Treatments · Therapies
EMDR — eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
EMDRIA's overview of a structured trauma therapy that the WHO and APA both list among first-line PTSD treatments.
EMDR International Association7 min read
EMDR is an eight-phase protocol developed for trauma and now widely used for it. EMDRIA's public-facing overview is the standard reference, with appropriate caveats: the active mechanism is debated, but the outcomes for PTSD are well-replicated.
Includes a clinician directory so readers can verify that a self-described EMDR therapist has actually completed accredited training.
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