Eye-movement desensitisation to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder

This paper reports the treatment of a woman with post-traumatic stress disorder following a horrific road traffic accident using the EMD procedure.

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“A new treatment using a saccadic eye-movement desensitisation (EMD) procedure has recently been introduced to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a disorder that has been difficult to treat in the past. The treatment is claimed to be very rapid and successful. This paper reports the treatment of a woman with post-traumatic stress disorder following a horrific road traffic accident using the EMD procedure.”

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Spector, J. & Huthwaite, M. (1993). Eye-movement desensitisation to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 163(1), 106-108. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.163.1.106