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Sexual Violence: Psychiatric Healing With Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Sexual violence, which affects one in three women worldwide, can result in significant psychiatric morbidity and suicide. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) offers health care providers the option of a brief psychiatric intervention that can result in psychiatric healing in as few as four sessions. Because health care providers often hear stories of sexual violence from their patients, they are in an ideal position to make recommendations for treatment. The purpose of this article is to introduce health care providers to the technique of EMDR, review safety and appropriateness, and discuss clinical and research implications.

Source: Health Care For Women International

DOI: 10.1080/07399331003725523

Authors: Bobbie Posmontier, Tiffany Dovydaitis, Kenneth Lipman

Institutions: Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research