Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.

The Evidence on E.M.D.R.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

This week, readers of the Consults blog posed questions about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or E.M.D.R., a psychological therapy pioneered by Francine Shapiro that uses eye movements and other procedures to process traumatic memories. The therapy has been used increasingly to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other traumas. You can learn more about how E.M.D.R. therapy is done here. Below, Dr. Shapiro addresses reader questions about the current state of research on E.M.D.R. therapy.


http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/the-evidence-on-e-m-d-r/