Posted by Ricky Greenwald on February 10, 2000, at 1:05:44
In reply to Re: More on EMDR - the full story, posted by dj on January 28, 2000, at 0:01:15
> Rickkkeeeee,
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> Check with Lucieeee & then show some credible references & then maybe folks MIGHT take your hype seriously. I know little about EMDR but the little I've seen indicates it has about as much credibility as Anthony Robbins, who's only effective at promoting AR.Maybe I'm just being prickly, but why is a straightforward assertion of fact called "hype"???
I don't have the time or interest to post every study in which EMDR looks good; there are many. However, here are a few review articles, along with my own synopsis of EMDR-relevant content (don't have them with me so I can't provide abstracts).
Chambless, D.L, Baker, M., Baucom, D., Beutler, L., Calhoun, K., Crits-Christoph, P., Daiuto, A., DeRubeis, R., Detweiler, J., Haaga, D., Bennett Johnson, S., McCurry, S., Mueser, K., Pope, K., Sanderson, W., Shoham, V., Stickle, T., Williams, D. & Woody, S. (1998). Update on empirically validated therapies, II. The Clinical Psychologist, 51, 3-16.
This is the one by the APA committee on empirically validated therapies. EMDR earned the second-highest ranking for ptsd treatment; no treatment for ptsd was ranked higher.Chemtob, C. M., & Pitman, R. K. (1999, November). EMDR and other neoteric approaches to the treatment of PTSD. In E. Foa (Chair), Treatment Guidelines I. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Miami.
This recent conference presentation will constitute one of the chapters in the ISTSS Treatment Guidelines to be published this year. EMDR was given an "A/B" rating (the highest being a straight A) despite having much more supportive documentation than other "A" rated treatments. My understanding is that this modest understatement was a concession to the continuing discomfort some people have with the idea of EMDR.Greenwald, R. (1996a). The information gap in the EMDR controversy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27, 67-72.
This review highlights many of the limitations in published studies on EMDR, in particular noting that poor and/or questionable treatment fidelity is associated with worse results, and vice versa.van Etten, M., & Taylor, S. (1998). Comparative efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 5, 126-145.
This review found EMDR approximately equal in effect to cognitive-behavioral interventions, superior for some aspects of ptsd symptoms, and more rapid.
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