The power of suggestion: Comment on EMDR and Mesmerism: A comparative historical analysis

Authors
Greenwald, R
Citation
R. Greenwald, The power of suggestion: Comment on EMDR and Mesmerism: A comparative historical analysis, J ANXIETY D, 13(6), 1999, pp. 611-615
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
ISSN journal
08876185 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
611 - 615
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-6185(199911/12)13:6<611:TPOSCO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This response to McNally challenges the notion that scientific controversy should be waged with smear tactics. McNally's anti-EMDR conclusions are con tested as premature and based on red herrings, selective neglect of the lit erature, and erroneous application of scientific principles. The importance of treatment fidelity is highlighted as a way of distinguishing between EM DR studies of widely varying quality. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All ri ghts reserved.