Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a comprehensive psychotherapy in which an experience/s that are perceived as being disturbing when recalled are processed to resolution using bilateral stimulationsuch as alternating eye movements ]  Francine Shapiro discovered EMDRbased on a chance observation that she made in 1987. Shapiro observed that recalling disturbing memories whilst simultaneously engaging in rapid diagonal eye movements resulted in the memory losing its original charge and emotional significance. It was called as EMD (Eye Movement Desensitisation) but subsequently the term ‘Reprocessing’ was added as more and more elements were incorporated to develop it as a comprehensive structured therapy. EMDR principles are based on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model EMDR is included in several National and International guidelines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with most guidelines recommending it strongly and few as moderately
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro starting in 1988 in which the person being treated is asked to recall distressing images; the therapist then directs the patient in one type of bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye rapid movement or hand tapping. According to the 2013 World Health Organization practice guideline: "This therapy EMDR] is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours are the result of unprocessed memories. The treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on (a) spontaneous associations of traumatic images, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations and (b) bilateral stimulation that is most commonly in the form of repeated eye movements." EMDR is included in several evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with varying levels of recommendation and evidence (very low to moderate per WHO stress guidelines). As of 2020, the American Psychological Association lists EMDR as an evidence-based treatment for PTSDPsychological Treatments, Association of Clinical Psychologists, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, accessed 25 March 2020 but stresses that "the available evidence can be interpreted in several ways" and notes there is debate about the precise mechanism by which EMDR appears to relieve PTSD symptoms with some evidence EMDR may simply be a variety of exposure therapy.
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Therapy is a comprehensive psychotherapy in which an experience/s that are perceived as being disturbing when recalled are processed to resolution using bilateral stimulationsuch as alternating eye movements
is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro starting in 1988 in which the person being treated is asked to recall distressing images; the therapist then directs the patient in one type of bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye rapid movement or hand tapping. According to the 2013 World Health Organization practice guideline: "This therapy
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is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours are the result of unprocessed memories. The treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on (a) spontaneous associations of traumatic images, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations and (b) bilateral stimulation that is most commonly in the form of repeated eye movements."
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Francine Shapiro discovered EMDRbased on a chance observation that she made in 1987. Shapiro observed that recalling disturbing memories whilst simultaneously engaging in rapid diagonal eye movements resulted in the memory losing its original charge and emotional significance. It was called as EMD (Eye Movement Desensitisation) but subsequently the term ‘Reprocessing’ was added as more and more elements were incorporated to develop it as a comprehensive structured therapy. EMDR principles are based on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model
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most guidelines recommending it strongly and few as moderately
varying levels of recommendation and evidence (very low to moderate per WHO stress guidelines). As of 2020, the American Psychological Association lists EMDR as an evidence-based treatment for PTSDPsychological Treatments, Association of Clinical Psychologists, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, accessed 25 March 2020 but stresses that "the available evidence can be interpreted in several ways" and notes there is debate about the precise mechanism by which EMDR appears to relieve PTSD symptoms with some evidence EMDR may simply be a variety of exposure therapy.