Re: EMDR & phobias

Dr. O'Brien wrote: "In addition, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association has reviewed the literature and added EMDR to the list of treatments that have demonstrated empirical validity."

Please be careful not to overstate the case: EMDR was deemed "probably efficacious" on the basis of at least two studies showing it to be superior to a waitlist control. Your statement is misleading.

As with other treatments that meet this weak criterion, EMDR is not superior to a placebo.

Replies:

Re: EMDR & phobias, by , 2/22/00 Re: EMDR & THE PLACEBO EFFECT, by Brad A. Alford, Ph.D., ABPP, 5/8/00 Re: EMDR & phobias & Lyme Disease, by Brad A. Alford, 5/13/00

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