Episode 41: EMDR – A Critical Perspective

Michael — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:41:37 +0000

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – what is it about this type of psychotherapy that draws such criticism? In this episode I interview Dr. Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University. Dr. Lilienfeld has been a critic of EMDR and in this episode he explains his reasons why. He also talks a little bit about how exposure therapy works. A fascinating interview with a leading critic and author of a new textbook in Psychology.

Resources for this episode

Authors critical of EMDR:

Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, who wrote the article on EMDR, has a website here at Emory University where he is a Professor of Psychology.
You can learn more about Dr. Lilienfeld’s new textbook, “Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding” here.
Here is where you can find the full article that Dr. Lilienfeld wrote regarding his criticisms of EMDR treatment. The full title of the article is EMDR Treatment: Less Than Meets the Eye? and it originally appeared in the January/February 1996 issue of the Skeptical Inquirer.

Authors supportive of EMDR:

The Perkins Center for Counseling has an article by Byron R. Perkins and Curtis C. Rouanzoin which attempts to address the critics of EMDR.
The EMDR Institute maintains an FAQ page containing information supportive of the treatment.
Here is the link to the interview I conducted with Jamie O’Neil, a practitioner of EMDR. This is episode 19.

Episode 19: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: an interview with Jamie O’Neil

Michael — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:29:45 +0000

Want to learn more about EMDR? Listen to this interview with Jamie O’Neil who explains how EMDR works. Turns out it’s about a lot more than just eye movements. Learn more about “Bilateral Stimulation” and the rest of what goes into EMDR.