EMDR for post-traumatic stress and other psychological trauma
Norgate, K.
Nursing Times 108(44): 24-26
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 23243806 Document Number: 660785
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychotherapy with well-researched benefits for adults and children who are experiencing post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic stress disorder. There is a wealth of research and practice-based evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of EMDR in many differing clinical presentations but the true potential of this extraordinarily beneficial therapeutic approach has not been fully embraced by the mental health nursing profession.