Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A new treatment for anxiety and related trauma

This chapter by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. describing EMDR as a treatment for anxiety and related trauma appears in the book Trauma victim: Theoretical and practical suggestions.

Chapter Access

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Shapiro, F. (1994). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A new treatment for anxiety and related trauma. In L. Hyer (Ed.), Trauma victim: Theoretical and practical suggestions (pp. 501-523). Muncie, IN: Accelerated Development. https://www.routledge.com/Trauma-Victim-Theoretical-Issues-And-Practical-Suggestions/Hyer/p/book/9781138986091

About the Book

“Aiming to fulfill the need for a multifaceted approach to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this guide addresses the importance of the stressor, places paramount the person of the victim and provides treatment procedures. The 11 authors weave a care paradigm that begins with a position: the persona of the victim organises and preserves his or her reality and the trauma makes this more so. The book provides a formula for accepting, understanding and treating the individual and helps the therapist inspect and nurture the trauma victim’s self and ego skills.”

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