eye movement desensitization & reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
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Indications
Procedure
- consists of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with saccadic eye movements induced by following examiners' fingers while the patient recall trauma
- 6 45 minute sessions
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geller B Brief Psychotherapies Can "Cure" Childhood PTSD Physician's First Watch, July 24,2017 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
de Roos C et al. Comparison of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, cognitive behavioral writing therapy, and wait-list in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder following single- incident trauma: A multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Jun 28; PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28660669