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Twenty Years of EMDR

Twenty Years of EMDR Editorial Louise Maxfi eld London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada n 1989, an unknown psychology doctoral stu- While eye movements were originally mocked by dent, Francine Shapiro, published a study that critics, a large body of research in various domains has I challenged traditional understandings of the now demonstrated the utility of eye movements in in- treatment of traumatic stress. Twenty years later, eye creasing physiological relaxation, decreasing the viv- movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) idness and emotionality of memories, and facilitating continues to impress, baffl e, and intrigue clinicians episodic memory recall (Maxfi eld, 2008 ). However, and researchers around the world and has provided research has yet to investigate if or how these effects symptom relief to hundreds of thousands of clients. infl uence EMDR treatment process and outcome, The year 2009 is the 20th anniversary of EMDR. and controversy still surrounds speculations about This is a time for celebration and fi reworks, for con- EMDR’s mechanisms of action. Further, no studies gratulatory comments and accolades, for satisfaction have adequately investigated the effects of bilateral and gratifi cation. And there is lots of that to go around! auditory and tactile stimulation. This http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of EMDR Practice and Research Springer Publishing

Twenty Years of EMDR

Maxfield, Louise
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research , Volume 3 (3): 2 – Aug 1, 2009
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1933-3196
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Editorial Louise Maxfi eld London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada n 1989, an unknown psychology doctoral stu- While eye movements were originally mocked by dent, Francine Shapiro, published a study that critics, a large body of research in various domains has I challenged traditional understandings of the now demonstrated the utility of eye movements in in- treatment of traumatic stress. Twenty years later, eye creasing physiological relaxation, decreasing the viv- movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) idness and emotionality of memories, and facilitating continues to impress, baffl e, and intrigue clinicians episodic memory recall (Maxfi eld, 2008 ). However, and researchers around the world and has provided research has yet to investigate if or how these effects symptom relief to hundreds of thousands of clients. infl uence EMDR treatment process and outcome, The year 2009 is the 20th anniversary of EMDR. and controversy still surrounds speculations about This is a time for celebration and fi reworks, for con- EMDR’s mechanisms of action. Further, no studies gratulatory comments and accolades, for satisfaction have adequately investigated the effects of bilateral and gratifi cation. And there is lots of that to go around! auditory and tactile stimulation. This

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