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EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
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Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9780465043019
ISBN: 0465043011
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 1998-04-10
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date: 2004-05-25
Studio: Basic Books
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By the originator of the breakthrough therapy, this updated edition describes the latest uses of EMDR-including treating victims of September 11 and other disasters around the world. Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, EMDR has successfully treated psychological problems and illnesses in more than one million sufferers worldwide, with a rapidity that defies belief. In a new introduction, Shapiro presents the new applications of this remarkable therapy and the latest scientific research that demonstrates its efficacy.
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Summary: A Breakthrough in Persistent Psychological Blocks
Comment: I participated in a test volunteer group for people who wanted to experience EMDR for clinical studies. While I have not been in a combat situation or survived serious life threatening episodes, we were asked to choose a lingering event that caused enough upset and persisted through time. Most of us selected something that we didn't have much luck releasing on our own. So, when EMDR was administered on these memories many of us, including myself, reported relief. I still had the memory of an upsetting event but no longer had the emotions. It was like seeing a movie and having no reactions to it. The EMDR took about 2 or 3 sessions at most and researchers concluded its effectiveness.
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Summary: life saving
Comment: Medicare needs to pay for this therapy - for all of us, and for all of our veterans with PTSD - can be cured in 3 sessions, on average - rather than 25+ years of suffering - pick one!
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Summary: Great Explanation of EMDR
Comment: This book is not particularly useful for clinicians. Laypeople who want a clear overview of EMDR will find it in this book by the "discoverer" of the techniques.
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Summary: Good overview but perhaps a little out of date
Comment: This book is good for having an overview of EMDR and its history. It is not, however, the most current book out there and is also more appropriate for clinicians than for the layman.
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Summary: Very convincing
Comment: This book provides an excellent study of the effectiveness of EMDR--eye movement desensitization and reprocessing--for prospective patients and their families, alike.
No question, the book is very well written, and, as one other reviewer noted, a page turner. As a result, we were seriously considering this method for our child. And we may well consider the idea again in the future.
For the moment, we are pursuing neurobiofeedback, which seems to treat injured portions of the brain very effectively, promoting calm, stability and mood elevation. But in nations and regions where neurobiofeedback is not yet available, EMDR may well provide the next best thing.
My only concern is a report of possible brain injury as a result of this therapy. I have not seen any medical corroboration of that report, however. And it seems that EMDR is now a medically accepted method of treatment, particularly in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder.
This book provides a great introduction to the concepts, and frequently positive results, of such treatment.
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