EMDR training for mental health therapists in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina who work with psycho-traumatized population for increasing their psychotherapy capacities

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic treatment which incorporates eye movements to provide bi-lateral stimulation to the brain. In 1987, Dr Francine Shapiro, an American Psychologist, made the chance observation that eye movements significantly reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts and feelings. EMDR has developed rapidly since then and is now used by therapists all over the world. Research studies have show that it can markedly accelerate the healing process. [Excerpt]

Journal

English

Mevludin Hasanovic
Izet Pajevic
Sian Morgan
Nermina Kravic

Hasanovic, M., Pajevic, I., Morgan, S., & Kravic, N. (2011). EMDR training for mental health therapists in postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina who work with psycho-traumatized population for increasing their psychotherapy capacities. Acta Medica Salinia, 40(2), 93