EMDR

This treatment involves moving your eyes back and forth while engaging in systematic desensitization. And maybe a purple hat. Does EMDR work for PTSD or other mental health issues? We unpack the "philosophy" and science behind EMDR. What's there, what isn't, and how we might tell the difference.<br /><br />Recommendations<br />- Abraham: Verdant (game: <a href="https://www.flatout.games/verdant)" rel="noopener">https://www.flatout.games/verdant)</a><br />- Shane: IT by Stephen King (<a href="https://stephenking.com/works/novel/it.html)" rel="noopener">https://stephenking.com/works/novel/it.html)</a><br /><br />Links and Sources<br /> 1. <a href="https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing" rel="noopener">https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye-movement-reprocessing</a><br /> 2. <a href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand_tx/emdr.asp" rel="noopener">https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand_tx/emdr.asp</a><br /> 3. VanElzakker, M. B., Dahlgren, M. K., Davis, F. C., Dubois, S., & Shin, L. M. (2014). From Pavlov to PTSD: the extinction of conditioned fear in rodents, humans, and anxiety disorders. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 113, 3–18. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2013.11.014" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2013.11.014</a><br /> 4. Hoogsteder, L. M., Ten Thije, L., Schippers, E. E., & Stams, G. (2022). A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of EMDR and TF-CBT in Reducing Trauma Symptoms and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Adolescents. International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 66(6-7), 735–757. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211010290" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211010290</a><br /> 5. <a href="https://centerfordiscovery.com/understanding-actually-happens-emdr-therapy/" rel="noopener">https://centerfordiscovery.com/understanding-actually-happens-emdr-therapy/</a><br /> 6. Menon, S. B., & Jayan, C. (2010). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: a conceptual framework. Ind