J. Spector et M. Huthwaite, EYE-MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION TO OVERCOME POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER, British Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1993, pp. 106-108
A new treatment using a saccadic eye-movement desensitisation (EMD) pr
ocedure has recently been introduced to treat post-traumatic stress di
sorder, a disorder that has been difficult to treat in the past. The t
reatment is claimed to be very rapid and successful. This paper report
s the treatment of a woman with post-traumatic stress disorder followi
ng a horrific road traffic accident using the EMD procedure.