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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Its cautious use in the dissociative disorder (Dissociation)

Careful informed consent and the use of the dissociative table technique can allow EMDR to be used successfully in a dissociative patient.

EMDR’s apparent similarity to dreaming and to therapeutic dreamwork is suggested as a possible key to understanding its underlying mechanism.

Three complex cases are presented on the applicability of eye movement desensitization (EMD) for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Letter to the editor arguing that EMDR and hypnosis are qualitatively different states of neurophysiological functioning.

The clinical phenomena of the conduct of EMDR and Thought Field Therapy were interpreted within the concepts of classical conditioning.

Imaginal exposure (image habituation training—IHT) vs. applied muscle relaxation (AMR) vs. eye movement desensitization (EMD) for PTSD.

After five sessions of EMDR, subjects reported a considerable decrease in the frequency of panic attacks, general anxiety, and more.

Case reports make claims for efficacy of “eye movement desensitization” (EMD) in treatment of traumatic memories. Is there evidence?

The results showed no significant decreases in SUDs level with the EMD minus the saccadic eye movements procedure.

In this 20/20 segment from 1994, reporter Lynn Sherr interviews Francine Shapiro and several EMDR therapy clients describing the therapy.

Study reporting on eight patients with PTSD who received EMDR treatment showed significant improvements on assessment measures.

Two multiple personality disorder patients with severe, persistent phobias were successfully treated using EMDR.