Trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system: Critical issues and new directions

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), which is a somewhat controversial technique involving recalling traumatic memories while focusing on personal strengths and engaging in distracting behaviors such as lateral eye movements. EMDR generally is conducted for fewer sessions than TF-CBT, and has shown preliminary evidence of efficacy with conduct-disordered boys [38], child disaster survivors [39], and girls who experienced sexual abuse [40]. EMDR [41] is generally conducted as only one part of a multimodal therapy program rather than a stand-alone treatment.

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Julian D. Ford
John F. Chapman
Josephine Hawke
David Albert

Ford, J. D., Chapman, J. F., Hawke, J., & Albert, D. (2007, June). Trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system: Critical issues and new directions. Research and Program Brief, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, 1-8