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Editorial Louise Maxfield London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, and Lakehead University, London, ON, Canada MDR has come a long way in the 20 years professional practice. I anticipate that many clinicians since Francine Shapiro’s 1987 walk in the park. will appreciate the value of having ready access to E At that time, she noticed that rapid eye move- new research about EMDR, so that they can remain ments decreased the emotionality of some intrusive current and informed and incorporate relevant ideas memories, and she intuitively recognized that this phe- into their own practices. It is my hope that the jour- nomenon had great clinical utility. Shapiro went on to nal will also inspire therapists to recognize the value develop a treatment approach (Shapiro, 1989) that has of taking a more scientific approach to their work, been taught to more than one hundred thousand cli- evaluating their outcomes, and publishing their find- nicians worldwide and that has eliminated the distress ings. Similarly, I hope that researchers will consider of many millions of clients. Eye movement desensi- therapeutic implications when designing studies, so tization and reprocessing (EMDR; Shapiro, 2001) is a that clinical practice can be enhanced. structured psychotherapy http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of EMDR Practice and Research Springer Publishing

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Maxfield, Louise
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research , Volume 1 (1): 2 – Jul 1, 2007
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1933-3196
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Louise Maxfield London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, and Lakehead University, London, ON, Canada MDR has come a long way in the 20 years professional practice. I anticipate that many clinicians since Francine Shapiro’s 1987 walk in the park. will appreciate the value of having ready access to E At that time, she noticed that rapid eye move- new research about EMDR, so that they can remain ments decreased the emotionality of some intrusive current and informed and incorporate relevant ideas memories, and she intuitively recognized that this phe- into their own practices. It is my hope that the jour- nomenon had great clinical utility. Shapiro went on to nal will also inspire therapists to recognize the value develop a treatment approach (Shapiro, 1989) that has of taking a more scientific approach to their work, been taught to more than one hundred thousand cli- evaluating their outcomes, and publishing their find- nicians worldwide and that has eliminated the distress ings. Similarly, I hope that researchers will consider of many millions of clients. Eye movement desensi- therapeutic implications when designing studies, so tization and reprocessing (EMDR; Shapiro, 2001) is a that clinical practice can be enhanced. structured psychotherapy

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