EMDR: A putative neurobiological mechanism of action

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-75

  Stickgold, R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

EMDR; Episodic memory; Memory systems; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REM SLEEP; REVIEW;

AFFECT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; DREAMS; EYE MOVEMENTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; SLEEP, REM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0036136698     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.1129     Document Type: Review

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