The adaptive information processing model: The theoretical framework for EMDR therapy

This chapter discusses the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model as the theoretical foundation for the EMDR approach to psychotherapy.

Chapter Abstract

“The Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model is the theoretical foundation for the EMDR approach to psychotherapy. It guides all aspects of EMDR treatment including history taking, case conceptualization, preparation, memory reprocessing, and re-evaluation as treatment unfolds. The AIP model predicts treatment effects in posttraumatic stress disorder, stress-based anxiety disorders, and depressive disorders for which there is widespread research support, as well as in a range of less common and challenging to treat disorders. The AIP model proposes a bold yet concise framework by which psychological healing can be both comprehensive and rapid. It presents a compassionate framework for understanding and ameliorating human suffering and the evolution of consciousness.”

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Leeds, A. M. (2023). The adaptive information processing model: The theoretical framework for EMDR therapy. In D. P. Farrell, S. J. Schubert, & M. D. Kiernan (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of EMDR therapy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192898357.013.1

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