In 1989 Shapiro's initial controlled study on the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder with EMD was published. ... During this stage the therapist can also provide the patient with any skills that may be need during the process, such as stress reducing techniques. ... It can not be applied to every clinical disorder. The disorder that EMDR is mainly used to treat is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ... It is thought that EMDR may be effective for treating other disorders. ...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially mental health debilitating condition that occurs in people who have experienced or witnessed a natural disaster, serious accident, or horrifying incident, such as war (http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd ). Soldiers with PTSD conventionally undergo reliving the traumatic event, avoiding reminders of the tribulation, and also increase their anxiety and emotional arousal (http://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/post-traumatic-stress-disorder.html). Another commonly known disorder is Traumatic B...

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Symptoms, such as disturbing recurring flashbacks, repeated nightmares, and hyper arousal, continue for more than a month after the occurrence of a traumatic event are a diagnosis of Posttraumatic stress disorder. ... Comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional disorders co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder; or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases. The additional disorder may also be a behavioral or mental disorder. With Sadie's psychological symptoms and diagnosis she clearly has comorbid disorders. ... Also I'd recommend her start taking yoga cla...

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Directed Forgetting of Trauma Cues in Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Children that are in sexual abuse situations are smaller and not as powerful as their predator. ...

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