EMDR and the role of the clinician in psychotherapy evaluation: Towards a more comprehensive integration of science and practice

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1453-1463

  Shapiro, Francine ^a  

^a Mental Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

EMDR; EVT; Integration; Pain; Phobia; PTSD

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATION; MODEL; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHOBIC DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0036895673     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10104     Document Type: Review

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