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EMDR Publications Database
The EMDR Publications Database has been developed collaboratively using the expertise of the Sheffield School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and is provided as a free resource for association members. The number of members signing up to use the database has increased to 630, and hopefully, as reports of its usefulness spread, more of you will use it as a resource to support your clinical and research work. You can learn how to access the database here.
The EMDR Publications Database is a collection of peer-reviewed research and dissertations/theses focusing on EMDR. It contains 1939 references, many of which have access to the full text. References in the database are categorised by keywords relating to the clinical area and study type, allowing for easy browsing. The database can also be searched by terms of interest.
The EMDR Publications Database was updated in January 2024, and 68 recent publications have been added. These can be easily viewed by clicking on the ‘NEW’ tag in the EMDR database. Within the NEW tag, you can then select further tags of interest to see what has recently been added for specific topics and research types.
| Research/publication type tag | Number of new publications added |
| Trials | 20* *2 are trial protocols |
| Dissertations and Theses | 8 |
| Systematic Reviews | 4 |
| Qualitative Research | 6 |
| Case Series | 5 |
| Meta-analysis and Network Meta-analysis | 2 |
| Cohort Studies | 1 |
| Books/Book chapters | 11 |
| Non-English Language | 3 French & Italian |
Other research types and publication types are included in the database; to view all, use the ‘NEW’ tag as mentioned above.
New this quarter
Systematic reviews
Four more systematic reviews have been published since the last update.
- Four more systematic reviews have been published since the last update. The review by Wright et al. (2024) uses a particular statistical method called individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA). Instead of collating study data from publications or investigators, the original research data are obtained directly from the researchers responsible for each study. The data are then combined and re-analysed centrally in meta-analyses. The Cochrane website indicates its support for IPDMA because it can improve the quality of the data and thus produce more reliable results. It says, “For this reason, they are considered to be the ‘gold standard’ of systematic review.” With strict inclusion criteria, only eight RCTs (346 patients) were included in the analysis. No significant difference was found between EMDR and other psychological interventions in reducing PTSD severity in any of the outcome measures.
- The other systematic review and meta-analysis (Rasines-Laudes & Serrano-Pintado, 2023) included 18 RCTs and looked specifically for effect sizes of EMDR in the reduction of trauma-based symptoms and found only a small effect.
- The use of psychosocial interventions in sexual assault victims, published in a psychiatric nursing journal (Miles et al., 2023), strongly supports EMDR in reducing trauma-based symptoms. However, only one RCT and two ‘quasi-experimental’ studies were included in the analysis.
- The final review (Billings et al., 2023) provides a timely overview of post-incident psychosocial interventions after a traumatic incident in the workplace. The authors reviewed 80 research studies and 11 clinical practice guidelines and concluded that most research and guidance was of ‘poor quality’. However, they noted that EMDR, CBT and some other interventions did not cause any harm. The review failed to demonstrate any benefit or establish the superiority of any specific intervention.
Children and adolescents
- Of interest, this quarter there are 11 new papers relating to children and adolescents. These range from relatively minor issues such as dental extraction (Kalra et al., 2023) to the all-too-devastating topic of mass shootings (Vinall, 2023).
Since the last update, a new topic tag ‘race’ has been added.
| Topic Tag | Number of new publications added |
| PTSD | 27 |
| Disorders associated with stress | 25 |
| Trauma | 18 |
| Children and adolescents | 11 |
| Adult treatment for sexual trauma | 9 |
| Race | 1 |
Other topics are included in the EMDR Publications Database. If you are interested in a topic that does not have a tag, you can enter it into the search box to retrieve references. Please see our videos for more information:
- Video 1 – Finding your way around the EMDR Publications Database [web version].
- Video 3 – Finding your way around the EMDR Database (Desktop version).
The database is a dynamic project, so if you do have any suggestions about papers that you think are missing or how it might be improved, please do get in touch with the Research Officer.
References
Billings, J., Zhan Yuen Wong, N., Nicholls, H., Burton, P., Zosmer, M., Albert, I., Grey, N., El-Leithy, S., Murphy, D., Tehrani, N., Wheatley, J., Bloomfield, M. A. P., & Greene, T. (2023). Post-incident psychosocial interventions after a traumatic incident in the workplace: A systematic review of current research evidence and clinical guidance. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), 2281751. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2281751
Kalra, N., Rathore, A., Tyagi, R., Khatri, A., Khandelwal, D., & Yangdol, P. (2023). Management of anxiety using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in children undergoing extraction: A randomized controlled pilot study. Journal of Dental Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 23(6), 347–355. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.6.347
Miles, L. W., Valentine, J. L., Mabey, L. J., Hopkins, E. S., Stodtmeister, P. J., Rockwood, R. B., & Moxley, A. N. H. (2023). A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10783903231216138. Embase. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903231216138
Billings, J., Zhan Yuen Wong, N., Nicholls, H., Burton, P., Zosmer, M., Albert, I., Grey, N., El-Leithy, S., Murphy, D., Tehrani, N., Wheatley, J., Bloomfield, M. A. P., & Greene, T. (2023). Post-incident psychosocial interventions after a traumatic incident in the workplace: A systematic review of current research evidence and clinical guidance. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), 2281751. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2281751
Kalra, N., Rathore, A., Tyagi, R., Khatri, A., Khandelwal, D., & Yangdol, P. (2023). Management of anxiety using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in children undergoing extraction: A randomized controlled pilot study. Journal of Dental Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 23(6), 347–355. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.6.347
Miles, L. W., Valentine, J. L., Mabey, L. J., Hopkins, E. S., Stodtmeister, P. J., Rockwood, R. B., & Moxley, A. N. H. (2023). A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 10783903231216138. Embase. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903231216138
Rasines-Laudes, P., & Serrano-Pintado, I. (2023). Efficacy of EMDR in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Psicothema, 35(4), 385–396. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2022.309
Vinall, D. J. (2023). Massacre survivor syndrome: Trauma sequelae and life adjustment in survivors of mass shootings treated with EMDR. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 84(2-B), No Pagination Specified. APA PsycInfo.
Wright, S. L., Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., Bisson, J., Papola, D., Witteveen, A., Suliman, S., Spies, G., Ahmadi, K., Capezzani, L., Carletto, S., Karatzias, T., Kullack, C., Laugharne, J., Lee, C. W., Nijdam, M. J., Olff, M., Ostacoli, L., Seedat, S., & Sijbrandij, M. (2024). EMDR v. Other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 1–9. MEDLINE. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723003446