Trauma:  "It’s real, it’s painful"

During an EMDR session, a patient's eyes follow Ms. Cosentino's fingers back and forth while the patient "focuses on a specific picture of a troubling issue," she said. Invented eight years ago by California therapist Francine Shapiro, EMDR has shown promising anecdotal success in reducing anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms such as nightmares and flashbacks. Critics say there is not enough scientific data to warrant claims that EMDR works.

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Laura Bruno

Bruno, L. (1995, September 10). Trauma: "It's real, it's painful." Staten Island, NY:Staten Island Advance, A19