Editorial: Considering Mechanisms of Action in EMDR

As a profession we are still struggling to determine what makes therapy work and what creates change. What are the mechanisms of action?

Article Abstract

“Psychotherapy is a lot like making bread. The outcome depends on both the ingredients and the mechanisms. You can make banana bread, or sourdough bread, or doughnuts. You can use yeast, or baking powder, or no leavening at all. But psychotherapy is a lot more complicated. As a profession we are still struggling to determine what makes therapy work and what creates change. What are the mechanisms of action?”

—Description from publisher

Article Access

Open Access

Maxfield, L. (2008). Editorial: Considering Mechanisms of Action in EMDR. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 2(4), 234–238. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.2.4.234

About the Journal

The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR, and their application to clinical practice. The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research is the Official Publication of the EMDR International Association.