title: The power of suggestion: comment on EMDR and mesmerism: a comparative historical analysis.
abstract: This response to McNally challenges the notion that scientific controversy should be waged with smear tactics. McNally's anti-EMDR conclusions are contested as premature and based on red herrings, selective neglect of the literature, and erroneous application of scientific principles. The importance of treatment fidelity is highlighted as a way of distinguishing between EMDR studies of widely varying quality.
authors.affiliation: rickygr@childtrauma.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greenwald
mesh_terms: D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D013404:Suggestion; D016896:Treatment Outcome