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EMDR's founder and other practitioners have used untestable hypotheses to explain studies which show no effect. [56] The results of the therapy are non-specific, especially if directed eye movements are irrelevant to the results. When these movements are removed, what remains is a broadly therapeutic interaction and deceptive marketing.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1988 as a method to diminish the impacts of traumatic memories. During treatment, patients are asked to focus on specific distressing memories while at the same time undergoing bilateral stimulation.
Francine Shapiro (February 18, 1948 – June 16, 2019) was an American psychologist and educator who originated and developed eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a controversial form of psychotherapy for resolving the symptoms of traumatic and other disturbing life experiences.
EMDR is a type of therapy that combines the greatest insight of depth psychology with the latest findings of neuroscience to assist people with rapidly getting to the root of issues such as ...
Brainspotting is a psychotherapy technique that attempts to help people process psychological trauma or other problems via eye movements. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Practitioners of this technique use a pointer to direct a client’s eye gaze in order to send signals to the brain to resolve psychological or physical concerns. [ 2 ]
Ricky Greenwald applies eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) [43] and founded the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. [108] Lady Edwina Grosvenor promotes a trauma informed approach in women's prisons in the United Kingdom. [109] Joy Hofmeister promotes trauma-informed instruction for educators in Oklahoma. [110]
Researchers began experimenting with Virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy in PTSD exposure therapy in 1997 with the advent of the "Virtual Vietnam" scenario. Virtual Vietnam was used as a graduated exposure therapy treatment for Vietnam veterans meeting the qualification criteria for PTSD. A 50-year-old Caucasian male was the first veteran ...
Guided imagery (also known as guided affective imagery, or katathym-imaginative psychotherapy) is a mind-body intervention by which a trained practitioner or teacher helps a participant or patient to evoke and generate mental images [1] that simulate or recreate the sensory perception [2] [3] of sights, [4] [5] sounds, [6] tastes, [7] smells, [8] movements, [9] and images associated with touch ...