SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2021
EMDR as Treatment Option for Conditions Other Than PTSD: A Systematic Review.
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- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in the medical setting: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Pooled it
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy for Adults With Binge-Eating Disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- Sexuality and Related Disorders in OCD and Their Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Alpha psychiatry · 2025Article
- Predictors and process moderators of EMDR therapy for depressive symptoms: protocol for a series of observational N-of-1 trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Schismogenesis in anxiety spectrum disorders: a biopsychosocial perspective.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Clinical Perspective.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- The Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy on Reducing Craving in Populations with Substance Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Advancing trauma studies: A narrative literature review embracing a holistic perspective and critiquing traditional models.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Exploring the Interplay between Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Severity: Implications for Clinical Practice.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Bolstering the adaptive information processing model: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Psychological intervention in women victims of childhood sexual abuse: a randomized controlled clinical trial comparing EMDR psychotherapy and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Randomized trial on the effects of an EMDR intervention on traumatic and obsessive symptoms during the COVID-19 quarantine: a psychometric study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Visual EMDR stimulation mitigates acute varied stress effects on morphology of hippocampal neurons in male Wistar rats.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Psychotherapies and digital interventions for OCD in adults: What do we know, what do we need still to explore?Comprehensive psychiatry · 2023Review
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in adolescents with autism; Efficacy on ASD symptoms and stress.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Sensory stimulations potentializing digital therapeutics pain control.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Treating COVID-19 patients with EMDR: A pilot study.European journal of trauma & dissociation = Revue europeenne du trauma et de la dissociation · 2022Article
- Perspectives of participants undergoing holographic memory resolutionHealth psychology openArticle
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The technique is known to facilitate reprocessing of maladaptive memories that are thought to be central to this pathology. Here we investigate if EMDR therapy can be used in other conditions. We conducted a systematic literature search on PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science. We searched for published empirical findings on EMDR, excluding those centred on trauma and PTSD, published up to 2020. The results were classified by psychiatric categories. Ninety articles met our research criteria. A positive effect was reported in numerous pathological situations, namely in addictions, somatoform disorders, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, disorders of adult personality, mood disorders, reaction to severe stress, anxiety disorders, performance anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), pain, neurodegenerative disorders, mental disorders of childhood and adolescence, and sleep. Some studies reported that EMDR was successful in usually uncooperative (e.g., Dementia) or unproductive cases (e.g., aphasia). Moreover, in some severe medical conditions, when psychological distress was an obstacle, EMDR allowed the continuation of treatment-as-usual. Furthermore, the effects observed in non-pathological situations invite for translational research. Despite a generally positive outlook of EMDR as an alternative treatment option, more methodologically rigorous studies are needed. We discuss the advantages and limitations and possible implications for the hypothesised mechanisms of action.
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