EMDR Forum Archive, 1999
Re: EMDR and the Evidence
Brian G. · 2/10/00 at 1:09 am ET
First, let me say that I am glad to hear that your daughter has improved through any treatment, including EMDR. If a placebo cures someone of an illness then that is good news for that person. This is always a possibility. Many people find that their religious faith is very helpful for their well-being. Does this mean that we should scrap medical doctors? Unfortunately, testimonial evidence isn't the issue. The original question was posed to mental health professionals whose job it is to treat their clients with the best methods available. In order for us to determine this, we conduct a series of controlled studies to test our hypotheses. By keeping things that "work", over placebo and conventional methods, we can improve the quality of care that we are able to offer the public. We also disregard things that are shown to be superfluous because they do not add to the quality of care, but only divert resources and attention from new potential breakthroughs. If testimonials are the only evidence offered then I am concerned about EMDR. I have seen many testimonials from lots of products on late-night infomercials. We all know that these things generally don't live up to their claims. Would anyone admit to buying a Flow-Bee now? There has to be more scientific evidence than this. I honestly want to know why much of the scientific research does not support EMDR over conventional techniques. I'm sure there are alternate perspectives on this matter. Therefore, the questions I posed still remain unanswered.
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