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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): information processing in the treatment of trauma.
Full Abstract
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an efficacious and efficient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article provides a brief overview of the findings of 20 controlled-outcome studies and describes Shapiro's Adaptive Information Processing model. This model posits that pathology results when distressing experiences are processed inadequately and hypothesizes that EMDR accelerates information processing, resulting in the adaptive resolution of traumatic memories. A detailed description of the eight phases of treatment highlights the procedures, assumptions, and clinical observations that currently guide EMDR clinical practice. A case study, with an in-session transcript, illustrates the application of EMDR to address the past events that have laid the groundwork for dysfunction, the present circumstances that elicit distress, and skills acquisition needed for adaptive functioning.Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Author information
Author/s: Shapiro, Francine (F); Maxfield, Louise (L);
Affiliation: Mental Research Institute, USA. fshapiro(-atsign-)emdr.org
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal: Journal of clinical psychology (J Clin Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 58 (issue 8) : pp 933-46
Dates: Created 2002/07/12; Completed 2002/09/11; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12115716, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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