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1. Perkins, B., & Rouanzoin, C. (2002, January). A critical evaluation of current views regarding eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Clarifying points of confusion. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58(1), 77-97. doi:10.1002/jclp.1130.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
EMDR is an active psychological treatment for PTSD that has received widely divergent reactions from the scientific and professional community. This article examines points of confusion in the published literature on EMDR, including the theoretical, empirical, and historical issues around EMDR and placebo effects, exposure procedures, the eye movement component, treatment fidelity issues, and outcome studies. It also examines historical information relevant to the scientific process and charges of "pseudoscience" regarding EMDR. We conclude that the confusion in the literature is due to (a) the lack of an empirically validated model capable of convincingly explaining the effects of the EMDR method, (b) inaccurate and selective reporting of research, (c) some poorly designed empirical studies, (d) inadequate treatment fidelity in some outcome research, and (e) multiple biased or inaccurate reviews by a relatively small group of authors. Reading the original research articles frequently helps to reduce the confusion arising from the research review literature. [Author Abstract]
Keywords: Literature Review Methodology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Treatment Effectiveness
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2. de jongh, A., & ten Broeke, E. (2007, Februrari). Een cursus in pseudowetenschap [A course in pseudoscience]. De Psycholoog, 42(2), 87-89.
Language: Dutch
Format: Magazine
Abstract:
In het decembernummer van De Psycholoog, maakte Willem van der Does een vergelijking tussen de miraculeuze negentiende-eeuwse behandelmethode van het 'dierlijk magnetisme' en het hedendaagse Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Met onderstaande bijdrage geven De Jongh en Ten Broeke te kennen dat zij zich in het geheel niet kunnen vinden in Van der Does' betoog.
In the December issue of The Psychologist, Willem van der Does was a comparison between the nineteenth-century miraculous treatment method of "animal magnetism" and the contemporary eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). To give the following contribution Jongh and Ten Broeke indicated that they are completely unable to find Van der Does' case.
Keywords: Pseudoscience
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3. Welch, K. L. (2007, August). EMDR and neuroscience research: Some questions and implications for psychotherapy integration. EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net on 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
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Since its introduction, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Shapiro, 1989) has received the attention of many mental health professionals. There has been much critical debate on the subject of EMDR. Most of the clinical discussion has centered on the role of EMDR in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
While the EMDR procedure has been compared to Mesmerism (McNally, 1999), declared as pseudoscience (Herbert, Lilienfeld, Lohr, Montgomery, O’Donohue, Rosen, and Tolin, 2000), or regarded as a highly marketed placebo (Lilienfield, 1996), most studies support the efficacy of EMDR in treating PTSD (Ironson, Freund, Strauss, and Williams, 2002; Lee, Gavriel, Drummond, Richards, and Greenwald, 2002; Marcus, Marquis, and Sakai, 1997; Rothbaum, 1997; Van Etten and Taylor, 1998; Wilson, Becker, and Tinker, 1997). There has been some evidence for accompanying physiological changes in PTSD subjects treated with EMDR with patterns of cortex functioning, (Levin, Lazrove, and van der Kolk, 1999; Nicosia, 1994) event-related potential changes (Lamprecht, Kohnke, Sack, Matzke and Munte, 2004), as well as positive effects on the level of the stress hormone cortisol (Haber, Kellner and Yehuda, 2002).
Keywords: Neuroscience
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4. Kavanagh, D. & Ryan, C. (1996, August). EMDR – Pseudoscientific fad or unique and significant advance?. The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society, 18(4), 14-17.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Keywords: Pseudoscience
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5. Perkins, B., & Rouanzoin, C. C. (2002, June). EMDR: Clarifying points of confusion and providing information. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, San Diego, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
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Confusion regarding EMDR has lead to the need for the education of clients and professionals alike. Participants will learn the theoretical, empirical, and historical issues regarding EMDR and 1) placebo effects; 2) exposure procedures; 3) the eye movement coponent; 4) treatment fidelity issues; 5) outcome studies; and 6) charges of "pseudoscience." This information can then be used to educate clients and other professionall regarding EMDR.
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6. Devilly, G. J., & Lohr, J. M. (1999, November). Experimental clinical science dispels EMDR pseudoscience. Special Interest Group poster presented at the 33rd Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Poster Pseudoscience
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7. Rosen, G. M., McNally, R. J., & Lilienfeld, S. O. (1999, September 22). Eye movement magic: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing a decade later. The Skeptic, 7(4), 66-69.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
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While strolling through a park one day, Francine Shapiro notices that certain of her troubling thoughts suddenly lost their distressing qualities. Curious about what had happened; Shapiro regenerated the mental images and again found them no longer upsetting. Attending closely to her behavior, she realized that her eyes had been spontaneously and rapidly shifting back and forth. Suspecting that rapid eye movements might possess hitherto untapped therapeutic powers, Shapiro began informal tests on her friends. She asked them to concentrate on a traumatic or disturbing memory and to track her finger visually as she moved it back and forth in front of their eyes. Her friends reported feeling better and their memories were no longer disturbing.
Reprinted in M. Shermer (ed.), The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience,Volume I, Santa Barbara:ABC-CLIO, Inc.
Keywords: Practice Skepticism Theory
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8. Bériault, M., & Larivée, S. (2005). Guérir avec l'EMDR: Preuves et controversies [Healing with EMDR: Evidence and controversies]. Revue de Psychoéducation, 34(2), 355-396.
Language: French
Format: Journal
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L'EMDR est une approche psychothérapie intégrative proposé de traiter un large éventail de troubles psychologiques. Il s'agit de la première revue française de l'efficacité de l'EMDR. L'efficacité EMDR est d'abord montrer par des études de cas non contrôlé qui souffre d'importantes lacunes méthodologiques. études de cas expérimentale des résultats équivoques. Des études contrôlées sont ensuite examinés en fonction du type de contrôle expérimental utilisé et le type de trouble traité. EMDR semble aussi efficace que la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale pour le traitement du trouble de stress post-traumatique, mais la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale reste le traitement de choix pour la phobie spécifique et le trouble panique. En outre, des études montrent que le démantèlement de façon répétée les mouvements oculaires ne sont pas nécessaires à l'efficacité de l'EMDR. Une analyse des différences et des similitudes entre l'EMDR et l'approche cognitivo-comportementale est présentée. pseudoscience éléments intégrés dans le développement de l'EMDR et la diffusion sont également présentées. (Base de données PsycINFO Record (c) 2008 APA, tous droits réservés)
EMDR is an integrative psychotherapy approach proposed to treat a wide range of psychological disorders. This is the first French review of EMDR effectiveness. The EMDR effectiveness is initially show with uncontrolled cases studies that suffers from important methodological weaknesses. Experimental case studies provide equivocal results. Controlled studies are then reviewed as a function of the type of experimental control used and the type of disorder treated. EMDR appears as effective as cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder but cognitive-behavioral therapy remains the treatment of choice for specific phobia and panic disorder. In addition, dismantling studies repeatedly show that eye movements are not necessary for the efficacy of EMDR. An analysis of the differences and similarities between EMDR and the cognitive behavioral approach is presented. Pseudoscience elements embedded in EMDR development and diffusion are also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Therapy Integrative Psychotherapy Approach Mental Disorders Psychological Disorders
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9. McNally, R. J. (2003, Fall-Winter). Is the pseudoscience concept useful for clinical psychology? The demise of pseudoscience. The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 2(2).
Language: English
Format: Journal
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Talented entrepreneurs have been developing and marketing novel therapeutic methods, some touted as veritable miracle cures for diverse complaints. This phenomenon has caught the attention of scientist-practitioners in psychology, many of whom criticize these approaches as “pseudoscientific.” The purpose of this essay is to sketch a simpler, alternative approach to debunking dubious methods in clinical psychology. When therapeutic entrepreneurs make claims on behalf of their interventions, we should not waste our time trying to determine whether their interventions qualify as pseudoscientific. Rather, we should ask them: How do you know that your intervention works? What is your evidence?
Keywords: Pseudoscience
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10. Devilly, G. J. (2005, June). Power therapies and possible threats to the science of psychology and psychiatry. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(6), 437-445. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01601.x .
Language: English
Format: Journal
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Objective: Advocates of new therapies frequently make bold claims regarding therapeutic effectiveness, particularly in response to disorders which have been traditionally treatment-refractory. This paper reviews a collection of new therapies collectively self-termed "The Power Therapies", outlining their proposed procedures and the evidence for and against their use. These therapies are then put to the test for pseudoscientific practice. Method: Therapies were included which self-describe themselves as "Power Therapies". Published work searches were conducted on each therapy using Medline and PsychInfo databases for randomized controlled trials assessing their efficacy, except for the case of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing has more randomized controlled studies conducted on its efficacy than any other treatment for trauma and thus, previous meta-analyses were evaluated. Results and conclusions: It is concluded that these new therapies have offered no new scientifically valid theories of action, show only non-specific efficacy, show no evidence that they offer substantive improvements to extant psychiatric care, yet display many characteristics consistent with pseudoscience. [Author Abstract]
Keywords: Commentary Energy Psychotherapy Literature Review Neurolinguistic Programming NLP Psychotherapeutic Processes TFT: Thought Field Therapy TIR: Traumatic Incident Reduction Treatment Effectiveness
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11. Lohr, J. M., Montgomery, R. W., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Tolin, D. F. (1999). Pseudoscience and the commercial promotion of trauma treatments. In R. Gist, & B. Lubin, (Eds.), Response to disaster: psychosocial, community, and ecological approaches (pp. 291-326). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
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The authors take as specific exemplars two of the popularized "power therapies" -- eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and thought field therapy (TFT) -- to demonstrate the influence of pseudoscience in the contemporary trauma industry. [Adapted from Introduction, p. 239]
Keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Professional Criticism PTSD Scientific Research Stressors Survivors TFT Thought Field Therapy Treatment Effectiveness
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12. Cuvelier, M. (2001, July/August). The pursuit of pseudoscience. Psychology Today, 34(4), 24-25.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
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ocuses on the efforts of Jeffrey Lohr of the Science and Pseudoscience Review Special Interest Group of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy to help clinical scientists identify bogus therapies in the United States. Details on the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; Findings of Scott Lilenfeld on Rebirthing Theory. (Academic Search Premiere)
Keywords: Pseudoscience
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13. Lilienfeld, S. (2012). Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology. New York: Guilford Publications .
Language: English
Format: Book
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This book offers a rigorous examination of a variety of therapeutic, assessment, and diagnostic techniques in clinical psychology, focusing on practices that are popular and influential but lack a solid grounding in empirical research. Featuring chapters from leading clinical researchers, the text helps professionals and students evaluate the merits of novel and controversial techniques and differentiate between those that can stand up to scientific scrutiny and those that cannot. Reviewed are widely used therapies for alcoholism, infantile autism, and ADHD; the use of EMDR in the treatment of.
Keywords: Pseudoscience Skeptics
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14. Lilienfeld, S. O., & Landfield, K. (2008, October). Science and pseudoscience in law enforcement: A user-friendly primer. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(10), 1215-1230. doi:10.1177/0093854808321526.
Language: English
Format: Journal
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Pseudoscience and questionable science are largely neglected problems in police and other law enforcement work. In this
primer, the authors delineate the key differences between science and pseudoscience, presenting 10 probabilistic indicators
or warning signs, such as lack of falsifiability, absence of safeguards against confirmation bias, and lack of self-correction,
that can help consumers of the police literature to distinguish scientific from pseudoscientific claims. Each of these warning
signs is illustrated with an example from law enforcement. By attending to the differences between scientific and
pseudoscientific assertions, police officers and other law enforcement officials can minimize their risk of errors and make
better real-world decisions.
Keywords: Confirmation Bias Falsifiability Law Enforcement Peer Review Police Pseudoscience
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15. Herbert, J. D., Lilienfeld, S. O., Lohr, J. M., Montgomery, R. W., O'Donohue, W. T., Rosen, G. M., & Tolin, D. F. (2000, November). Science and pseudoscience in the development of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Implications for clinical psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 20(8), 945-971. doi:10.1016/S0272-7358(99)00017-3.
Language: English
Format: Journal
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The enormous popularity recently achieved by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment for anxiety disorders appears to have greatly outstripped the evidence for its efficacy from controlled research studies. The disparity raises disturbing questions concerning EMDR's aggressive commercial promotion and its rapid acceptance among practitioners. In this article, we: (1) summarize the evidence concerning EMDR's efficacy; (2) describe the dissemination and promotion of EMDR; (3) delineate the features of pseudoscience and explicate their relevance to EMDR; (4) describe the pseudoscientific marketing practices used to promote EMDR; (5) analyze factors contributing to the acceptance of EMDR by professional psychologists; and (6) discuss practical considerations for professional psychologists regarding the adoption of EMDR into professional practice. We argue that EMDR provides an excellent vehicle for illustrating the differences between scientific and pseudoscientific therapeutic techniques. Such distinctions are of critical importance for clinical psychologists who intend to base their practice on the best available research.
Keywords: Commentary Review Scientific Research Treatment Effectiveness
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16. Barrs, J. (2002, Sep 16). Therapy in motion. Tampa, FL: The Tampa Tribune, Final, Baylife, 1.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
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An unusual method of trauma treatment frees sufferers from guilt and anger, proponents say. But naysayers reject it as pseudoscience.
Keywords: General Overview Tampa
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17. Lohr, J. M., & Hogge, A. (2001, January 11). University of Arkansas psychologist says popular therapy for trauma and emotional distress is ‘pseudoscience’. Ascribe Newswire, Health, 5-7.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
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It's called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and it first entered the field of clinical psychology in the late 1980s. Since its introduction, more than 25,000 mental health professionals have been trained in the procedure. It has been applied to millions of people worldwide and promoted as a "paradigm shift" in psychological treatment.
Keywords: General Overview University of Arkansas
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18. Staff. (2001, January 11). UA psychologist labels popular trauma therapy “pseudoscience”. Faytetteville, AK: University of Arkansas, Daily Headlines Online.
Language: English
Format: Other
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Seeking recovery from emotional distress and traumatic experiences, millions of people have turned to a new psychological therapy that promises miraculous results in a matter of weeks. But a University of Arkansas psychologist claims this miracle treatment is based on inadequate scientific evidence and is no more effective than existing treatments.
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19. Frazier, K. (2000, July/August). The visible appeal of invisible energy fields. Skeptical Inquirer, 24(4), 4.
Language: English
Format: Magazine
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Excerpt. One common theme of much modern pseudoscience is the idea that "power" or "energy" emanates from the human body and can be treated and manipulated. The Chinese concept of chi is based on it (SI, Summer 1988, July/August 1996, September/October 1996). We've seen the idea applied recently to therapy with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR, see SI, January/February 1996) and Therapeutic Touch, which is taught in many university nursing schools and actually involves waving the hands over a patient without touching her (see SI, Winter 1993 and Spring 1993).
Keywords: Editorial Energy Fields
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