Traumatic relief: Area therapist helps Oklahoma City victims with new treatment
Description
After the Oklahoma City bomb blast killed 167 people, the call went out for help - and Centerville therapist Thomas Verdon headed west, spending a week helping victims cope with post-traumatic stress. He used Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, a method involving rapid movements of the eye that are believed to unlock and relieve disturbing thoughts.
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Ransom, F. V. (1995, September 14). Traumatic relief: Area therapist helps Oklahoma City victims with new treatment. Dayton, OH: Dayton Daily News, 1C
Collection
Citation
“Traumatic relief: Area therapist helps Oklahoma City victims with new treatment,” Francine Shapiro Legacy Library, accessed November 18, 2025, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/16900.
