Procedure helps patients handle past traumatic experiences that won’t let go

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a procedure used to help reduce the impact of past experiences on present-day life. These experiences typically involve a trauma such as an assault, abuse, accident or natural disaster, said Ralph Caraffa, a licensed psychologist in St. Charles County certified in the procedure by the EMDR International Association.

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Robin Seaton Jefferson

Jefferson, R. S. (2001, April 30). Procedure helps patients handle past traumatic experiences that won?t let go. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Five Star Lift, St. Charles County Post, 8