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?
Date
November 1, 2008
Creator(s)
Louise Maxfield
Practice & Methods
Neurobiology
Extent
5 pages
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Rights
Copyright © 2008 EMDR International Association
APA Citation
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
Series
2
Installment
4
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Article
Original Source
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
Access Type
Open Access
