EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy For Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, And Trauma - Softcover

Shapiro, Francine; Forrest, Margot Silk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465043011 ISBN 13: 9780465043019

Publisher: Basic Books, 1998

Synopsis

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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From the Back Cover:

Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, EMDR has successfully treated psychological problems and illnesses-- from depression, phobias, and recurrent nightmares to post-traumatic stress disorders and grief-- in more than one million sufferers worldwide, and with a rapidity that almost defies belief. In this remarkable book, Dr. Francine Shapiro, the originator and developer of EMDR, explains how she created Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), how it works, and how it can help those who suffer from debilitating behaviors, anxiety, and stress.

Describes a breakthrough therapy acclaimed by clinicians and supported by exhaustive research

Includes an extensive list of EMDR resources and directions for finding and choosing one of the more than 20,000 trained EMDR therapists in the United States

Features case histories of people whose lives have been transformed through EMDR.

Synopsis:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0465043011
• ISBN 13: 9780465043019
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352