Episode 460
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
Mon, 2018-Aug-06 01:36 UTC
Length - 1:45
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With 449,028 views on Sunday, 5 August 2018 our article of the day is Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy in which the person being treated is asked to recall distressing images while generating one type of bilateral sensory input, such as side-to-side eye movements or hand tapping. It is included in several guidelines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The way it might work is uncertain.It was developed by Francine Shapiro in the 1990s and has been controversial, with some critics calling it pseudoscience and there have been ongoing concerns over the quality of evidence, contradictory findings, significant rates of researcher bias. and dropout rates in studies.
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