"The treatment known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed in 1987 by an American psychologist, Dr. Francine Shapiro, for the remediation of trauma symptoms and post- traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD). Though numerous empirical studies (including several randomized control trials, or RCTs) have demonstrated the efficacy of EMDR for the treatment of PTSD (Bisson et al., 2013; Oren & Solomon, 2012),"
"Despite long-held critiques of EMDR among some clinicians and researchers (Herbert et al., 2000), in the 25-plus years of my career, I have encountered numerous patients with PTSD who have been helped by it after other treatments-including CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy-were unsuccessful. Furthermore, in that time, I have yet to meet anyone, clinically, who was harmed by EMDR. Of course, anecdotal evidence like this is not on par with evidence from RCTs, so I would advise people to do their own research."
EMDR was developed in 1987 to remediate trauma symptoms and PTSD. Numerous empirical studies, including randomized controlled trials, have demonstrated efficacy for PTSD treatment, though some researchers remain skeptical of unique EMDR components. Clinicians report cases in which EMDR helped patients after CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and pharmacotherapy were unsuccessful, and no clinical harms were reported in author experience. Anecdotal evidence does not replace RCTs, and improvements may arise from established components such as exposure rather than bilateral eye movements. EMDR is increasingly applied for performance enhancement in sports, testing, and public speaking.
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