Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A therapeutic tool for trauma and grief

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative client-centered approach that is presently widely used in the treatment of trauma. Use of this method within a comprehensive treatment plan can significantly accelerate recovery from a recent traumatic event, hasten the working through of unresolved past events, and facilitate the client's incorporation of adaptive beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. Furthermore, treatment effects appear to be stable over time.

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Roger M. Solomon
Francine Shapiro

Solomon, R. M., & Shapiro, F. (1997). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A therapeutic tool for trauma and grief. In C. R. Figley, B. E. Bride, & N. Mazza (Eds.), Death and trauma: The traumatology of grieving (pp. 231-247). Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis