Introduction to the special section:  Hypnosis and EMDR

We are happy to introduce this special set of invitedcontributions on Hypnosis and EMDR. EMDR is an acronym for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. While it has been argued against characterizing hypnosis as a specific type of treatment method (e.g. Frischholz, 1995; 1997a; 1997b; 2000; Frischholz & Spiegel, 1983), this is not the case for EMDR. Like psychoanalysis, EMDR is both an evolving theory about how information I perceived, stored and retrieved in the human brain and a specific treatment method based on this theory (Shapiro, 1995, 2001). In fact, EMDR is a very unique treatment method, which like othertypes of treatment methods/techniques (e.g. psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, ego-state therapy) can also beincorporated with hypnosis (Hammond, 1990).

Journal

English

Edward J. Frischholz
James A. Kowal
D. Corydon Hammond

Frischholtz, E., Kowal, J. A., & Hammond, D. C. (2001, January-April). Introduction to the special section: Hypnosis and EMDR. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 43(3-4), 179-182. doi:10.1080/00029157.2001.10404274