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The evolution and future of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy.
- Source :
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BJPsych Advances . Jul2024, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p239-241. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- SUMMARY: Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), a therapy initially developed by Dr Francine Shapiro for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, has broadened its scope to include other forms of stress and trauma, even showing promise for physical health conditions. This commentary on a series of three articles on EMDR in this journal outlines the therapy's underlying theoretical model, adaptive information processing (AIP), which involves trauma-focused case conceptualisation. It also introduces the work of the EMDR Council of Scholars, which identified three categories of treatment: EMDR psychotherapy, EMDR treatment protocols and EMDR-derived techniques. Finally, it considers EMDR training and credentialing and the aim of current leaders in the EMDR community to solidify EMDR's standing as a scientifically validated, front-line trauma therapy, while honouring Shapiro's legacy of striving to end the cycle of violence, especially in low- and middle-income countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20564678
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BJPsych Advances
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179792850
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2024.25