Trauma resolution using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with an incestuous sex offender: An instrumental case study

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-265

  Ricci, Ronald J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; EMDR; Sex offender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCEST; MALE; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 33646501951     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650104265276     Document Type: Article

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