Post-traumatic stress disorder overcome by eye movement desensitization: A case report
Case report of a rape, its symptoms, various unsuccessful attempts to treat it, and successful treatment by eye-movement desensitization.
Article Abstract
“Post-traumatic stress disorder is an exceptionally stressful syndrome that has been extremely difficult to treat. The prognosis was recently dramatically improved by the introduction of eye-movement desensitization. This paper reports, in substantial detail, a case that was precipitated by a rape 10 years earlier, describing its manifestations and various unsuccessful attempts to treat it; followed by a detailed exposition of the eventual, completely successful treatment by eye-movement desensitization.”
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Wolpe, J., & Abrams, J. (1991). Post-traumatic stress disorder overcome by eye movement desensitization: A case report. Journal of Behavioral Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 22(1), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7916(91)90032-Z
Date
March 1, 1991
Creator(s)
Joseph Wolpe, Janet Abrams
Topics
Sexual Trauma
Extent
5 pages
Publisher
Elsevier
Rights
Copyright © 1991 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
APA Citation
Wolpe, J., & Abrams, J. (1991). Post-traumatic stress disorder overcome by eye movement desensitization: A case report. Journal of Behavioral Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 22(1), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7916(91)90032-Z
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource