Effects of intensive trauma-focused treatment of individuals with both post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
This study’s purpose was to determine the effects of an intensive trauma-focused treatment program (EMDR and prolonged exposure) for patients with PTSD and borderline personality disorder.
Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of EMDR Therapy in adults with PTSD and mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and mental health problems: A multiple baseline study (Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities)
EMDR therapy was found to be safe, feasible, and (potentially) efficacious in decreasing PTSD symptoms for adults with MID-BIF.
The brain-body disconnect: A somatic sensory basis for trauma-related disorders (Frontiers in Neuroscience)
This article proposes that trauma symptoms are rooted in brainstem-level somatic sensory processing dysfunction, affecting emotion, arousal, and self-regulation, and offers a model linking body-based sensory processes to brain mechanisms for treatment guidance.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-stroke post-traumatic stress disorder: Case report using the three-phase approach (Brain Injury)
The current study reports on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of EMDR therapy for PTSD subsequent to a pontine stroke.
Understanding the AIP Model: The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor
This video by Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC explains the AIP model with The Boat Metaphor and the Mount Everest Metaphor.
General EMDRIA Member Resources
This short video outlines all the valuable resources you have access to when you become an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) member. Find out more about what EMDRIA can offer you!
EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies (Routledge, 2022)
This book guides EMDR therapists in creative arts therapies to make healing safer and more accessible for patients with complex trauma.
Epigenetic impact of a 1-week intensive multimodal group program for adolescents with multiple adverse childhood experiences (Scientific Reports)
This study suggests that a week-long EMDR-based group program for adolescents with childhood trauma can reduce PTSD symptoms and trigger DNA methylation changes linked to stress-related health outcomes.
The psychological impact of the COVID emergency on Italian nursing homes staff and the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (Frontiers in Psychology)
We describe the subjective experience of staff in a number of Italian nursing homes during COVID-19 and effectiveness of EMDR with them.
A case report on the effectiveness of virtual eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in childhood OCD (International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences)
A 10-year-old was given EMDR therapy to address his OCD after intrusive thoughts such as witnessing his parents being fatally slashed.
Intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD: an open trial combining prolonged exposure therapy, EMDR, and physical activity (European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
The aim of the study was to test the effectiveness of an eight-day (two-week) intensive treatment for PTSD within a public health care setting.
