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POWER THERAPIES: EVIDENCE VERSUS EMOTION A REPLY TO ROSEN, LOHR, MCNALLY AND HERBERT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1999

A. Desmond Poole ,
Ad de Jongh  and
John Spector
A. Desmond Poole
Affiliation:
Royal Ulster Constabulary, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ad de Jongh
Affiliation:
Academic Centre for Dentistry, University of Amsterdam, and Centre for Psychotherapy and Psychotrauma, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
John Spector
Affiliation:
Watford General Hospital, Watford, U.K.
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Abstract

Rosen, Lohr, McNally and Herbert’s (1998) arguments directed at the so-called “Power Therapies” and, in particular, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) are examined. It is suggested that their paper does not adequately review the available research data and, therefore, draws unwarranted conclusions. Based on published controlled studies it is concluded that there is evidence to support the use of EMDR in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Keywords

EMDRPTSDoutcome researchtreatment effectiveness
Type
Leading Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 3 - 8
Copyright
© 1999 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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