faulty reasoning?

Your point is well taken. I do not deny the relevance of case studies. However, if the case studies are correct they will be substantiated with stringent investigation. If they are not I would not want to stick to my original conclusion of their accuracy.

You also seem to be arguing that there is no real way to find out if we are right through scientific investigation. However, when we use the same methods of evaluation (ie, controlled studies) with other therapies we have found some of them to hold up pretty well. This is not the case with EMDR. You lead us down a dangerous road if you want to accept case studies and reject controlled studies. Why not reject the case studies instead if they do not support your hypotheses?

The main problem with cases studies and not with controlled studies is that we all have a confirmation bias which makes us poor scientific observers. Beware of this trap!

Also, the paper I sited was not a specific study but a review of all the evidence of EMDR to date. It will help you to get the big picture.

Brian

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