EMDR and PTSD

Anyone can experience intense trauma. EMDR is widely considered one of the best treatments for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Treatment Guidelines

EMDR therapy is listed as a treatment for PTSD and other trauma and stressor disorders by the following organizations. These treatment guidelines are based on reviews that evaluate research of established evidence-based mental health treatments.

• Australian Guidelines for PTSD (2020)
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2018)
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018)
• American Psychological Association (2017)
• Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense (2017)
• The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2013)
• World Health Organization (2013)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services America (2012)
• American Psychiatric Association (2004)

Endorsements

Research has shown that EMDR can be an efficient and rapid treatment. EMDR is also found effective by:

• Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST) of the Northern Ireland Department of Health
• Dutch National Steering Committee for Health Care
• French Haute Autorite de Sante (French National Authority for Health)
• French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
• Israeli National Council for Mental Health
• United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS)
• United States National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Many other international health and governmental agencies