Nacimiento, desarrollo y evolución de la desensibilización y elreprocesamiento por medio de movimientos oculares (EMDR)Origin, development, and evolution of eye movement desensitizationand reprocessing
Description
La desensibilización y el reprocesamiento por medio de movimientos oculares (EMDR) ha suscitado ungran número de estudios desde su aparición en 1989. El objetivo principal de este artículo es describir sudesarrollo y evolución hasta la actualidad. Para ello se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en MEDLINE yPsycINFO con la entrada "eye movement desensitizacion". Tras la revisión de los 795 artículos resultantes, seeligieron aquellos que por su relevancia e interés mostraban mejor el desarrollo y evolución de la técnica.Además, se configuró una línea de vida que representó gráficamente su historia. Aunque en los primerosa˜nos el foco de investigación fue la validación de la técnica para el trastorno de estrés postraumático(TEPT), ésta comenzó muy rápidamente a aplicarse a otras problemáticas. Solo un 14% de los trabajosencontrados son estudios experimentales controlados. Actualmente, si bien se ha demostrado su eficaciacomo tratamiento del TEPT, se siguen barajando diversas hipótesis explicativas de su eficacia. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has led to a great number of studies since itsappearance in 1989.
The aim of this article is to describe EMDR development and evolution to the presentday. With this purpose a search was carried out on MEDLINE and PsycINFO with the entry "eye movementdesensitization". After revising the resulting 797 articles, those that because of their relevance explainedbest the development and evolution of the technique were chosen and shaped into a lifeline graphicallyrepresenting the history of EMDR. Despite the fact that during the first years the focus of research wason the validation of the technique for post-traumatic disorder (PTSD), it was soon applied to other areas.Only 14% of the articles found account for controlled studies. Up to date, in spite of the effectiveness ofEMDR for the treatment of PTSD that has been proven, many different explanatory hypotheses are stillup for discussion.
The aim of this article is to describe EMDR development and evolution to the presentday. With this purpose a search was carried out on MEDLINE and PsycINFO with the entry "eye movementdesensitization". After revising the resulting 797 articles, those that because of their relevance explainedbest the development and evolution of the technique were chosen and shaped into a lifeline graphicallyrepresenting the history of EMDR. Despite the fact that during the first years the focus of research wason the validation of the technique for post-traumatic disorder (PTSD), it was soon applied to other areas.Only 14% of the articles found account for controlled studies. Up to date, in spite of the effectiveness ofEMDR for the treatment of PTSD that has been proven, many different explanatory hypotheses are stillup for discussion.
Format
Journal
Language
Spanish
Original Work Citation
Marin, C., & Guillén y Sofía, A. I. (2016). [Origin, development, and evolution of eye movement desensitizationand reprocessing]. Clínica y Salud, 27, 101–114. Spanish
Citation
“Nacimiento, desarrollo y evolución de la desensibilización y elreprocesamiento por medio de movimientos oculares (EMDR)Origin, development, and evolution of eye movement desensitizationand reprocessing,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 1, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/24211.