EMDR FORUM ARCHIVE, 2000
Re: Shapiro says eye movement not necessary for EMDR? Works for blind people too?
DSM · 01/26/03 at 10:16 PM ET
To anon, Your supposition may or may not be true - I am a skeptic such as yourself. What I would be interested in knowing, since it has been said that the APA finds this form of treatment safe and effective, I would like to know if the APA officially endorses EMDR as a treatment for trauma and also if the APA officially acknowledges EMDR as being better, worse, or the same in regard to efficacy as any other trauma treatment. And exactly who or which committee at the APA endorses EMDR as such, what their names are, article names, etc. Also are they either friends of Dr. Shapiro, or have any kind of professional relationship with her, etc. One reason in particular I would be interested in hearing this, is that it is estimated that over 20,000 therapists at the cost of 350 bucks a pop has been trained in EMDR by Shapiros company (as of five years ago). U do the math, that's lots of bucks for tapping fingers and moving eyes. Hey if it really works fine. I want to see the APA endorsements though. And also, if the APA really is doing the endorsing, 1.) Are any of the people doing the studies also EMDR therapists (conflict of interest)? Do any of the researchers have a financial advantage if a favorable outcome is obtained, or were these truly independent studies? 2.) Are any of the official people doing the research have any kind of professional or friend relationship of the inventor of EMDR. Was an outside auditor or consultant hired to do or monitor the research with no familiar or financial ties to the promoters of the official EMDR training? If EMDR truly is a viable treatment, then these kinds of questions would not be harmful to the EMDR people at all.
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