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1. Glaser, G. (2006, August 23). Eye-catching therapy:  An unusual treatment for post-traumatic stress, eye movement desensitization goes mainstream. Portland, OR:  The Oregonian, Sunrise, Living, C01.

Language: English

Format: Newspaper

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It had been almost a year since the accident, and Lynn Hornbuckle felt herself getting worse, not better. She could not escape the deafening sound of the screeching tires and breaking glass. She was unable to turn her mind away from the moment the truck slammed into her Mercedes near Bend, killing a woman in the car behind her. Worst of all, Hornbuckle's arm, which required four surgeries and an excruciating skin graft, throbbed, as if the bones themselves remembered.

Keywords: General  Overview  Portland  

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2. Dees, L. (2006, November 2). Eye-movement therapists tackle post-traumatic stress. Portland, OR:  The Forecaster.

Language: English

Format: Newspaper

Abstract: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy used to relieve the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. EMDR was developed in 1987 by American psychologist Dr. Francine Shapiro. Shapiro studied the impact of EMDR on reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome in Vietnam combat veterans. EMDR has since been expanded to include applications for grief, phobias, anxiety, depression, abuse, performance anxiety and addictions.

Keywords: General  Molly Stanley  Overview  Portland  Posttraumatic Stress Disorder  PTSD  

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3. Mitchell, J. (1993, November 13). Short therapy, in the blink of an eye. Portland, OR:  The Oregonian, C 01, C 16.

Language: English

Format: Newspaper

Abstract:
The secret of all three Portland-area residents (who requested that their real names not be used) is a simple new therapy with a complicated name: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDlR for short.

Keywords: General  Overview  Portland  

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