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Francine Shapiro (1948–2019) was an American educator and psychologist best known for her work in creating Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) psychotherapy for treating trauma symptoms.

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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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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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Honoring Francine Shapiro: Her Legacy Lives On

Dr. Francine Shapiro understood that our brain has two hemispheres, what she discovered on that day in the park was that by alternating left-right stimulation of the brain with eye movements, distressing memories seem to lose their intensity.

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Diane Roberts Stoler
2019
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Francine Shapiro on the Evolution of EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy originator Francine Shapiro describes the components of the psychotherapy and the latest research supporting its efficacy for a wide range of mental health issues.

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Ruth Wetherford
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Eye Movement Desensitization: A New Treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

The use of saccadic eye movements for treating post-traumatic stress disorder is described. The procedure involves eliciting from clients sequences of large-magnitude, rhythmic saccadic eye movements while holding in mind the most salient aspect of a traumatic memory.

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