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1. Dunne, T., & Farrell, D. (2009, March). Accredited, brand-named psychotherapies and the standard of evidence: A reply to Davidson. Clinical Psychology Forum, 195, 3-4.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Prof Davidson also trots out that old chestnut of McNally’s (1996 a & b) regarding EMDR to wit:
“What is new is not effective and what is effective is not new”. This has been effectively rebutted
by Perkins & Rouanzoin (2002) who convincingly, even for the most rabid of sceptics,
demonstrated that McNally, in dismissing EMDR as just another variant of systematic
desensitisation, failed to notice that, unlike EMDR, systematic desensitisation is not particularly
helpful in the treatment of PTSD. Perkins & Rouanzoin also showed how McNally misreported
data to support his contentions regarding EMDR whiles simultaneously excluding or ignoring
Van Etten & Taylor’s (1998) meta-analysis. Van Etten & Taylor concluded that EMDR is not
simply a variant of imaginal exposure, a conclusion which contradicts McNally’s argument but is
omitted by him. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Letter Standard of Evidence
Accuracy Verified: Yes
2. Kaplan, R., & Manicavasagar, V. (1998, October). Adverse effect of EMDR: A case report. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 32(5), 731-732.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
This letter documents adverse complications following a course of EMDR in and individual suffering from an adjustment disorder. Ethical issues are raised by the widespread use of this technique without sufficient screening for possible adverse reactions.
Keywords: Adjustment Disorder Adults Clinical Case Study Empirical Study Letter Males Negative Therapeutic Reaction Stressors Survivors Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
3. Shapiro, F. (1994, March). Alternative stimuli in the use of EMD(R). Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 25(1), 89. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(94)90071-X.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The writer comments on the use of eye movement desensitization treatment and treatment evaluation.
Keywords: Letter Research Needs
Accuracy Verified: Yes
4. Bresnan, A. (2000, September 1). Ask Beth: Grandmother too important to forget. Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, Third Editon, Living, C10.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Thank you for supporting therapy in your column. I'd like to tell you about a technique I've been using with clients for almost four years. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps people heal from traumas and works faster than just talking, as it helps the person unload negative feelings. It is helpful with adolescents who were exposed to criticism and other forms of mental abuse at home
Keywords: Boston General Letter Overview
Accuracy Verified: Yes
5. Gersons, B., & Schnyder, U. (2007, November). Beyond exposure alone: Brief eclectic psychotherapy for PTSD. Presentation at the pre-meeting for Institute of the 23rd of the International Society for Traumatic Stress, Baltimore MD.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The efficacy of psychotherapeutic and pharmacotherapeutic
approaches in the treatment of PTSD can be regarded as empirically
demonstrated. Overall, effect sizes seem to be higher for psychotherapy
as compared with medication. Many well-controlled trials
with a mixed variety of trauma survivors have demonstrated that
CBT is particularly effective in treating PTSD. More specifically,
exposure therapy currently is seen as the treatment modality with
the strongest evidence for its efficacy. However dropout rates from
studies of CBT (including EMDR) usually are around 20 percent. Up
to 58 percent of patients who completed CBT are still diagnosed
with PTSD at posttreatment assessment. Furthermore, only 32-66
percent of patients included achieved good end-state functioning.
There is a need to have treatment protocols based on CBT which
meet more the expectations of traumatized clients. The 16-sessions
Brief Eclectic Protocol (BEP) originally developed for police officers
with PTSD proved to be effective in two randomized controlled trials
and has been accepted in the NICE-Guidelines (2005). The second
trial also showed effectivity on biological data. A trial in Zurich
is still running. BEP encompasses apart from a slightly different form
of exposure psychoeducation at the start (with the partner present),
the use of letter writing to express angry feelings, the use of memorabilia
and 12 sessions for the domain of meaning, how it changes
the view on the world and on the person his or herself. It is ended
with a farewell ritual. The dropout rate is lower compared to the traditional
CBT. In the workshop the protocol will be presented, discussed
and parts of it will be trained.
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Keywords: Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy
Accuracy Verified: Yes
6. Nicosia, G. J. (1995, March). A brief note: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is not hypnosis. Dissociation: Progress in the Dissociative Disorders, 8(1), 69.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Argues that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and hypnosis are qualitatively different states of neurophysiological functioning. An experiment is reported in which the effects of EMDR on brain functioning of 3 Ss are examined. EEGs taken during EMDR for these Ss were within normal range, and did not differ from waking state EEGs, indicating that EMDR does not appear to produce the altered consciousness state associated with hypnosis or confabulation. EMDR memories may be more valid in the legal process. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Electroencephalography Eye Movements Hypnotherapy Letter Neurophysiology Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
7. Sullivan-Lyons, J. (2002, December). But does it work?. The Psychologist, 15(12), 603.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
I have no involvement
with EMDR and cannot
comment on the claims and
counterclaims for its efficacy
or theoretical basis. However,
those working to assess claim
and counterclaim will not be
well guided if they accept at
face value Robert Forde’s
view (Letters, October) that
the progress of knowledge is
‘data-based, cumulative and
theory-driven’. This very
Popperian view of ‘science’
may describe its appearance
from a distance, but certainly
not what actually goes on.
Keywords: Letter Robert Forde
Accuracy Verified: Yes
8. Booth, J. (2002, June). Call for investigation of EMDR... EMDR: What's the evidence?. CPJ: Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal, 13(5), 5.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Commentary Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
9. Marcum, J. M. (1992, December). Cautionary letter. ASCH Newsletter, XXXII(3).
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: No
10. Lipke, H. (2012). Comment on Dunne and Farrell (2011). Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 6(2), 82. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.6.2.82.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
I was quite pleased to see Dunne and Farrell (2011)
intelligently and usefully address clinician experience
incorporating eye movement desensitization
and reprocessing (EMDR) into practice. I was also
pleased that they could find some use for the data I
accumulated in 1992 from the 443 responders to the
questionnaires sent to the first 1,295 EMDR Institute
trainees for whom I was able to obtain current addresses
(Lipke, 1995).
Dunne and Farrell (2011). {Excerpt]
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
11. van Ommeren, M. (1996, October). Comment on Greenwald (1996): The assessment of fidelity to the EMDR treatment protocol. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 27(5), 529. doi:10.1037/0735-7028.27.5.529.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Comments on R. Greenwald's (see record 83-27577) article in which he argues that fidelity to the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) protocol is the critical factor that determines whether a treatment outcome study will show that EMDR is effective. M. Van Ommeren recommends the formation of a panel that can make assessments as to whether or not the treatments used in EMDR outcome studies have fidelity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Letter Methodology Professional Criticism Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
12. Lipke, H. (2003, December). Comment on Hembree and Foa (2003) and EMDR. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16(6), 573-574. doi:10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004081.85114.05.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The role of eye movements in EMDR therapy is not yet clear. However, it is clear that Hembree and Foa's uncritical report of evidence nonsupportive of the importance of eye movement, or other sensory/motor activity in EMDR, suggests this is a closed issue, not an open issue as the research actually indicates. This uncritical interpretation by Hembree and Foa poses the danger of unjustly steering scientists and clinicians away from consideration of EMDR as a distinct method of treatment, and of attempting to better understand its mechanism of effect. [Text, p. 573] [Pilots]
Keywords: Comment Letter Professional Criticism Reply Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
13. Wolpe, J. (1992). Commentary on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing method: Commentary on statements by Johnson and Shapiro. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, 12(2), 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Commentary Johnson Letter Shapiro
Accuracy Verified: Yes
14. Johnson, L. (1992). Commentary on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing method: Response by Dr. Johnson. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, 12(2), 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
15. Shapiro, F. (1992). Commentary on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing method: Response to Johnson’s review. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, 12(2), 6-7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
16. Greenwald, R. (1994, March). Criticisms of Sanderson’s and Carpenter’s study on eye movement desensitization. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(94)90072-8. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 25(1), 90-91.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Discusses the validity of a study on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization that did not follow the exact principles of EMDR as enunciated by Francine Shapiro. [Pilots]
Keywords: Experimental Design Letter Phobia Professional Criticism Professional Criticism Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
17. Cook, J. (2003, November 5). Dallaire's demons. Canada: National Post, Editorials, A17.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
It is also true that there are at least three relatively new therapies widely practised in North America which can help expedite relief for PTSD sufferers. These therapies are: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro; Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) developed by Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.; and even a Christian version, TheoPhostic Ministry (TPM) developed by Dr. Ed Smith.
Keywords: Editorial General Letter Overview
Accuracy Verified: Yes
18. Corrigan, P. (2002). The data is still the thing: A reply to Gaynor and Hayes. the Behavior Therapist, 25(7/8), 140.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Behavior Therapy DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Letter Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
19. Arnold, C. (2002). David Lister's 1999 paper. The EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net on 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
"I concur with David Lister's model of utilising EMDR in Medical Practice. My own
personal trauma has been around radical surgery when I was 24, which was life saving
but nonetheless changed the course of my life. The possibilities for healing are endless if
EMDR could be incorporated into complementary care units of hospitals that are becoming popular here in the USA. (Complementary care units are quite unlike British
health centres, complementary care units offer yoga, meditation, message, visualization,
relaxation techniques, hypnosis and biofeedback to patients suffering from a broad range
of medical problems, including those with catastrophic illness. Some include homeopathy
and herbal medicine as part of the treatment plan. These units have not been without
controversy, and administrators have waged a long and hard battle against the medical
establishment.)
Keywords: David Lister Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
20. Lilienfeld, S. O., & Arkowitz, H. (2007, April/May). Defending EMDR. Scientific American Mind, 18(2), 5.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
The article presents a response by Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz to a letter to the
editor about their article "Taking a Closer Look," published in a previous issue.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
21. Marin, R. S. (2007). Defending EMDR. Scientific American Mind, 18(2), 5.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Taking a Closer Look," by Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz published in a previous issue.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
22. Thompson, P. (2007, April-May). Defending EMDR. Scientific American Mind, 18(2), 5.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Taking a Closer Look," by Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz in a previous issue.
The authors state that EMDR is not more effective than standard behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies. I have heard that EMDR is less stressful than standard therapies for PTSD and thus has a lower dropout rate and that this difference is not taken into account in studies of EMDR (because only patients who complete therapy are included in the studies). Is there indeed a difference in dropout rates?
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
23. Leeds, A. M. (1992, May). Difficult cases. EMDR Network Newsletter, 2(1), 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract: H
ave you experienced atypical responses
to EMDR, lack of progress,
even outright therapeutic failures?
You are invited to submit your challenging
clinical problems to "Difficult
Cases." "Difficult Cases" will be a
regular column in future EMDR Network
new letter^. Your proposed solutions
are welcome, but are not necessary.
Remember, you are not the
only one encountering these problems.
Keywords: Difficult Cases
Accuracy Verified: Yes
24. London, R. T. (2005, February). Dr. London replies. Clinical Psychiatry News, 33(2), 8.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Thank you kindly for your thoughtful letter. Even though so much of psychiatry has turned to medication management, it's wonderful to know that there are psychiatrists out there who realize the interrelatedness of scientific medicine, the wonderful value of talk therapy strategies, and the greatness of the human spirit in achieving changes in behaviors. I'd even like to think this can be done under the same psychotherapeutic roof.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
25. Rosch. P. J. 1997, January-February) . Editorial comments: The treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychosomatic Medicine, 59(1), 71 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
These letters criticize alleged omissions in a review of the literature on treatment of PTSD. [Pilots]
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
26. Glover, H. (1997, January-February). Editorial comments: The treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychosomatic Medicine, 59(1), 70-71.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
These letters criticize alleged omissions in a review of the literature on treatment of PTSD. [Pilots]
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
27. Fensterheim, H. (1993, September). Editorial misjudgment. the Behavior Therapist, 16(8), 188-189.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
28. Bhattacharyya, A. (1997). Eliminating the trauma burden: A reply to Dr. Greenwald's paper. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry On-Line. Retrieved from http://www.priory.com/psych/dr.htm November 15, 2011.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
It is refreshing to find he has put the emphasis on health rather than illness. To translate that in the British context, one has to question
the real advance that has taken place in making that shift. It is fashionable to call every
service in terms of health and not illness and yet the major part of our resources go into
cure than prevention. Although it may seem like closing the stable door after the horse
has bolted, only now through extensive inducements and effort, the immunisation figures,
to quote one of Dr. Greenwald's examples, have reached 95%. Even then, there are
troughs whenever there is a scare such as with the measles and whooping cough vaccines.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
29. Zangwill, W. M. (1995). EMDR and applied behavior analysis. the Behavior Therapist, 18(8), 156.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Applied Behavior Analysis Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
30. Gernani, P. D. (2006, July). EMDR and CBT. Clinical Psychology Forum, 163, 3.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Behavior Therapy CBT Clinical Feature Clinical Protocol Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Therapy Emotional Disorder Human Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Accuracy Verified: Yes
31. Gurnani, P. D. (2006, July). EMDR and CBT. Clinical Psychology Forum, 163(3), 1473-8279 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Behavior Therapy CBT Clinical Feature Clinical Protocol Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Therapy Emotional Disorder Human Letter
Accuracy Verified: No
32. Hammond, D. C. (1992, Summer). The EMDR bandwagon. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) Newsletter, 32(2), 7-8.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Shapiro, in her response to Metter and
Michelson, criticizes that their failure
to replicate must have been because
they used an 'aberrant version' of her
technique. She cites many uncontrolled
case reports, but her original
1989 publication remains the only
'controlled study' in print. Her original
report did not include an alternative
treatment condition or betweengroups
analysis, only included moderate
level and temporally dlstant traumas
that patients were already consciously
aware.of.. and did not control
for expectancy or suggestion effects.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
33. Shapiro, F. (1993). EMDR déjŕ vu. the Behavior Therapist, 16(8), 187-188.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
The letter from Dr. Thomson in
Nova Scotia (the Behavior Therapist, Vol.
16, No. 4, pp. 113-114) addresses
some interesting issues. First of all, let
me say that I sympathize with his
travel problem. The Australians called
it the "tyranny of distance." Therefore,
after a half dozen clinicians flew
into the US to be trained, they coordinated
a series of workshops in Australia
later that year. During that first trip
to Australia we trained almost 500 clinicians
in EMDR, and another 350 clinicians
six months later. The simple
message here is "coordinate it and we
will come." The larger issue, however,
remains client safety and the consequent
need for quality control.
Keywords: Training
Accuracy Verified: Yes
34. Cook, C. P. (1994, November/December). An EMDR eruption: A second opinion. Psychology Today, 27(6), 5 .
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
No abstract available
Keywords: Letter Skepticism
Accuracy Verified: Yes
35. Peterson, G., Smyth, N., Greenwald, R., de Jongh, A., & Lee, C. (2000, October). EMDR for treatment of PTSD. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61(10), 784-785.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Letters question the lack of representation of qualified EMDR clinicians in the Expert Consensus Guideline Series: Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Two letters, one from Peterson and one from the EMDR International Association Research Committee (signed by Smyth, Greenwald, de Jongh, and Lee), commenting on: Foa, Davidson, and Frances, "Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Expert consensus guideline series)," Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 60(Supplement 10) (1999) [14767], with a reply by Foa, Davidson, and Frances. [Pilots]
Keywords: Commentary Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Practice Guideline Professional Criticism PTSD Professional Standards Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
36. Peterson, G. (2002). EMDR for women who experience traumatic events. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 63(11), 1047-1048. Author reply 1048..
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Comments on an article by E. B. Foa and G. P. Street,"Women and Traumatic Events, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol 62(Suppl 17), 2001. Special issue: Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder, pp. 29-34 regarding psychotherapeutic interventions for women with PTSD. It is noted that Foa and Street describe other psychotherapy procedures, but do not mention eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Peterson cites that in Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [ISTSS] , 2 psychotherapy treatments for PTSD are listed as having been shown to be effective: exposure therapy and EMDR. SIT is reported to have had 2 well-controlled studies published on the treatment of PTSD. Both SIT studies were with female sexual assault victims. It is concluded that given that EMDR has been established as effective in the ISTSS guidelines, it may be important for the reader to know that this form of therapy may be applied when confronting the issues addressed in this article. A comment by Foa follows. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Females Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Rape
Accuracy Verified: Yes
37. Peterson, G. & Foa, A. (2002, November). EMDR for women who experience traumatic events [4] (multiple letters). Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 63(11), 1047-1048.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
It is noted that Foa and Street describe other psychotherapy procedures, but do not mention eye movement desensitization and reprocessing #EMDR#. Peterson cites that in Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies [ISTSS] , 2 psychotherapy treatments for PTSD are listed as having been shown to be effective: exposure therapy and EMDR. SIT is reported to have had 2 well-controlled studies published on the treatment of PTSD. Both SIT studies were with female sexual assault victims. It is concluded that given that EMDR has been established as effective in the ISTSS guidelines, it may be important for the reader to know that this form of therapy may be applied when confronting the issues addressed in this article. A comment by Foa follows. #PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Females Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Rape Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
38. Motta, R. W. (1995). EMDR infects EABCT. the Behavior Therapist, 18(3), 61.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: No
39. Albright, D. L., & Thyer, B. (2010, November). EMDR is not an empirically supported treatment for combat-related PTSD…yet: A response to Elisha C. Hurley, Dmin, Colonel, USA (Retired). Behavioral Interventions, 25(4), 355-360. doi:10.1002/bin.304.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Keywords: Combat-Related PSTD Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
40. Callahan, R. J. (1995). EMDR is proven, Reply to James Herbert, Ph.D.: Letters. Monitor on Psychology, 26(10), 2.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
These letters to the editor discuss the following topics: help for psychology students with emotional problems, Medicaid privatization and opportunities for psychologists, eye-movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), help for new immigrants, outcome measures for managed mental health care, APA's public education campaign, the Hare system of voting in the APA presidential election, psychology and law, internships and managed care, creativity in the home, and prescription privileges.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
41. Neilson, T. (2000, July 15). EMDR is supported by much research. Nashville, TN: The Tennessean, 12A.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
As a clinical psychologist recently trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), I read with interest your article on the controversy associated with this approach to psychotherapy (July 11). Until recently, I was as skeptical of EMDR as many of the doubters quoted in your article. A careful look at the research, however, changed my mind.
Accuracy Verified: No
42. Davis, J. (2002, June 22). EMDR not a breakthrough, Eye movement does not ease angst. Tulsa, OK: The Tulsa World, Final Home Edition, Opinion, 22.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
43. Silver, S. (2004, July). EMDR proves effective at Pennsylvania VA facility. U.S. Medicine.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
EMDR Prom Effective At Pennsylvanin VA Facility
In Sandra Basu's interesting article on the work of military mental health professionals
responding to wmbat stress reactions rNavy Used ID, Prevention To Ease Combat Stress,"
p.1, U.S. MEDICINE, April 20041, there is one comment which might mislead readers.
Discussing the work of Dr. Mark Russell using Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), she writes "DoD does not have an official stance on the procedure,
neither endokii it nor disapproving of if according to a Navy spokesperson."
Keywords: Letter VA Veteran's Administration
Accuracy Verified: Yes
44. Thomson, M. (1993, April). EMDR redux. the Behavior Therapist, 16(4), 113-114.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
45. Vogelmann-Sine, S., Sine, L., & Smyth, N. (1999, October). EMDR to reduce stress and trauma-related symptoms during recovery from chemical dependency. International Journal of Stress Management, 6(4), 285-290. doi:10.1023/A:1021996406108.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The following letter from S. Vogelmann-Sine, L. Sine, and N. Smyth discusses a unique application of a therapeutic method termed "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)" to chemical dependency, suggesting effects of EMDR additional to its impact on symptoms of current and prior stress/trauma in a patient's life. The method of EMDR ordinarily consists of a number of brief "desensitization" periods during a treatment session in which a patient focuses on imaginal material in relation to movements. These desensitization periods are interrupted by the therapist who will probe for associations and redirect the images for the next period. In addition, the EMDR involves "processing" of negative self-cognitions in relation to the stressor(s) and "installation" of positive self-statements in the course of therapy. Other components of the method are detailed by F. Shapiro(see record 1995-98132-000) in the reference cited by Vogelmann-Sine et al in their letter. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Drug Dependency Emotional Trauma Human Patients Letter Stress Symptoms Trauma-Related Symptoms During Chemical Recovery
Accuracy Verified: Yes
46. Bossini, L., Tavanti, M., Calossi, S., Polizzotto, N. R., Vatti, G., Marino, D., & Castrogiovanni, P. (2011, Spring). EMDR treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with focus on hippocampal volumes: A pilot study. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 23(2), E1-E2. doi:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.2.E1.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Recent studies have
suggested that hippocampal neurogenesis
may be stimulated by successful
treatment of posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), either by
drugs1–4 or by behavioral interventions.
5 Three investigations have
evaluated the effects of pharmacotherapies
and have suggested that
antidepressant treatments may
increase hippocampal volume.1–3
Lindauer and colleagues. 6 examined
the effects of a psychotherapy intervention,
the Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy,
on hippocampal volumes
and observed no changes on hippocampal
volumes upon amelioration
of PTSD symptoms. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Hippocamal Volumes Letter Pilot Study Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
47. Dellucci, H. (2011, February /March). EMDR using gearbox technique and letters. Presentation at the EMDR Association of India – Mumbai Chapter, Delhi, India .
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The new protocol has been likened to the gears of a vehicle where on each speed a certain amount of work is done to deal with the trauma in a gradual fashion.
Speed zero deals with stabilization;
speed 1 deals with desensitizing future fears;
speed 2 touches upon desensitizing emotions or body sensations without touching on the actual trauma. At speed 3 the client works on early imprints (any issues from the age of birth to 3 years). Speed 4 deals with desensitizing present triggers and speed 5 deals with use of EMDR on past events. Helene will also be teaching how she also ingeniously uses LETTER WRITING(from the future or standard) with bilateral stimulation. The above protocol is useful even for dissociative or complex trauma clients
Helene has summarized her therapy by saying: “Different clients evolve at different speeds, as a function of many parameters that we often are not able to control as therapists. Our basic assumption is that clients go as fast as they can, given their particular situation.
If they slow down, it is because they have good enough reasons, whether conscious or not.
What we try to avoid is them slowing down because of the therapist. Our motto is to progress as fast as possible, as long as the road and the weather permit it, and go as slowly as necessary to keep the journey secure.”
Keywords: Gearbox
Accuracy Verified: Yes
48. Motta, R. W. (1996). EMDR: Motta responds. the Behavior Therapist, 19(2), 30.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: No
49. Kingerlee, P. (2006, September). EMDR: The evidence base is growing. Clinical Psychology Forum, 165, 3 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available
Keywords: Behavior Therapy Cost Effectiveness Analysis Evidence Based Medicine General Practice Human Letter Medical Decision Making Patient Counseling Patient Referral Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Treatment Outcome
Accuracy Verified: Yes
50. Lange, A. (2002). EMDR: Reactie op reactie [EMDR: Response to comment]. DTH - Kwartaalschrift voor Directieve Therapie en Hypnose, 22(1), 86-87.
Language: Dutch
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter Practice Theory
Accuracy Verified: Yes
51. Mueser, K. T., & Herbert, J. T (1993, September). EMDR: Caveat emptor!. the Behavior Therapist, 16(8), 218-219.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
The past year has witnessed a
flurry of letters to the Behavior Therapist
about Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment.
Most of these letters address the controversy
over the methods used to
train clinicians in EMDR, such as the
requirement that participants in workshops
sign statements agreeing not to
share any of the training materials
with other clinicians. The recent surge
in interest in EMDR is reflected by the
explosive growch in training opportunities
and applications to diverse clinical
populations and syndromes (e.g.,
the children of alcoholics). Given such
widespread interest, it is troubling that
the most fundamental question about
EMDR-its efficacy-has received so
little attention.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
52. Martinez, R. (1991, December). EMDR: Innovative uses. EMDR Network Newsletter, 1(2), 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
First of all, let me begin by stating that
Francine's statement that EMDR "is not
a cookie cutter" is beginning to look
more true all the time. Each client/
patient seems to have a great deal of
variability of response and, for that reason,
the more that we have a forum in
which to discuss variations on the technique
the better. Gary Flint, Ph.D.,
recently sent me a several page letter
with many observations on his use of
EMDR, and I would like to include a few
of them here.
Keywords: Innovative Uses
Accuracy Verified: Yes
53. Jones, K. R. (2006, June). EMDR: Warning on safe use. Therapy Today, 17(5), 23.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
For EMDR to be used safely, I strongly agree with the position emphasised during training with the EMDR Institute, that this is an adjunct technique which should only be integrated into existing and appropriate professional practice. Furthermore, practitioners should be qualified to carry out an effective mental health assessment, to screen potential clients for contraindicative effects (eg dissociation or psychosis) prior to treatment, as well as being competent to deal with adverse effects such as strong abreactions. Given the potential for harm with techniques such as EMDR, I believe that it is essential for practitioners to have a 'practising certificate' before offering this approach to clients, rather than simply undertaking 'some training' as noted by the author.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
54. Corrigan, F. M., & Jennett, J. (2004, August). Ephedra alkaloids and brief relapse in EMDR-treated obsessive compulsive disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 110(2), 158. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0047.2004.00368.x.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Letter to the editor commenting on an article by E. Ernst (see record 2003-05653-002). We report the case of a patient who was effectively treated for severe obsessive compulsive disorder but relapsed briefly following ingestion of herbal products containing ephedra alkaloids that she bought to facilitate weight loss. The patient was a 29-year-old woman with a 10-year history of obsessive compulsive disorder who was referred for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) when her condition had not responded to cognitive behavior therapy nor to various medications including Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Clomipramine and Amitriptyline. Her score on the Dissociative Experiences Scale was low and there was nothing in the clinical history to suggest major dissociative disorder, so after preparation with mindfulness, relaxation and safe place imagery she proceeded to treatment with EMDR. Nine months later she reported a relapse into increased anxiety with a partial return to compulsive thoughts and behaviours after she had obtained a herbal health product sold to promote weight loss. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Comment Desensitization Ephedra Letter Luvoxamine Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD Plant Preparations Relapse Reply Review Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Accuracy Verified: Yes
55. Ernst, E. (2004, August). Ephedra alkaloids and brief relapse in EMDR-treated obsessive compulsive disorder, Reply. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 110(2), 159. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0047.2004.00369.x.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Reply by the current author to the comments made by E.M. Corrigan and J. Jennett (see record 2004-16054-010) on the original article (see record 2003-05653-002). They describe a 29-year-old woman with an obsessive compulsive disorder relapse following ingestion of herbal products containing ephedra alkaloids. This case report highlights a number of points which can be important for psychiatric practice: our patients often see herbal remedies as risk-free additions to their conventional treatments; in reality, however, they can contain powerful ingredients with potential to harm. One may love or hate complementary medicine, but vis-ŕ-vis its popularity with our patients it seems an ethical imperative to know the essentials about it. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Comment Ephedra alkaloids Letter Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD Relapse Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
56. Smyth N. J., Greenwald R., de Jongh A., & Lee, C. (2000, October). The expert consensus guideline series: Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Commentary. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61(Supplement 10), 784-785.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Comments on the article by E. B. Foa et al (see record 1999-11089-001) which presents expert consensus guideline recommendations for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Even though the current authors conclude that the research design was carefully thought out, they state that the design features led to a marked under evaluation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in the guidelines on the treatment of PTSD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Commentary Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
57. Foa, E. B., Davidson, J. R. T., & Frances, A., & Ross, R. (1999). Expert consensus treatment guidelines for posttraumatic stress disorder: A guide for families. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 60 (Supplement 16), 69-76.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Practice Guidelines Professional Criticism Professional Criticism Reply Professional Standards PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
58. Lee, C. W., Gavriel, H., & Richards, J. (1994, September). Eye movement desensitisation processing for PTSD. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 28(3), 529-530.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The authors provide alternative methods for researching the efficacy of eye movement desensitization treatment.
Keywords: Letter Methodology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Research Needs
Accuracy Verified: Yes
59. Ellard, J. (1993, September). Eye movement desensitization. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27(3), 535.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Eye Movement Desensitization is an interesting manoeuvre. While its mechanism remain obscure, the benefits in particular cases are beyond doubt. There is every reason to be skeptical about the technique and the results, and there are equally strong reasons not to not to turn one's back on a procedure which briefly and simply produces worthwhile improvement before one's eyes. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Hypnotism Letter Mesmer
Accuracy Verified: Yes
60. O'Brien, E. (1993, September). Eye movement desensitization. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27(3), 539.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
61. Rice, G. I. (1993, December). Eye movement desensitization. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 27(4), 701.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Asserts that EMDR's demonstrated efficacy justifies its therapeutic use even though its therapeutic credibility has not been scientifically established. [Pilots]
Keywords: Letter Professional Criticism Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
62. Muris, P., & Merckelbach, H. (1999, January). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 38(1), 7-8.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Discusses the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment of psychopathology in children. Systemic research concerning EMDR is sparse. The use of EMDR in the treatment of anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is discussed. Many clinicians who apply EMDR are enthusiastic and report positive results in both children and adults. Empirical research is necessary to evaluate the merits of these claims and to give EMDR a theoretical foundation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Anxiety Disorders Children Commentary Letter Research Needs Stressors Survivors Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
63. Muris, P., & Merckelbach, H. (1999, January). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38(1), 7-8.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Anxiety Disorders Children Commentary Letter Research Needs Stressors Survivors Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
64. Fernandez, I. (2001, Aprile). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Comportamentale, 7(1), 35.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
L'articolo di J. Wolpe e J. Abrams presenta un caso trattato nel 1991 con Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD), erano le prime applicazioni cliniche dopo la scoperta di F. Shapiro nel 1989 dell'azione dei movimenti oculari sullo stress traumatico e sulle situazioni ansiogene. Negli anni successivi l'EMD č diventato EMDR, infatti, la desensibilizzazione č il primo effetto che avviene durante una seduta dove viene applicata la stimolazione bilaterale, ma successivamente l'osservazione massiccia ed approfondita degli effetti clinici di questo metodo terapeutico ha rivelato che il processo che avviene č molto piů complesso. Č stato notato che simultaneamente alla desensibilizzazione avviene una ristrutturazione cognitiva e che entrambe sono il risultato dell'elaborazione dell'informazione legata ai ricordi traumatici. Nel lavoro realizzato con la paziente Shirley, Wolpe descrive tutta la storia di terapie a cui era stata sottoposta fino a quel momento che perň non erano riuscite ad affrontare e risolvere l'esperienza traumatica della violenza sessuale. L'EMDR č stato efficace perché ha lavorato sul piano neurofisiologico, dove l'informazione č immagazzinata in modo disfunzionale ed č accessibile soltanto a questo livello, infatti, le terapie prettamente verbali non sempre riescono ad accedere e ad agire su questo piano e di conseguenza non riescono a modificare gli aspetti clinici legati alle esperienze di stress traumatico. Il programma terapeutico di Wolpe per l'introduzione dell'EMDR si č focalizzato inizialmente sull'esperienza traumatica della violenza (2 sedute) e dopo aver elaborato l'esperienza in sé sono stati individuati altri bisogni terapeutici legati all'ansia sociale e agli spunti agorafobici. Le 5 sedute successive sono state utilizzate per la desensibilizzazione di una serie di situazioni a cui era stato attribuito dalla paziente un valore della scala SUD. Si č iniziato dalla situazione piů ansiogena (85) nella scala SUD e anziché utilizzare il rilassamento proprio della desensibilizzazione sistematica, sono stati realizzati movimenti oculari. La paziente riportava una riduzione dell'ansia dopo ogni set di stimolazione bilaterale e l'immagine della situazione temuta tendeva a sparire e in alcune situazioni addirittura diventava positiva. La ristrutturazione cognitiva č avvenuta nella paziente in modo spontaneo man mano che la terapia procedeva, fino a riportare che poteva camminare per strada sentendosi una cittadina normale, avendo un progetto per il futuro, inoltre aveva smesso quasi completamente di bere e si sentiva che un peso si era sollevato dalle sue spalle. Riportava di essere piů rilassata sul lavoro, si godeva le passeggiate solitarie sulla spiaggia, aveva cominciato a curare il suo aspetto fisico e aveva iniziato ad avere interesse per gli uomini e ad avvicinarsi a qualcuno, ha riportato che non temeva piů di essere violentata e non aveva piů i pensieri suicidi e gli autori hanno ritenuto la terapia conclusa. I risultati si sono mantenuti ai vari follow up realizzati nel tempo. Quindi possiamo vedere i risultati della terapia con EMDR a livello cognitivo, nelle attribuzioni che fa del mondo e di se stessa, differenziando i pericoli veri da quelli meramente ansiogeni, soggettivo per quello che la paziente riporta emotivamente e a livello comportamentale, dove ha messo in atto dei nuovi comportamenti adattivi in modo spontaneo. Nella parte conclusiva gli autori menzionano una serie di 100 casi che sarebbero stati pubblicati nel Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry e si augurano che altre pubblicazioni potessero rispondere al bisogno di delucidare i meccanismi che permettono questi cambiamenti dopo una seduta di EMDR. Come si evince dagli articoli che vengono pubblicati in questo numero la ricerca, il lavoro empirico e le osservazioni cliniche hanno dato un grande contributo in questo senso negli ultimi anni. Sull'EMDR sono stati pubblicati piů di 150 articoli che ne dimostrano la efficacia. Tra le riviste scientifiche piů accreditate dove sono pubblicati dei lavori di ricerca sull'EMDR troviamo: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Behaviour and experimental psychiatry, Behavioural and Cognitive psychotherapy, Behaviour Therapy, Journal of traumatic stress, The Clinical Psychologist, Journal of Psychotherapy integration, Harvard Mental Health letter, Journal of Clinical psychology, Psychotherapy, British Journal of Psychiatry, International Journal of Psychiatry. Inoltre, sono stati pubblicati libri e manuali per terapeuti tradotti in varie lingue (in Italia dall'Astrolabio e dalla Mc Graw Hill Italia). Inoltre, recentemente, l'International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) ha stabilito e comunicato che l'EMDR č uno dei metodi terapeutici piů rapidi ed efficaci per superare e risolvere il disturbo post-traumatico da stress.
The article by J. Wolpe, J. Abrams has a case treated in 1991 with Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD), were the first clinical applications since the discovery of F. Shapiro in 1989 of the eye movements on traumatic stress and anxiety-provoking situations. In subsequent years the EMD became EMDR, in fact, the first effect is the desensitization that occurs during a session where the stimulation is applied bilaterally, but then observing massive and thorough clinical effects of this therapy revealed that the process that takes place is much more complex. It was noted that desensitization occurs simultaneously with a cognitive restructuring, and that both are the result of information related to traumatic memories. In work done with the patient Shirley, Wolpe describes the history of therapies that had been subjected up to that point but had failed to address and resolve the traumatic experience of sexual violence. EMDR was effective because he worked on the neurophysiological level, where information is stored in a dysfunctional and is accessible only at this level, in fact, purely verbal therapies are not always able to access and act on this plan and therefore can not modify the clinical aspects related to the experience of traumatic stress. The treatment plan for the introduction of Wolpe EMDR focused initially traumatic experience of violence (2 sessions) and after processing the experience itself more therapeutic needs were identified related to social anxiety and agoraphobic cues . 5 The subsequent sessions were used for the desensitization of a variety of situations to which the patient was given a value of SUD scale. It was started by the most anxiety-inducing situation (85) in the scale instead of using SUD and their relaxation in systematic desensitization, eye movements were made. The patient reported a reduction in anxiety after each set of bilateral stimulation and the image of the feared situation, and tended to disappear in some situations even became positive. The cognitive restructuring has taken place in the patient spontaneously as the therapy progressed, he could bring up to walk down the street feeling like a normal citizen, having a vision for the future, also had almost completely stopped drinking and felt that a weight had lifted from his shoulders. Reported to be more relaxed at work, enjoyed solitary walks on the beach, he began to treat her physical appearance and had started to have interest to men and to approach someone, reported that no longer feared being raped and not had more suicidal thoughts and the authors have considered the therapy ended. The results were maintained at various follow-up made in time. So we can see the results of EMDR therapy at the cognitive level, which is within the functions of the world and of itself, differentiating the real dangers than mere anxiety, subjective to what the patient experiences emotional and behavioral level, where he implemented of new adaptive behaviors in a spontaneous way. In the concluding section the authors refer to a series of 100 cases were published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry and hope that other publications might respond to the need to elucidate the mechanisms that allow these changes after a session of EMDR. It is clear from articles published in this issue the research, the empirical work and clinical observations have given a great contribution in this direction in recent years. EMDR has been published over 150 articles which demonstrate its effectiveness. Among the most accredited scientific journals which are published on EMDR research work are: the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Behavior and Experimental Psychiatry, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Behaviour Therapy , Journal of Traumatic Stress, The Clinical Psychologist, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Harvard Mental Health Letter, American Journal of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, British Journal of Psychiatry, International Journal of Psychiatry. Were also published books and manuals for therapists translated into several languages (in Italy and the McGraw Hill dall'Astrolabio Italy). In addition, recently, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) has established and communicated that EMDR is one of the fastest and most effective treatment methods to overcome and resolve the post-traumatic stress disorder.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
65. Sternberg, D., Solomon, R., Wildwind, L., Marun, J., Silver, S. M., Lipke, H., Davis, J., & Werk, K. (1992, Autumn). The eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) debate. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, 12(3), 2.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
It would be a serious error
to consider that EMDR procedure can
be learned and taught without instruction
or feedback as to how well one is
developing skill in the use and application of
of EMDR...
Accuracy Verified: Yes
66. de Jongh, A. & ten Broeke, E. (2002). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Geprotocolleerde behandelmethode voor traumatische belevingen [Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Treatment for traumatic experiences recorded]. Tijdschrift van de Kinder en Jeugdpsychotherapie, 29(3), 46-60.
Language: Dutch
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
67. Shapiro, F. (1991, September). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A cautionary note. the Behavior Therapist, 14(8), 188.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Stresses that EMDR should be used only by trained clinicians.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
68. Kirschenbaum, J. (1996, October). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Some comments. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 18(4), 37-39. doi:10.1300/J019v18n04_03.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Argues that the utility of EMDR as a treatment for PTSD and other disorders is not compromised because the technique is not grounded in established theory.
Keywords: Letter Methodology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
69. Walsh, J. B. (1993, November). Eye-movement desensitisation to overcome posttraumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 163(5), 697.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Endorses the efficacy of eye movement desensitization as treatment for PTSD.
Keywords: Letter Northern Irish Stressors Survivors Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
70. Rubin, A. (2004, June). Fallacies and deflections in debating the empirical support for EMDR in the treatment of PTSD: A reply to Maxfield, Lake, and Hyer. Traumatology, 10(2), 91-105. doi:10.1177/153476560601200101.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The Maxfield, Lake, and Hyer acerbic attack on my review is filled with fallacies and inaccurate and unwarranted accusations that deflect attention away from the main issue pertaining to the insufficient evidence base for current claims that EMDR is more effective than exposure therapies and is an empirically-supported treatment for children, combat PTSD, and multiple trauma PTSD. More research is needed before such claims can be called evidence-based. [Author Abstract]
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Reply Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
71. Wagg, J. (2004, November/December). Finger-wagging. Psychology Today, 37(6), 7.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Presents a email letter to the editor in response to the article "Does EDMR Work?," published in the August 2004 issue of the periodical "Psychology Today."
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
72. Rosen, G. M., McNally, R. J., Lohr, J. M., Devilly, G. J., Herbert, J. D., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (1998, December). Four points to consider before you buy EMDR products: A reply to Shapiro et al. The California Psychologist, 31(12), 15.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Shapiro, Rouanzion, Hoffman, and de Jongh (1998) allege that we published misinformation on
EMDR (Rosen et al., 1998). Here are four points to consider before you accept their arguments
and buy the EMDR products they recommend.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
73. Figley, C. R., Leeds, A. M., Tinker-Wilson, S. A., van der Kolk, B. A., Foa, E. B., Davidson, J. R. T., & Frances, A. J. (2000, October). Further discussion of EMDR for treatment of PTSD. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61(10), 785-786.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Practice Guideline Professional Criticism Professional Criticism Reply PTSD Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
74. Gaynor, S. T. (2002). Getting ahead of the data: Not all threats are equal. the Behavior Therapist, 25(7/8), 137-139.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
I have different replies to the two
responses to my recent paper
(Corrigan, 2001). Thanks to Gaynor
(2002) for providing single-subject evidence
about Functional Analytic
Psychotherapy (FAP). My goal was not to
dismiss FAP or any of the other therapies
as ineffective. Rather, I wanted to encourage
researchers to look at the data, much
as Gaynor has done here. It also seems
that Gaynor and I agree that “going
beyond the data in promoting and disseminating
new treatments” should be a
matter of concern to behavior therapists.
We seem to part company in considering
when specific therapies fall in this error.
Gaynor seems to view behavior therapy
more liberally, suggesting the dissemination
of FAP before its empirical findings
are obtained serves the purpose of promoting
discussion and research. I have a
more conservative view. Therapies and
data are co-synchronous; one should not
precede the other
Keywords: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Behavior Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
75. Corrigan, P. (2001, October). Getting ahead of the data: A threat to some behavior therapies. the Behavior Therapist, 24(9), 189-193.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Replies to the comments by H. Lipke (see record 2002-12440-004) concerning the article by G. J. Devilly (see record 2001-18447-002) which discussed distraction during exposure. The author presents evidence that he feels will help an audience reach their own conclusions regarding misrepresentations in his paper. The evidence involves a brief discussion of effect sizes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Behavior Therapy DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Letter Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
76. van der Does, A. J. W. (2011, April). Hoe het werkt met EMDR: Een reactie op ‘Hoe het komt dat EMDR werkt’ door Marcel van den Hout en Iris Engelhard (blz. 5 e.v.). Directieve Therapie, 2011(1), 24-31. doi:10.1007/s12433-011-0003-4 .
Language: Dutch
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
77. Barrowcliff, A., Gray, N., MacCulloch, S., Freeman, T., & MacCulloch, M. (2003, September). Horizontal rhythmical eye movements consistently diminish the arousal provoked by auditory stimuli. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42(3). 289-302. doi:10.1348/01446650360703393.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Objectives: Theoretical models implicating the orienting reflex as an explanatory mechanism in the eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment protocol are contrasted and tested empirically. We also test whether EMDR effects are due to a distraction effect. Design: A repeated measure design is used in two experiments. The first experiment employed two independent variables, eye condition (moving vs. stationary) and tone (a pseudo-randomized series of low and high intensity tones). In Expt 2, eye condition was replaced by attentional demand conditions (low or high). In both cases, electrodermal responses served as the dependent variable. Method: Participants were recruited from the Psychology Department at Cardiff University. In Expt 1, participants were required to either pursue a moving stimulus following auditory challenge or engage in an eyes-stationary task. In Expt 2, the task following auditory challenge required participants to identify specific items from letter strings in low and high attentional demand conditions. Results: Lower levels of electrodermal arousal were identified in tasks eliciting eye movements, compared to no eye movements. This effect was not due to the attentional requirements of the task. Conclusions: Eye movements following auditory challenge result in an effect of psychophysiological de-arousal. This supports the reassurance reflex model of EMDR proposed by MacCulloch and Feldman (1996).
Keywords: Distraction Effect Empirical Study Orienting Reflex Quantitative Study
Accuracy Verified: Yes
78. May, R. (2005). How do we know what works?. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 19(3), 69-73. doi:10.1300/J035v19n03_07.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
This commentary raises questions about how we assess therapeutic techniques. In particular, it critiques a recent paper promoting EMDR for use with college students.
Keywords: Brief Therapy College Students Comment Evaluation Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapeutic Techniques PTSD Outcomes Research Reply Theory Technique
Accuracy Verified: Yes
79. Reimer, M., & Johannesson, K. B. (2007, August). Ingen större vetenskap bakom EMDR-behandling av unga (jämte) [and] Replik: EMDR strider inte mot beprövad erfarenhet av Kerstin Bergh Johannesson [No big scientific basis behind the EMDR treatment of young persons (plus) Reply: EMDR is not contrary to the best practices of Kerstin Bergh Johannesson]. Läkartidningen, 104(34), 2354, Discussion 2354-2355.
Language: Swedish
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Det är visst inte bara
jag som kommer att
tänka pĺ Franz Mesmer
när EMDR (eye
movement desensitization
and reprocessing) hyllas som
den nya terapin mot sviter efter
psykiska trauman [1]. Historien
om EMDR lĺter ju som
en saga: Den unga psykologen
Francine Shapiro upptäcker
under en promenad i parken
att när hon rör ögonen frĺn
sida till sida sĺ minskas det
obehag hon känner inför
egna traumatiska minnen.
Idag 20 ĺr senare är hon direktör
för sitt eget institut,
och terapin som hon utvecklat
anses av mĺnga som det
självklara valet vid behandling
av posttraumatiskt
stressyndrom (PTSD).
It is given not only
I will
think of Franz Mesmer
as EMDR (eye
movement desensitization
and Reprocessing) is hailed as
the new therapy against sequelae
psychological trauma [1]. History
about EMDR sounds like
a fairy tale: A young psychologist
Francine Shapiro discovered
during a walk in the park
that when she moves her eyes from
side to side to reduce the
discomfort she feels about
own traumatic memories.
Today, 20 years later, she is director
for his own institution,
and therapy as she developed
considered by many as the
obvious choice for the treatment
of posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD).
Keywords: Adolescents Children Cognitive Therapy Kerstin Bergh Johannesson Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Treatment Effectiveness Young People
Accuracy Verified: Yes
80. MacDonald, D. J. (2006, November 13). Insight into PTSD. U.S. News & World Report, 141(18).
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
"Treating War's Toll on the Mind" [October 9] was helpful in illuminating the enormous toll that post-traumatic stress disorder is taking on the lives of the men and women involved in war. Untreated PTSD damages the lives of the soldiers. Unfortunately, your article mentioned but failed to accurately represent an effective treatment for PTSD called eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. EMDR is actually a treatment of choice for combat-related PTSD and has been listed in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense's Practice Guidelines as "highly recommended" for the treatment of trauma.
Accuracy Verified: No
81. Ratner, L. K. (2001, November 13). Interactions. Washington, DC: The Washington Post, Health, F02.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
The article was clearly written to denigrate this effective and efficacious treatment. Conveniently, the article failed to mention the plethora of research supporting the use of EMDR as a valid, helpful treatment not only for post-traumatic stress disorder but other psychiatric problems as well.
Keywords: General Letter Overview Washington, DC
Accuracy Verified: No
82. Solomon, F. (2001, November 13). Interactions. Washington, DC: The Washington Post, Health, F02.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
The Post did an especially untimely disservice in ridiculing EMDR ["EMDR, In the Eye of the Storm," Oct. 30]. For survivors in need of serious and sensitive mental health care, EMDR adds a valuable dimension to the recovery process.
Keywords: General Letter Overview Washington, DC
Accuracy Verified: Yes
83. Balenger, V. (2001, November 2). Interactions. Washington, DC: Washington Post, Health, F02.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
With its misplaced emphasis on the supposed controversy around Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, "EMDR, In the Eye of the Storm" [Oct. 30] seemed intent on derailing the EMDR's Disaster Response Network's generous offer to provide free treatment to survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The article's biases and distortions are too numerous to cite, but the headline describing EMDR as an "aggressively marketed but unproven therapy" captures them pretty well.
Keywords: General Letter Overview Washington, DC
Accuracy Verified: Yes
84. Balenger, V. (2004, July 6). Interactions. Washington DC: Washington Post, Health, F02.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has been documented as one of the most effective treatments for post-traumatic stress by numerous well-designed empirical studies. Describing it in the same paragraph as the rebirthing/attachment therapy that caused the smothering death of a 10-year-old girl betrays a glaring lack of knowledge and familiarity with today's mental health landscape.
Keywords: General Letter Overview Washington, DC
Accuracy Verified: Yes
85. Greenwald, R. (1997, June). Is EMDR being held to an unfair standard? Rejoinder to Van Ommeren (1996). Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 28(3), 306. doi:10.1037/0735-7028.28.3.306.a .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Author points out a propensity among some professionals to respond unfairly to data supporting EMDR, and he calls for open-minded critical analysis of available data. [Adapted from Text]
Keywords: Letter Professional Criticism Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
86. Moore, T. E., & Alcock, J. E. (2001, March 16). Less than meets the eye. Toronto, Canada: Globe and Mail, Letter to the Editor, A12.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
In Eye Movement Therapy Offers Hope For Trauma Victims (March 13), Sheldon Walker mentions his enthusiasm for EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). According to him, "positive results can often be achieved very quickly with this method." A recent appraisal of EMDR published in Clinical Psychology Review noted that EMDR's enormous popularity as a treatment for anxiety disorders appears to have greatly out-stripped the research evidence adduced for its efficacy. This raises disturbing questions concerning EMDR's aggressive commercial promotion, its rapid acceptance among practitioners, and its pseudoscientific nature. Caveat emptor.
Keywords: General Letter Overview
Accuracy Verified: Yes
87. Borrelli, S. (2002, March). Letter from your new Editor-in-Chief. The EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
I am honoured to have been asked to take over the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Practitioner -EMDR
Europe's official journal. David Blore, the founder of this now important journal, will remain an important
advisor as we continue to move the journal to new heights, and as EMDR spreads it's impact in the worlds
of psychotherapy and counselling. Kofi Krafona also continues as Deputy Editor, contributing reviews of
books and other resources, and others providing welcomed support to me as I dive into some unknown
tenitory. We maintain our admirable set of referees eager to review professional articles of all sorts. (3f
course, communications with the Editor, replies to authors, book reviews, and news items will not be
subject to a peer review process!
Keywords: The EMDR Practitioner History and Purpose
Accuracy Verified: Yes
88. Kohl, J. (1995). A letter to Dr. Shapiro. EMDR Network Newsletter, 5(2), 23.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
In a newspaper account of your link between rapid eye movement therapy and mental illness, I noted your speculative correlate with REM sleep.
Keywords: Letter Rapid Eye Movement REM
Accuracy Verified: Yes
89. Fensterheim, H. (1995, November). Letter to the editor. The Harvard Mental Health Letter, 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
90. Carvalho, E. R. (2001, October 5). Letters. Salon.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Thank you for publishing such a good article on EMDR and its humanitarian
assistance program. Many people will profit from having read this, and will hopefully
look for help for something that can now be treated.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
91. Fox. L. (2001, October 5). Letters. Salon.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
I am surprised at the wide-eyed naivete with which Janelle Brown has eaten up all of
the praises lavished upon EMDR without taking a critical look at the controversy
surrounding this treatment. EMDR may be a good treatment for trauma/PTSD but it
also has many detractors within the psychological community who argue it is nothing
more than classic cognitivehehavioral techniques slickly repackaged and sold to a
desperate populace looking for a quick fix.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
92. Merlis, D. (1998, June 2). Letters. Washington, DC: The Washington Post.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
The Wave of a Hand "Can Trauma Be Relieved By the Wave of a Hand" {Cover Story, April 21} was a disappointment in that it failed to inform the reader about many important developments taking place not only related to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy but in the neurosciences in general. Many leading traumatologists are using EMDR and endorse it as an important part of the multi-modal treatment of complex traumatic stress disorders. The article included a statement, "desperate people believe in desperate things," that is very disrespectful of the many thousands of trauma victims who have suffered and found relief with EMDR treatment. EMDR is not a magical and painless process. The individuals who have used EMDR to recover have worked very hard in their treatment. They should be acknowledged for their courage and determination. And far from being member of a "charismatic cult," as the story suggested, clinicians who use EMDR care are considerably diverse in terms of their theoretical orientation and world views.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: No
93. Fox, L., Dominey, J., & Carvalho, E. (2001, October 5). Letters - Read "The Mystery Cure" by Janelle Brown. Salon, [page 1].
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
The absolute lack of skepticism in this article was a disappointing lapse from Salon's
usual standards. The writer failed to point out that 1) The evidence that EMDR is
beneficial is somewhat weak; 2) the treatment is not accepted by the American
Psychological Association; and 3) assuming the treatment works, there is no sound
theoretical explanation of how it's supposed to work, the invocations of "left brain,
right brain" notwithstanding. You did note the broad variation of physical stimuli
used by different practitioners (eye movement, hand tapping and alternating sounds),
but this variation throws into question the basic practice. If they all work, what's
really going on?
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
94. Masters, R. (2009). Letters to the editor. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(1), 57. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.1.57.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
“The Effect of Single-Session Modified
EMDR on Acute Stress Syndromes,” Kutz, Resnik, and
Dekel (2008). As my long-suffering research professor drummed
into me years ago, the most serious error that can
be made in experimental research is to confuse a
correlation with a cause: in the case of this study, the
fact that recovery followed the use of EMDR does not
mean that EMDR caused the recovery. The cause of
recovery may have been the natural healing properties
of the brain or myriad other factors. (Excerpt)
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
95. Kutz, I. (2009). Letters to the editor. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(1), 57-58. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.1.57.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
I sincerely thank Ms. Masters for her important comments.
Indeed, to the list of confounding variables
enumerated by Ms. Masters, one may add others like
suggestibility, a trait present in some of the clients,
that may be further infl uenced by the setting of the
intervention or the personality of the clinician. So the
question of correlation or casualty and the issue of
specifi city are always pertinent. (Excerpt)
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
96. Prattos, T. (2000, February 24). Letters to the Editor - David Blore's 2000 paper. The EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
"I would like to ask some questions concerning the protocol you have developed for the
miners. Do you differentiate it with people trapped under buildings? I've read your paper
quite carehlly and I know you mention it does, but I was wondering about the air flow.
That part is not very clear to me. What is it that happens with the air when a building
collapses? Do you mean that it feels different, or that the air flow changes direction at the
exact time that the collapse begins? In other words that the air one used to breath before
the collapse feels different than after the collapse? Also why is the amount of fluid
consumption important? Does it have to do with whether they had drunk water or coffee
before the collapse or if they were given fluids by the rescue teams? I guess it has to do
with establishing the feeling of thirst under the rubble or dehydration? My questions
might sound silly but I do have them. I'd appreciate your feedback on this. I do have in
mind the stories I've heard from the survivors. Horrendous experiences that I'm
concerned of where I start from. Their personal experiences, the loss of their friends, the
impact it had on their company. There are so many issues involved here."
Keywords: Earthquake Letter Underground Trauma Protocol UTP Victims Turkey
Accuracy Verified: Yes
97. Shapiro, F. (1992, May). Letters to the editor: Dr. Francine Shapiro responds. the Behavior Therapist, 15(5), 111, 114.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
98. Penzel, F., Ricciardi, J. & Baer, L., Hurley, J. D., Minichiello, W. E., & Ott, B. D. (1992, May). Letters to the editor: EMDR workshop: Disturbing issues?. the Behavior Therapist, 15(5), 110-111.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
We are writing as behavior
therapists and researchers who returned
from the 25th Annual AABT
Convention with serious concerns
regarding a workshop we attended
on the use of "Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing (EMDR)."
A number of disturbing clinical, research,
professional, and ethical issues
were raised by the content and
materials presented.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
99. Gormley, T. (2001, May 14). Letters: EMDR therapy works. Detroit, MI: The Detroit News, No Dot, Letters, 08A.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an accepted, validated and approved treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder by the APA and solidly based on rigorous, head-to-
head research with various other methods. This research has been published in refereed clinical journals over a number of years, and has proven to produce robust results when compared with other methods. Further, it is not hypnotic: While there is a light trance state induced during the treatment, it is not the same type produced during hypnosis. The associated EEG pattern is different that that of the hypnotic trance.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
100. Mollon, P. (2001, September). Letters: EMDR – Consider it seriously. The Psychologist, 14(9), 461.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
The article ‘Eye
movement desensitisation
and reprocessing. A matter for
serious consideration?’ by
Jeanette Senior (July 2001)
points to a number of
interesting questions and
areas of uncertainty regarding
EMDR, such as its expanding
range of clinical applications,
its mode of action, and its
relationship with other forms
of psychological therapy. My
own concerns are more that
very often people who are
suffering with treatable
psychological conditions are
incapacitated and suffering
for far longer than is necessary
because EMDR is not used.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
101. Edelmann, R. J. (2002, May). Letters: Roll up, roll up for the great EMDR debate. The Psychologist, 15(5), 222.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
While appreciating
that The Psychologist
is not a standard academic
journal, I was nevertheless
somewhat surprised and not a
little disappointed to see space
being given to an uncritical
‘sales pitch’ for EMDR in the
March issue. While Shapiro
acknowledges that the
treatment she originated has
been the subject of ‘much
scrutiny and debate’, reference
is then only made to one
aspect of this debate; that is,
the identification of EMDR’s
active ingredient. By failing to
provide at least a handful of
references to major areas of
contention in relation to EMDR,
the article does a disservice to
interested practitioners and
academics. Papers by Herbert
et al. (2000) and Rosen et al.
(1998) would allow readers to
at least start to make a more
balanced appraisal of EMDR.
Keywords: Letter Practice Theory
Accuracy Verified: Yes
102. Stairs, F. (2001, May 14). Letters: Save the baby. Detroit, MI: The Detroit News, No Dot, Letters, 08A.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
One appears to be Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an extensively researched therapeutic technique with scientifically proven powerful effects in relieving traumatic memory.
There is brain imaging research that identifies the specific brain activities and changes created by EMDR. And no scientific body has ever found the slightest amount of hypnotic activity to be involved with EMDR therapy as provided by EMDR Institute-trained personnel.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
103. Merlis, D. (1998, June 2). Letters: The wave of a hand. Washington, DC: The Washington Post, Health, Z04.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
"Can Trauma Be Relieved By the Wave of a Hand" {Cover Story, April 21} was a disappointment in that it failed to inform the reader about many important developments taking place not only related to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy but in the neurosciences in general. Many leading traumatologists are using EMDR and endorse it as an important part of the multi-modal treatment of complex traumatic stress disorders.
Keywords: Letter Washington, DC
Accuracy Verified: Yes
104. Forde, R. A. (2002, October). Letters: EMDR – Where’s the science. The Psychologist, 15(10), 506-507.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
As my ‘nimblewittedness’
and
‘misguided parody’ were
dismissed by Brenda Roberts
and Nel Walker (Letters, July
2002), perhaps I ought to
explain my point of view less
humorously.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
105. Rosen, G. M. (1996). Level II training for EMDR: One commentator's view. the Behavior Therapist, 19(5), 76-77.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
106. Dodgson, P. (2006, July). Links with the West Bank. The Psychologist, 19(7), 409.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Thank you for
publishing Anna Costin’s
interesting article ‘Psychology
in Gaza and the West Bank’
(May 2006). I recently went to
the West Bank as part of an
ongoing EMDR Humanitarian
Assistance Programs (HAP)
project, at the invitation of East
Jerusalem YMCA. As Anna
Costin notes, there is a
tremendous need for further
training, especially at a
postgraduate level, and for the
development of academic and
clinical links. Colleagues from
Palestine, the HAP project and
the UK have good clinical
links, and we are currently
developing academic links,
including the exploration of
PhD research.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
107. Horacek, B. J. (2001). Lteer to the Editor: EMDR, ADCs, NDEs, and the resolution of loss. Journal of Near Death Studies, 19(3), 186-189. doi:10.1023/A:1026421907034.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: ADCs Letter NDEs Near-Death Experiences
Accuracy Verified: Yes
108. EMDR Sweden. (2002, Februari). Medlemsbladet. EMDR-Bladet: Medlemstidning för EMDR-Sverige, 4(1), 1-7.
Language: Swedish
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Table of Content: 1.Vinterbrev frĺn vĺr
ordförande; 2 "Child trainer's
training" med Bob
Tinker och Sandra
Wilson i Colorado
Springs, 26-30
november 2001; 4 Bankpersonal utsatt för
rĺn
Av Raili Hultstrand,
Leg.psykolog. leg.psykoterapeut
Adjunkt i psykoterapi vid S:t
Lukas Utbildningsinstitut; 5 Verksamhetsberättelse
för Föreningen EMDR
Sverige april 2001 –
mars 2002; 6 Nationellt Kunskapscentrum i katastrofpsykiatri; 7 Ĺrsmöte & studiedag den 15 mars; 7 Utbildningar. Konferens; 7 Notiser
1.Winter letter from our president; 2 Child Trainer's Training with Bob Tinker and Sandra Wilson in Colorado Springs, November 26-30, 2001; 4 Bank Staff exposed to robbery, by Raili Hultstrand, Adjunct professor of Psychotherapy of S:t Lukas Utbildningsinstitut; 5 Activity report of the EMDR Swedish Association, April 2001-March 2002; 6 Learning Center for disaster psychiatry; 7 Annual meeting & workshop of March 15;
7 Training. Conferences; 7 Notices
Keywords: Disaster Psychiatry
Accuracy Verified: Yes
109. EMDR Sweden. (2002, Juni). Medlemsbladet. EMDR-Bladet: Medlemstidning för EMDR-Sverige, 4(2), 1-12.
Language: Swedish
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Table of Content: 1 Sommarbrev frĺn vĺr
ordförande; 2 EMDR och vetenskap - en bektraktelse; 6 Ĺrsmötet 2002; 7 EMDR vid olyckor i tunnelbanan; 9 Aktuellt kunskapsläge om behandlingen av PTSD, Frĺn biologi till existentiella
aspekter; 11 Framtidens medlemsblad; 11 Internationellt;
12 Utbildningar, Konferens mm;
1. Summer letter from our President, 2 EMDR and science - a reflection; 6 Annual Meeting 2002; 7 EMDR for incidents in the subway;
9 Current knowledge on the treatment of PTSD, from biology to existential aspects; 11 Future issues of Medlemsblad newsletter; 11 International; 12 Training, Conferences
Keywords: Subway
Accuracy Verified: Yes
110. Lundin, T. (2007). Nedsatt smärtkänslighet vid posttraumatiskt stressyndrom [Reduced pain sensitivity in posttraumatic stress syndrome]. Läkartidningen, 104(16), 1219.
Language: Swedish
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
Under de senaste decennierna har det
blivit allt tydligare att posttraumatiskt
stressyndrom (PTSD) är ett psykiskt
sjukdomstillstĺnd med klara neurofysiologiska
eller strukturella förändringar i
hjärnans basala strukturer. PET- och
MR-tekniker har kommit till allt större
användning, sĺväl vid grundläggande
studier av cerebrala förändringar vid
PTSD som vid studiet av farmakologiska
och psykologiska behandlingsinsatser,
tex vid EMDR(eye movement desensitization
and reprocessing)-behandling.
In recent decades there has
become increasingly clear that post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental
illness with clear neurophysiological
structural changes in
basal brain structures. PET and
MR techniques have come to increasingly
use, both at the fundamental
Studies of cerebral changes in
PTSD as the study of pharmacological
and psychological treatment interventions,
tex in EMDR (eye movement desensitization
and Reprocessing) therapy.
Keywords: Letter Pain Sensitivity Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
111. Bossini, L., Fagiolini, A., & Castrogiovanni, P. (2007, November). Neuroanatomical changes after eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment in posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 19(4), 475-476.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Several authors have found smaller
hippocampal volumes in patients
with PTSD and some have suggested
that psychotropic drugs may
promote hippocampus neurogenesis
and reverse the decrease in hippocampus
volume.1 However, the
only study that has investigated the
effects of psychotherapy on hippocampus
volume failed to show a
volumetric increase after effective
psychotherapy. The authors evaluated the hippocampus volumetric changes after successful EMDR treatment of a 27-year-old man with a chronic PTSD related to the suicide of his mother. After 8 weeks of EMDR treatment the patient had an increase in both left and right hippocampus volumes.[Adapted from Text] [Pilots]
Keywords: Adults Brain Imaging Brain Volume Brain Size Case Report Clinical Case Study Death of Parent Death by Suicide Effectiveness Evaluation Hippocamal Volume Hippocampus Letter Males Neuroanatomy Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapy PTSD Survivors Treatment Treatment Effectiveness Treatment Outcome/Clinical Trial
Accuracy Verified: Yes
112. Shapiro, F. (1995, November). Note from Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. The Harvard Mental Health Letter, 7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
After the publication of the preceding article, "What is EMDR?", the editors
of the Harvard Mental Health Newsletter were deluged with letters of protest.
They wrote back to one correspondent, "We have received so many thoughthful
criticisms of the Herbert and Meuser piece that we now believe we made a
mistake in publishing it. Somehow, nobody on our Editorial Board knew
enough about this to scotch their piece." Therefore, the editors chose one of
the letters (shown below) to help set the record straight. Clearly, however,
the article caused an unwarranted dissemination of misinformation among
the Lay and professional community.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
113. Rosen, G. M. (1992, October). A note to EMDR critics: What you didn't see is only part of what you didn't get. the Behavior Therapist, 15(9), 216.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
In effect, a person trained in EMDR is asked never to teach that which they will allegedly know. Any psychologist concerned with the scientific dissemination of knowledge thereby faces an ethical dilemma.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
114. Rosen, G. M. (1993). A note to EMDR critics: What you didn’t see is only part of what you don’t get. Psychological Bulletin, 67, 356-367.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
115. Lilieblad, B. (1996, October 9). Ogonrorelser vid bearbetning av traumatisk stress [Eye movements when coping with traumatic stress]. Läkartidningen, 93(41), 3553.
Language: Swedish
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Mĺnga personer som exponerats
för traumatisk stress kan
inte verbalisera sina upplevelser
och känslor vilket försvĺrar
krisbearbetningen. En del av
dessa riskerar psykisk invaliditet,
posttraumatiskt stresssyndrom
(PTSD).
Many people who were exposed
of traumatic stress can
not verbalize their experiences
and feelings which complicates
emergency processing. Some of
these risk mental disability,
post-traumatic stress syndrome
(PTSD).
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
116. Hayes, S. C. (2002, September). On being visited by the vita police: A reply to Corrigan (2001). the Behavior Therapist, 25(7/8), 134-137.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Behavior Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
117. Wilkinson, D. S. (2008, March). On PTSD. Monitor on Psychology, 39(3), 4, 8.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
It was disappointing that
the Institute of Medicine (IoM) panel
findings gave so links coverage to Eye
Movement Desensirizacion and
Reprocessing (EMDR). As a clinician
in private practice who has treated
active-duty military personnel, the clear
advantage that EMDR has over the other treatments for PTSD is how quickly it
works and that it is less painful for the
client. Exposure therapy can be excruciating
for the client and has a high drop-out
rate as a result. Medication for PTSD
only treats the symptoms.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
118. Hoffman, S. (2009). On science, orthodoxy, EMDR, and the AIP, H. Lipke, Invited response. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(2), 111. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.2.109.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In the letter to the editor titled “On Science, Orthodoxy,
EMDR, and the AIP,” the writer criticizes the
EMDRIA’s defi nition of eye movement desensitization
and reprocessing (EMDR). This defi nition affects
EMDR training requirements, EMDRIA continuing
education credits, the programs selected for the annual
conference, and the work of the Journal for EMDR
Practice and Research. The defi nition was put into place
in 2003 in order to set the professional standard for
the community. It has been revised once and, like all
policies, is subject to further revision based on new
information.
Keywords: Adaptive Information Processing AIP Letter Orthodoxy Science
Accuracy Verified: Yes
119. Shapiro, F. (2009). On science, orthodoxy, EMDR, and the AIP, H. Lipke, invited response. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(2), 110-111. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.2.109.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Thank you for the invitation to respond to Dr. Lipke’s
letter. I will confine myself to statements regarding
the adaptive information processing (AIP) model and
my text. However, I would like to begin by stating
that I applaud the free exchange of ideas regarding the
model. I formulated the principles in 1990 because the
effects I was observing with “EMD” could not be explained
by my original behavioral orientation. These
AIP principles were pivotal in the development of the
current procedures and protocols of eye movement
desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), moving it
from a technique to a psychotherapy approach, offering
a comprehensive view of the clinical picture and
successful treatment applications. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Adaptive Information Processing AIP Letter Orthodoxy Science
Accuracy Verified: Yes
120. Maxfield, L. (2009). On science, orthodoxy, EMDR, and the AIP, H. Lipke, Response from the editor. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(2), 109-112. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.2.109.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The Journal ’s instructions to authors are located inside
the back cover of every issue. The relevant passage
stated, “Articles that recommend a clinical approach
that differs from EMDR’s standard protocol or its
foundational Adaptive Information Processing model
(Shapiro, 2001) should explain these differences.”The purpose of this instruction was to encourage
clarity rather than conformity. It is important for
Journal readers, some of whom have not been trained
in this method, to know whether the techniques described
are standard for eye movement desensitization
and reprocessing (EMDR) or variations on the
protocol. For example, the reader of an article describing
a technique that combines EMDR with aspects of
another psychotherapy approach such as hypnosis
could assume that hypnotic inductions were part of
standard EMDR unless it was stated clearly which elements
were adapted from that method. The request that authors also clarify points of divergence from
the adaptive information-processing (AIP) model was
similarly intended to generate clarity. It is consistent
with the recognition that a common platform for discussion
is needed, even if that platform is imperfect.
It is also consistent with Shapiro’s teaching of the AIP
model as a clinical heuristic that is subject to revision
in the face of new data or more compelling models.
Rather than thwarting discussion, the request that authors
explain points of disagreement was designed to
promote deeper consideration of the mechanisms and
models underlying EMDR.
In response to Dr. Lipke’s letter, the Journal ’s Editorial
Board engaged in a thorough review process to
examine the value of this instruction and invited responses
(see letters above) from Dr. Shapiro and the
EMDRIA’s Board of Directors to further illuminate
the process. The Editorial Board has a diverse membership,
and there were divergent opinions, including
some disagreements with the following response.
It was decided to modify the identified statement so
that it now reads, “Articles that recommend a clinical
approach that differs from EMDR’s standard protocol
or Shapiro’s (2001) Adaptive Information Processing
model should discuss these differences.”
Keywords: Adaptive Information Processing AIP Letter Orthodoxy Science
Accuracy Verified: Yes
121. Rosen, G. M. (1995, June). On the origin of eye movement desensitization. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26(2), 121-122. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(95)00014-Q.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Francine Shapiro, the founder of eye movement desensitization therapy (EMD) claims to have serendipitously discovered this technique by experiencing spontaneous saccadic eye movements in response to disturbing thoughts during a walk in the woods. This explanation is difficult to accept because normal saccadic eye movements appear to be physiologically undetectable and are typically triggered by external stimuli. In the present limited study, all subjects failed to elicit any experience of eye movements, thus calling into question how best to interpret Dr. Shapiro's experience and the origin of EMD. [Author Summary]
Keywords: Letter Professional Criticism
Accuracy Verified: Yes
122. Welch, R. (1996, June). On the origin of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A response to Rosen. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 27(2), 175-179. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(96)00013-4.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Rosen argues that the eye movements experienced by Shapiro during the incident leading to her development of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) could not, as she later inferred, have been saccadic. The present author disputes Rosen's conclusion by showing that his arguments are based on a faulty understanding of the nature of saccadic eye movements or are irrelevant to Shapiro's claim. [Author Summary]
Keywords: Comment Letter Professional Criticism Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
123. Maxfield, L. (2001, March 23). Politicizing psychotherapy. Thunder Bay, Canada: The Globe and Mail, Letter to the Editor, A14.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
In Less Than Meets The Eye (letter - March 16), Timothy Moore and James Alcock stated that EMDR's "enormous popularity as a treatment for anxiety disorders appears to have greatly outstripped the research evidence adduced for its efficacy." Although it is indisputable that the reasons for the effectiveness of eye-movement therapy (and all psychotherapies) are currently unknown, there is little debate about its efficacy in treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The only psychotherapies recognized by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for treating PTSD are cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
124. Lindauer, R. J. L., Beer, R., Boer, F., Hendriks, G. J., & van Minnen, A. (2006, May). Posttraumatische stressstoornis bij adolescenten na seksueel misbruik: Goed te behandelen [Posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents after sexual abuse is readily treated]. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 150(20), 1154-1155.
Language: Dutch
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Een brief van Lindauer, bier en commentaar op Boer Hendriks en Van Minnen, 'Posttraumatische stressstoornis BIJ adolescenten na seksueel misbruik: goed te behandelen ", English Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 150 (6): 281-285 (11 februari 2006) [29431] ; met een reactie van Hendriks en Van Minnen. Beperkte indexering toegepast. [Loodsen]
A letter from Lindauer, Beer, and Boer commenting on Hendriks and Van Minnen, "Posttraumatische stressstoornis bij adolescenten na seksueel misbruik: goed te behandelen", Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 150(6): 281-285 (11 February 2006) [29431]; with a response from Hendriks and Van Minnen. Limited indexing applied. [Pilots]
Keywords: Abuse Child Cognitive Therapy Letter Professional Criticism Postrraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism Reply PTSD Rape Survivors
Accuracy Verified: Yes
125. Poole, A. D., de Jongh, A., & Spector, J. (1999, January). Power therapies: Evidence versus emotion: A reply to Rosen, Lohr, McNally and Herbert. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 27(1), 3-8.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Rosen, Lohr, McNally and Herbert’s (1998) arguments directed at the so-called “Power Therapies” and, in particular, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) are examined. It is suggested that their paper does not adequately review the available research data and, therefore, draws unwarranted conclusions. Based on published controlled studies it is concluded that there is evidence to support the use of EMDR in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Keywords: Letter Literature Review Outcome Research Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
126. Rosen, G., Lohr, J., McNally, R. J., & Herbert, J. D. (1999, January). Power therapies: Evidence vs. miraculous claims. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 27(1), 9-12.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Poole, de Jongh and Spector ask for empirical research rather than emotive arguments when evaluating EMDR. When one applies this standard, Poole et al.’s remaining points are devoid of substance. EMDR, like other Power Therapies, is a “miracle” cure that has failed. [Cambridge Journals]
Keywords: Letter Placebo Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Stressors Sham Therapies Survivors TFT Thought Field Therapy TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
127. Davison, G. C. (2000, December 17). Questionable therapy. Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, Magazine, 3.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Richard Saltus quotes an EMDR enthusiast as saying that more than 60,000 people have been trained in the therapy. It is common for EMDR folks to cite the number of people who have attended EMDR workshops, and they do so in order to lend credibility to the approach. What is never mentioned is how many of these people found the workshops instructive and how many go on to use EMDR in their clinical work. I know that I am not alone in having “been trained” in EMDR and yet deciding not to use it. My reason, similar to others’, I am sure, is that I find EMDR to be, at best, old wine in a very expensive new bottle, one that is heavily oversold. Gerald C.
Keywords: Boston General Letter Overview
Accuracy Verified: Yes
128. Gery, L. (2001, January 28). Reason to hope. Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, Magazine, 4.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Body Institute, practiced meditation, and attended two different support groups. Although these methods certainly had their benefits, after five years I still felt as if I could slingshot into my deepest grief with the slightest trigger. I debated whether to try taking Prozac or find a therapist who could use EMDR. I chose the non-pharmaceutical route. I had no specific hopes for EMDR, especially since none of my previous treatments had succeeded in helping me move out of my depression. After only four EMDR sessions, I have noticed a significant shift in my attitude about the same triggers that would have otherwise caused me deep emotional pain. I have come to have hope again that, someday, I will be able to fully enjoy my life - a belief that I had long ago given up.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
129. Brokensha, G. (1992, August). Recent advance in the treatment of PTSD. Australian Family Physician, 21(8), 1202.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Letter reiterates the value of eye movement desensitization and reprogramming as a treatment for PTSD.
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
130. Sanderson, A., & Carpenter, R. (1994). Rejoinder to Greenwald’s criticisms. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 25(1), 91. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(94)90073-6.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
131. Carrigan, M., & Cahill, S. (1995, December). The relevance of the anxiety literature to research on eye movement desensitization. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 26(4), 365-366. doi:10.1016/0005-7916(95)00045-3.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The purpose of this letter is to draw attention to anxiety literature that we believe is relevant to research in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy but has not been adequately integrated as of yet.
Keywords: Exposure Therapy Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
132. Buttsworth, J. (1991, October). REM reprocessing. Medical Journal of Australia, 155(7), 500.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Comments on the effectiveness of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) reprocessing in therapy. States that further research into its benefits would be useful. [Adapted from Text, p. 500]
Keywords: Anxiety Disorders Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Stressors Survivors Treatment Effectiveness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
133. Lee, C. (2008, February). A reply to the Institute of Medicine report commissioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the scientific evidence on treatment modalities for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). EMDR International Association, Austin, Texas.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
EMDRIA has submitted comments critical of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report commissioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess the scientific evidence on treatment modalities for PTSD. The 2007 report concluded that “the evidence is inadequate to determine the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD.” The response, authored by Dr. Christopher Lee, Research Chair, and reviewed by the Research Committee, details serious omissions and misinterpretations of the scientific literature that would have effected the conclusions about EMDR in the report. Dr. Lee also prepared a PowerPoint presentation for EMDRIA members to use.
Keywords: Efficacy Letter Reply
Accuracy Verified: Yes
134. Spector, J. (2003, February). Reprocessing. The Psychologist, 16(2), 65.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The news analysis
article on disaster
planning from a
psychological viewpoint in
the December issue (‘Healing
the wounds of the mind’)
described EMDR as ‘eye
movement desensitisation and
reprogramming’. The correct
name is of course ‘eye
movement desensitisation
and reprocessing’ –
reprogramming has no place
in this procedure.
Keywords: Letter Reprocessing
Accuracy Verified: Yes
135. Thyer, B. A. (2001, January). Research on social work practice does not benefit from blurry theory: A response to Tomi Gomory. Journal of Social Work Education, 37(1), 51-66 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a well-supported evidence-based psychosocial treatment that clinically and significantly helps clients meeting the DSM criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dozens of well-controlled clinical trials and dozens of single-subject studies bear this out, many designed and conducted by social workers. Most of these studies have involved Caucasian clients, a few used African Americans. But both groups seem to respond well, as do both males and females. Suppose a social worker has a new client from Mongolia with OCD. Falsificationism may well be the strongest approach to scientific inquiry regarding the validity of theories. The American Psychiatric Association used the following types of evidence in developing its practice guidelines: a randomized clinical trial, prospectively designed with double-blind assessments and treatment and control groups, a clinical trial, similarly prospective, but lacking blind assessments or control groups, cohort or longitudinal studies and case-control studies, retrospective studies of clients.
[Author abstract]
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
136. McGlynn, F. D. (1997). Response to Lipke's comment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 11(6), 603-606. doi:10.1016/S0887-6185(97)00043-1.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Lipke's criticisms of the experiment reported by Bates and colleagues are without merit. Data from the experiment show either that the procedure was sound or that the clinical measurement reported by eye-movement densitization (EMD) therapists is suspect. Lipke's statement that EMD enjoys increasing scientific support is likewise without merit. Scientific support for EMD seems to exist only when one disregards the methodological lessons taught by behavior-therapy research for the last three decades.
Keywords: Female Letter Phobias Reply Spider Phobia
Accuracy Verified: Yes
137. Shapiro, F. (2010). Response to Marich. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 4(2), 101-103. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.4.2.100.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In short, I view best clinical practices and scientific evaluation as going hand in hand to ensure a
responsible development of EMDR and, as stated in
the interview, affording the best protection against “excessive orthodoxy” or “anything goes.” I also
believe that this approach is the best way to honor and balance diverse perspectives. (Excerpt)
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
138. Sikes, C., & Sikes, V. (2005). A response to May’s commentary on ‘A look at EMDR: Technique, research and use with college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 19(3), 75-79. doi:10.1300/J035v19n03_08.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The present article is a response to R. May's commentary (see record 2005-03961-005) on our original article: "A Look at EMDR: Technique, Research and Use with College Students" (see record 2003-10645-005). May points out the controversial nature of the research on EMDR, and we agree. We continue to hold, however, that EMDR is a promising treatment for use in college counseling centers with short-term therapy models. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Brief Therapy College Students Comment Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapeutic Techniques PTSD Outcomes Reply Research Technique Theory
Accuracy Verified: Yes
139. Lipke, H. (1993, August). Response to Pitman et al paper: A controlled study of eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Unpublished.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
140. Hurley, E. C. (2010, November). A response to the meta-analysis by Albright & Thyer: What best serves our troops?. Behavioral Interventions, 25(4), 349-353. doi:10.1002/bin.314.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Comments on Does EMDR reduce post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology in combat veterans? by David L. Albright and Bruce Thyer (see record 2010-02408-001). As an Army Chaplain and psychotherapist for 30 years, I have used a variety of psychotherapy modalities to treat soldiers and military families in various combat zones, as well as military installations in the United States. In this capacity I have found eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to be efficacious in the treatment of both trauma and life adjustment issues. In my present position as Director of Soldier Center, Clarksville, TN, I use EMDR on a daily basis to treat soldiers and veterans recovering from combat trauma. Based on my extensive experience in the successful application of EMDR, I am dismayed by the pre-suppositional bias against and potentially serious misrepresentations of EMDR that are evident in the Albright and Thyer article from the authors' very first mention of it. The authors have done a great disservice to clinicians, as well as to veterans, with their paper. In summary, the best way to serve our troops is to urge comparative research between EMDR and the extant cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatments. Our men and women in uniform deserve the best treatment possible. EMDR has amply demonstrated its efficacy with multiple trauma populations and should not be minimized because of subjective biases and misinformation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Albright Letter Thyer Troops
Accuracy Verified: Yes
141. Hembree, E. A., Cahill, S. P., & Foa, E. B. (2003, December). Response to “Comment on Hembree and Foa (2003)”. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16(6) 757-577. doi:10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004082.30375.67.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In summary, we submit that the evidence cited by Lipke in support of the proposal that eye movements contribute to treatment outcome does not meet the burden of proof. Specifically, eye movements and other laterally alternating stimuli have not been shown to have an effect on relevant and independently assessed outcome measures of symptoms, such as measures of PTSD severity. Thus, we reaffirm Hembree and Foa's conclusion that assertions about an important role for eye movements or any other laterally alternating stimuli on treatment outcome have not been supported by extant research. [Adapted from Text, p. 577] [Pilots]
Keywords: Comment Letter Methodology Professional Criticism Reply Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
142. Arnold, C. (2002). Ricky Greenwald's 1998 paper. The EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net on 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
"This article as well as others in the EMDR Practitioner are inspirational and a tribute to compassionate ways of healing trauma. Ricky Greenwald's paper is particularly poignant for me as I recently completed Level I training and came away very excited with the desire to be both healed and incorporate this approach into my practice. However, as one participant among 200, I found the training to be superficial with a minimum amount of time for "hands- on application leaving me with the need to seek out supervision. I think the model suggested by Ricky Greenwald is more in line with my learning style and I would sign up immediately if this were offered. Thanks for making this paper available."
Keywords: Letter EMDR Traing Model
Accuracy Verified: Yes
143. Carlson, J., & Chemtob, C. (1997, Spring). The role of "resolute perception" in EMDR: Reply to Linda Waters. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 34(1), 100. doi:10.1037/h0087719 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Replies to the comments by L. Waters (see record 84-36309) on the article by J. G. Carlson et al (see record 84-01737) regarding the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment (EMDR) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam combat veterans. The authors suggest that Waters' interest in considering curative elements in psychotherapy common to a number of methods is useful because it encourages clinicians to focus on EMDR as a complex of procedures. The EMDR method of psychotherapy purports to provide a mechanism to enable and accelerate the resolution of experiences that otherwise might remain in stasis indefinitely. Waters' thoughtful letter suggests to the authors that EMDR may be reaching a level of clinical acceptance that is provoking a careful examination beyond an exclusive focus on 1 component, the eye movements, to consideration of EMDR as a sophisticated method of brief psychotherapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Combat Experience Commentary Letter Military Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Rapid Reply Veterans Vietnam War Veterans
Accuracy Verified: Yes
144. Forde, R. A. (2002, May). Roll up, roll up for the great EMDR debate. The Psychologist, 15(5), 222.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
The article on eye
movement desensitisation
and reprocessing (‘In the blink
of an eye’, March 2002)
brings new hope of
recognition to rolled-up
newspaper therapy (RUNT).
Your more knowledgeable
readers will be aware that
I discovered RUNT
accidentally one day when
I observed that my feelings
of gross inadequacy were
ameliorated by hitting myself
repeatedly over the head with
a rolled-up newspaper. Being
an inspired maverick with no
need for the empty trappings
of ‘scientism’ (trappings such
as validation, replication, etc.)
I immediately patented the
idea and founded the RUNT
Institute to market training
courses to an astounded world.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
145. Shapiro, F. (1994, Summer). Shapiro’s response [to Steketee and Goldstein]. the Behavior Therapist, 17(7), 157-158.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Steketee's and Goldstein's
thoughtful comments concentrate
on the need for empirical
study of EMDR and I could not agree
more. Treatment outcome research is
notoriously scarce and traditionally
lags far behind clinical practice. For instance,
13 years after PTSD was officially
classified in the 1980 DSM-111,
only six controlled clinical treatment
studies were cited in the published literature
(Solomon, 1992) and four of these were limited to male Vietnam
combat veterans.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
146. Lipke, H. (1992, October). Stance for Shapiro. the Behavior Therapist, 15(9), 215-216.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
I am writing in response to Baer, Hurley, Minichiello, Ott, Penzel, and Riccardi letter of May, 1992, (the Behavior Therapist, Vol. 15, 5, p. 110) about the EMDR workshop conducted at the AABT Convention, November, 1991.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
147. Shapiro, F. (1995). Stray thoughts. EMDR Network Newsletter, 5(3), 1-2.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
One of the most upsetting professional
experiences I have so far encountered
occurred in November 1995. One of
the participants at the Level I1 training
in New York handed me a letter
from a relative of hers. She had suggested
that her sister get EMDR treatment
and counseled her to call the
EMDR Institute office for a referral.
The following are excerpts from the
letter:
Keywords: General
Accuracy Verified: Yes
148. Magliozzi, T., & Magliozzi, R. (2005, July 8). Stress therapy may help car crash victims. Seattle, WA: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Final, Wheels, F1.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Dear Tom and Ray: Your recent column about the person experiencing trauma after her Toyota was rear-ended by some guy going 70 mph invited me to add my thoughts: I am a psychologist in Minnesota and have treated a number of car crash victims just like your reader. They are indeed suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, and can easily be helped by a therapeutic procedure called EMDR - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Don't ask me to explain how it works, but believe me, it does. I have treated car crash victims, carjacking victims, rape victims and holdup victims with the same method of EMDR. They were symptom-free - and stayed that way - after just one session of the procedure. Pretty amazing. It wasn't me; it was the procedure that did the work, along with the client's own brain - which helped reprocess the trauma memory. So, tell this woman to go to the EMDR Web site, www.emdria.org, and click on the link for Find an EMDR Therapist. She should get relief from her symptoms quite rapidly - and they'll stay away. I wish her the best. - Ken
Keywords: Letter Motor Vehicle Accidents Seattle
Accuracy Verified: Yes
149. Roberts, B. (2002, July). Support for EMDR. The Psychologist, 15(7), 335.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Responds to the comments by S. Joseph made regarding the original article by F. Shapiro and L. Maxfield which reported on the clinical applications of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). Joseph's comment cautioned against the adoption of EMDR without the appropriate evidence to back it up. The current author offers her support for EMDR. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Clinical Applications Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
150. Walker, N. (2002, July). Support for EMDR. The Psychologist, 15(7), 335.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
I write in reply to Robert A. Forde’s amusing but
misguided parody of EMDR (Letters, May 2002).
I would encourage him to provide some initial strong
evidence of RUNT’s (rolled-up newspaper therapy)
clinical efficacy and research status.Then I would be
interested to begin my own investigation, as progress
in psychotherapy, and better results for our patients
or clients, may be at stake.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
151. Spector, J. (2002, July). Support for EMDR: 'Counterpoint: Emperor's new clothes?': Comment. The Psychologist, 15(7), 335-336.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Addresses S. Joseph's critical commentary on the original article by F. Shapiro and L. Maxfield which reported on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). The current author offers support for EMDR, disputing the validity of Joseph's claims that EMDR lacks the appropriate evidence (in regards to its efficacy) necessary for its professional acceptance. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).
Keywords: Counterpoint Emperor Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
152. Metter, J., & Michaelson, L. K. (1993). Theoretical, clinical, research, and ethical constraints of the eye movement desensitization reprocessing technique. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 6(3), 413-415. doi:10.1002/jts.2490060311.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Recently a letter by Dr. Corydon Hammond appeared in The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Newsletter regarding a technique developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro termed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). The authors report that their clinical experience does not support the claims made by Shapiro of dramatic and long-lasting improvement using the technique.Our experience parallels Dr. Hammond's findings. We recommend extreme caution in embracing, using, or endorsing EMDR. [Adapted from Text, pp. 413, 415]
Keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
153. Kutz, I. (2009). To the editor. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(1), 57-58. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.1.57.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Reply by the current author to the comments made by Rosemary Masters (see record 2009-02768-007) on the original article by I. Kutz, V. Resnik and R. Dekel (see record 2008-13102-003). I sincerely thank Ms. Masters for her important comments. Indeed, to the list of confounding variables enumerated by Ms. Masters, one may add others like suggestibility. She may have missed the main point of the article—the immediacy of the response. By equating the epidemiological figures of natural recovery from trauma exposure to the numbers described in our study, Ms. Masters is comparing a process that progresses over several months to a process that occurred within a single session that lasted approximately 45 minutes. More strikingly, these dramatic changes in traumatic memories and intrusion distress are tightly correlated with the EMDR set, which lasted a minute or less and appeared within a minute or two after the set. However, since we did not systematically follow up on many of those patients we described, we should emphasize and restate that 50% of our population had complete immediate relief following a single session of EMDR. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Accidents Acute Stress Syndromes Bombing Attacks Intrusion Distress Letter Terrorist
Accuracy Verified: Yes
154. Marich, J. N. (2010). To the editor. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 4(2), 100-101. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.4.2.100.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In Isaac Bashevis Singer’s prolifi c Holocaust novel,
Enemies: A Love Story (1972), the main character,
Herman Broder, sets his eyes into an oscillating
motion whenever he needs to deal with stress or
anxiety. The books and poems of Native American
author Sherman Alexie (1992, 2009) beautifully document
how centuries of tribes have utilized the dance,
an activity of tactile bilateral stimulation, to cope
with distress and heighten performance. Kyra Gaunt
(2006) documented how generations of African
American girls have used clapping games, doubledutch
jump rope, and other bilateral rhythmic activities
to transition into adulthood. This small collection
of examples sets a larger context for the development
of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
(EMDR) that I feel, in the excitement over the 20th
anniversary of Shapiro’s discovery, we have failed to
consider. I write this letter with a great deal of respect
for Dr. Francine Shapiro as someone who has
tapped into the seemingly innate, healing power of
bilateral stimulation and systematized it for use in
psychotherapeutic settings. In the spirit of appreciating
the larger context of her contribution, I feel the
need to voice my concern about several points that
she articulated in the interview with Marilyn Luber. (Excerpt)
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
155. Drexler, K. (2005). Transgenerational weitergegebene traumata und EMDR - Liebe kolleginnen, liebe kollegen, haben sie den film "Die Flucht" gesehen? [Kolleginnen forwarded transgenerational traumas and EMDR - Dear colleagues, dear, they have seen the movie "The Flight"?]. Institut fur Traumatherapie.
Language: German
Format: Other
Abstract:
Begleitschreiben diskutiert die Rezension des Films "Die Flucht" ["The Flight"] Über Trauma des Holocausts transgenerationalen Überlebenden und Opfern von EMDR behandelt.
Cover letter discusses the review of the film "The Flight" about transgenerational trauma of Holocausts survivors and victims treated by EMDR.
Keywords: Holocaust Survivors Nazis Survivors Trans-generational Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
156. Newman, K. (2007, November). Trauma patients respond to EMDR. Clinical Psychiatry News, 35(11), 13 .
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Excerpt, In my experience over the past 15 years, I've found that many people with trauma histories respond to eye movement de-sensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with psychotherapy when it is done in a competent manner, there is a trusting relationship, and so on. EMDR is not without risks, but I've seen individuals move past stuck places in ways they were not able prior to the EMDR work.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
157. Gelbach, R. A. (2005, May 2). Trauma therapy. Time Magazine.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
158. Foa, E. (2000, October). Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Reply. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 61(10), 786.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
No abstract available.
Keywords: Letter Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PSTD Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
159. Magliozzi, T., & Magliozzi, R. (2005, June 20). Treatment offers help for car crash victims. Charleston, WV: Charleston Daily Mail, Life, P2C.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
Your recent newspaper column regarding the person experiencing trauma after her Toyota was rear-ended by some guy going 70 mph invited me to add my thoughts: I am a psychologist in Minnesota and have treated a number of car-crash victims just like your reader. They are indeed suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, and can easily be helped by a therapeutic procedure called EMDR - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Don't ask me to explain how it works, but believe me, it does. I have treated car-crash victims, carjacking victims, rape victims and holdup victims with the same method of EMDR. They were symptom-free - and stayed that way - after just one session of the procedure. Pretty amazing. It wasn't me; it was the procedure that did the work, along with the client's own brain - which helped reprocess the trauma memory. So, tell this woman to go to the EMDR Web site, www.emdria.org, and click on the link for Find a Therapist. She should get relief from her symptoms quite rapidly - and they will stay away. I wish her the best
Keywords: Charleston Letter Motor Vehical Accidents
Accuracy Verified: Yes
160. Gelbach, R. A. (2007, August 19). The truth about EMDR. The Stars and Stripes.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Steve Mraz has done a service to your readers by bringing them solid information about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), the evidence-based treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder that has won the highest level of recommendation in the joint Department of Defense/Veterans Affairs treatment guidelines (“Seeing relief from post-traumatic stress,” article, Aug. 7). EMDR is not only highly successful at reducing symptoms, it is also highly tolerable to clients when properly administered.
Keywords: Letter
Accuracy Verified: Yes
161. Cecero, J. J., & Carroll, K. M. (2000, January). Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce cocaine cravings. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(1), 150-151.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
We hypothesized that drug cravings, like disturbing thoughts, might be reduced through eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, so we used the procedures described by Popky (unpublished report) to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on cocaine cravings and drug use among opioid addicts who were maintained with methadone. We received the approval of our institutional review board and obtained signed informed consent forms from the subjects.
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162. Aftergood, D. (2005, February). The value of EMDR. Clinical Psychiatry News, 33(2), 8.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
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Value of EMDR It is always a pleasure to read about Dr. Robert T. London's approach to psychiatry, which combines not only medication and psychotherapy, but also philosophy and a broad array of psychotherapeutic techniques (“Strategies for Treating PTSD,” The Psychiatrist's Toolbox, December 2004, p. 20). [Elsevier]
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163. Hornsveld, H. K. (2011, April). Weten we nu hoe EMDR werkt? Een reactie op ‘Hoe het komt dat EMDR werkt’ door Marcel van den Hout en Iris Engelhard [We know how EMDR works? One Response to "How it is that EMDR works" by Marcel van den Hout and Iris Engelhard]. Directieve Therapie, 2011(1), 32-42. doi:10.1007/s12433-011-0004-3 .
Language: Dutch
Format: Journal
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No abstract available.
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164. Spady, V. (2004, December 20). What the future holds for our health. Newsweek.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
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After months of increasing restlessness and a diminishing ability to function on a day-to-day level, I sought talk therapy. Luckily for me, my therapist was also trained in EMDR. When certain anxiety-triggering events shut me down, she suggested a session of EMDR.
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