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EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

By Smitha Bhandari

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a fairly new, nontraditional type of psychotherapy. It’s growing in popularity, particularly for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Using EMDR Therapy to Heal Your Past: Interview with Creator Francine Shapiro

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D, first discovered and developed EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in 1987 to help people process traumatic memories.

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Margarita Tartakovsky
2021
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EMDR: Taking a Closer Look

More than 500 brands of psychotherapy exist, with new ones springing up on a nearly monthly basis. Although a handful of these neophyte treatments have been tested in scientific studies, it is anybody's guess whether the others actually work.

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Hal Arkowitz, Scott O. Lilienfeld
2012
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Francine Shapiro, Developer of Eye-Movement Therapy, Dies at 71

One spring afternoon in 1987, a psychology student trying to shake off an upsetting memory took a stroll through a park in Los Gatos, Calif., distracting herself by darting her eyes back and forth. The sting of the memory quickly faded, and the student, Francine Shapiro, glimpsed her future.

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Benedict Carey
2019
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)