EMDR by Francine Shapiro
Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, EMDR has successfully treated complex psychological illnesses and problems, from depression, phobias, and recurrent nightmares to post-traumatic stress disorder and long-standing grief, in more than one million sufferers worldwide and with a rapidity that almost defies belief. In this remarkable book, Francine Shapiro, the originator and developer of EMDR, explains how she created Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), how it works, and how it can help those who suffer from debilitating behaviors, anxiety, and stress. Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, EMDR has successfully treated complex psychological illnesses and problems, from depression, phobias, and recurrent nightmares to post-traumatic stress disorder and long-standing grief, in more than one million sufferers worldwide and with a rapidity that almost defies belief. In this remarkable book, Francine Shapiro, the originator and developer of EMDR, explains how she created Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), how it works, and how it can help those who suffer from debilitating behaviors, anxiety, and stress. Describes a breakthrough therapy acclaimed by clinicians and supported by exhaustive research. Includes an extensive list of EMDR resources and directions for finding and choosing one of the more than 20,000 trained EMDR therapists in the United StatesFeatures case histories of people whose lives have been transformed through EMDR.
Francine Shapiro, PhD, until her death in 2019, was Senior Research Fellow Emeritus at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California; Executive Director of the EMDR Institute in Watsonville, California; and founder and President Emeritus of the Trauma Recovery/EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a nonprofit organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono trainings worldwide. The originator and developer of EMDR therapy, Dr. Shapiro was a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award for distinguished contribution to psychotherapy, presented by the City of Vienna in conjunction with the World Council for Psychotherapy; the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology from Division 56 of the American Psychological Association; and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award from the California Psychological Association. Dr. Shapiro was designated as one of the Cadre of Experts of the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association Joint Initiative on Ethnopolitical Warfare and served as advisor to a wide variety of trauma treatment and outreach organizations and journals. She was an invited speaker at psychology conferences worldwide and published more than 90 articles, chapters, and books about EMDR.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780465043002 |
| ISBN 10 | 0465043003 |
| Title | EMDR |
| Author | Francine Shapiro |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Year published | 1997-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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