Comment on Point 3

The problem with this is that a ?no eye movements condition? has been transformed into an eye movements condition. If this is the case, then practically speaking, therapist directed eye movements are irrelevant and you can stop doing them. Conceptually, however, this situation is quite problematic. What is the appropriate control group? If you can?t identify a control group that holds all other aspects of the treatment constant (including trauma-related imagery), then the hypothesis is untestable, making it completely useless for a scientific analysis. Recall, the burden of proof is with those who make positive claims. If someone wants to claim eye movements are important (or bi-laterally alternating stimuli, or dual attention, or what have you), then they have the responsibility to provide evidence for the efficacy the eye movements (or whatever). If they can?t or won?t, then they are not participating in science.

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Re:Comment on Point 3, by Sandra Paulsen Inobe, PhD, 10/24/02 Re:Comment on Point 3, by Cahill, 10/25/02 Re:Comment on Point 3, by Cahill, 10/26/02

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