Effects of eye movement versus therapist instructions on the processing of distressing memories

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 801-808

  Lee, Christopher W ^a   Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EMDR; Eye movement; Randomized comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049176327     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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