A Systematic Research Synthesis of EMDR Studies: Implementation of the Platinum Standard

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-300

  Hertlein, Katherine M ^a   Ricci, Ronald J ^a  

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

Author keywords

EMDR; empirical studies; Platinum Standard; research; trauma

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6044276069     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838004264340     Document Type: Article

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