How valid is eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing?

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which combines the use of imaginal exposure with eye movement, has been proposed by its originator, F. Shapiro, as a prescriptive treatment for trauma-related anxiety. The authors question Shapiro's practice of prohibiting individuals not associated with her EMDR Institute from training others in the technique. They argue that this practice impedes unbiased replication research, and they call for public dissemination and scientific scrutiny of EMDR methodology.

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Michel Hersen
Vincent B. van Hasselt
Gerald Tremont
Kim T. Mueser

Acierno, R., Hersen, M., van Hasselt, V. B., Tremont, G., & Mueser, K. T. (1994, November). How valid is eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing? Clinician's Research Digest, 12(11), 2. doi:10.1037/e500122006-002