Eye-movement desensitisation to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder.
A new treatment using a saccadic eye-movement desensitisation (EMD) procedure has recently been introduced to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a disorder that has been difficult to treat in the past. The treatment is claimed to be very rapid and successful. This paper reports the treatment of a woman with posttraumatic stress disorder following a horrific road traffic accident using the EMD procedure.
Spector
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Shrodells Unit, Watford General Hospital.
Huthwaite
M
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D011939:Mental Recall; D012438:Saccades; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*