The eyes heal it: Therapy eases painful memories

But a neurological process called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as a possible cure for the disorder has piqued interest, and the WHO will send Denver psychiatrist Bert Furmansky across the world to see if the process can help some of the shell-shocked casualties of Afghanistan's civil war. Discovered and developed by California psychologist Francine Shapiro over the last 10 years, EMDR requires no drugs, may take only three sessions with a trained therapist and isn't language-based.

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Kreck, C. (1996, September 4). The eyes heal it: Therapy eases painful memories. Denver, CO: The Denver Post, Rockies, Living, G-01