What is EMDR?
EMDR, also referred to as adaptive information processing, is an eight-phase treatment approach developed to deal directly with the effects of trauma. One aspect of EMDR includes the use of some form of bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or sounds).
When something traumatic happens to you, your mind may continue to hold on to it in a way that includes the original picture, sounds, feelings, sensations, and thoughts. EMDR accesses and desensitizes traumatic memory and replaces negative, distorted beliefs with positive, realistic beliefs.
EMDR has been proven effective for people who have experienced rape, combat, loss of a loved one, accidents, or natural disasters. EMDR can also be helpful with pain management, performance enhancement, addictions, anxiety, depression, and psychological problems that stem from early abuse or neglect.
Multiple randomized clinical trials have established its efficacy. EMDR is now recognized internationally as an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
The current treatment guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies designate EMDR as an effective treatment for post traumatic stress. EMDR was also found effective by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, the United Kingdom Department of Health, the Israeli National Council for Mental Health, and many other international health and governmental agencies. Research has also shown that EMDR can be an efficient and rapid treatment.
Since 1988, EMDR has helped over two million trauma survivors all over the world.
Refer to the EMDRIA website for more information: http://www.emdria.org/
When something traumatic happens to you, your mind may continue to hold on to it in a way that includes the original picture, sounds, feelings, sensations, and thoughts. EMDR accesses and desensitizes traumatic memory and replaces negative, distorted beliefs with positive, realistic beliefs.
EMDR has been proven effective for people who have experienced rape, combat, loss of a loved one, accidents, or natural disasters. EMDR can also be helpful with pain management, performance enhancement, addictions, anxiety, depression, and psychological problems that stem from early abuse or neglect.
Multiple randomized clinical trials have established its efficacy. EMDR is now recognized internationally as an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
The current treatment guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies designate EMDR as an effective treatment for post traumatic stress. EMDR was also found effective by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, the United Kingdom Department of Health, the Israeli National Council for Mental Health, and many other international health and governmental agencies. Research has also shown that EMDR can be an efficient and rapid treatment.
Since 1988, EMDR has helped over two million trauma survivors all over the world.
Refer to the EMDRIA website for more information: http://www.emdria.org/
