Research
What about the research?
What does the research say about EMDR? And EMDR Intensives?
EMDR is well-researched. It is said to be one of the most extensively researched therapeutic modalities and it has become widely known as an effective psychotherapy method for recovery from several different mental disorders.
It has been endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association, U.S. Department of Veternan Affairs, World Health Organization, and several others.
Read on to learn more details about what many consider to be one of the best mental health counseling programs currently available.
https://www.emdr.com/efficacy/
https://www.emdr.com/research-overview/#randomized-trials
Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041781/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24480899/
Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5804727/
Intensives are being studied in the literature as a state of the art modality for trauma.
The economy is compelling: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session.
