Therapists say clients with a single tramuatic event may need only one to three 90-minute sessions. Those with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder -- women molested for years as children or Vietnam veterans -- can require many more sessions as…
There's also a treatment for post-traumatic stress called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Similar to techniques used in other effective treatments for this condition, EMDR therapists ask clients to review the traumatic events…
At first, psychotherapist Richard Glade tried traditional talk therapy with Mr. A. Then, unable to make much headway, Glade decided to try something else: a controversial treatment called EMDR.
