EYE-MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION - A SIMPLE TREATMENT FOR POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER

Eye-movement desensitisation has been identified in a number of case s tudies to be an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A further case study reporting success is presented. The trea tment appears rapid and may represent a potentially cost-effective tre atment for PTSD. However, no treatment study to date has conformed to the ideal methodology of a double-blind placebo controlled trial and t herefore its efficacy remains to be demonstrated. A minimal but string ent set of criteria for identification of treatment efficacy are outli ned. The implications of eye-movement desensitisation being identified as an effective treatment for PTSD are discussed.