Demystifying EMDR

Across Australia there is a growing interest in the consequences of trauma in children and adults. In December 2017 the Royal Commission presented a final report after a five-year inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse and related matters. The organised nature and extent of this abuse shocked Australia and the world. We see veterans and first responders struggling for years with posttraumatic stress symptoms. Many of them are heavily medicated, addicted, and unable to work and maintain relationships. When they have seen a psychologist or counsellor, they tend to focus on symptom management but they may not be addressing the underlying trauma – the root of the problem.

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Arianne Struik

Struik, A. (2019, June). Demystifying EMDR. InPsych, 4(3)