Re:Bilateral stimulation

Agreeing to disagree is a fine solution and to this extent let me reiterate that in my experience there are multiple parameters of change that are not the same between EMDR and the "energy therapies." As a complex approach EMDR is unique as a distinctly different form of therapy for a variety of factors, not simply stimulation.

Dr. Shapiro has discussed various aspects of the stimulation in her book, and has not stated that "bilateral" stimulation is clearly the factor. A variety of reasons for the success of the stimulation are reviewed in chapter 12. I was simply objecting to the absolutist statements you were making. And I should also point out that neither Gallo nor Denny have conducted research. At this point its all just theory. Since, as I stated previously, exposure therapies and cognitive therapies have been found in repeated studies to have the same effects with PTSD, it does not mean that the same mechanisms are at work. Let's just try to be a bit more tentative in future discussions.

As for the use of the term "power therapies"--I personally don't feel comfortable with a term that was used primarily in ad campaigns by proponents of the "energy therapies" or by academicians bent on attacking EMDR. You will not find the term used in professional journals except by detractors. EMDR has been unfairly characterized in this way by attempting to lump it in with treatments that have not one randomized controlled study after 20 years of existence. Further, "Energy therapies" purport to work via meridians. EMDR is an integrated therapeutic approach that brings together all the major psychological orientations. IMO its just apples and oranges.

I hope that clarifies my position as well. Now that we've both done so, I suggest we move on.

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