری افراطی بود.