Abstract
Twenty-eight subjects from a university's subject pool were paired on sex, age, severity, and type of stressful or traumatic incident. One subject in each pair was selected to receive EMDR; the experimental partner spent the same amount of time receiving a visual (non-movement) placebo. Subjective units of discomfort (SUD) scores and physiological measurements were taken prior to and following treatment. Analysis of physiological measurements and self-reported levels of stress were performed within and between each group. While the EMDR group showed significant reductions of stress, EMDR was no better than a placebo. This suggests EMDR's specific intervention involving eye movement may not be a necessary component of the treatment protocol.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Corpus linguistics |
Publisher | Sage Publications |
Pages | 151-172 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 0857029649, 9780857029645 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |