She conducted several case studies and controlled studies to test the effectiveness of EMD. 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. ... The disorder that EMDR is mainly used to treat is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ... Things like phobias, performance anxiety, panic disorder, chronic pain, and complicated morning are under the process of being teste...

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Typically these are related to the stress and anxiety. ... The Doctor may be alerted to the possibility of GAD when the patient has a wide range of symptoms and tests for other illnesses come back negative. ... The psychologist may then use an anxiety questionnaire such as the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ), Anxious Thoughts Inventory (ATI) or the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) to determine if the level of anxiety is sufficient for GAD (Hunt & Singh, 1991). ...

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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION Introduction Cognitive behavioral therapy helps improve people's moods and behavior by changing their way thinking; also, how they interpret events and talk to themselves. This form of psychotherapy helps guide people into thinking more realistically and t...

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