A critical evaluation of current views regarding Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Clarifying points of confusion

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-97

  Perkins, Byron R ^a   Rouanzoin, Curtis C ^b  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b Hope International University   (United States)

Author keywords

EMDR; Empirical validation; PTSD

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0036135166     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.1130     Document Type: Review

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