Benefits of EMDR

EMDR is an effective therapy with long-lasting results in patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other disorders associated with the trauma spectrum (either severe or mild trauma).

Research has established that EMDR is effective in cases of post-traumatic stress as well as in cases of anxiety attacks, fear of surgical interventions, impulsivity, phobias, irrational fear, etc. It has been used extensively in victims of violence; It has also been used in situ in places affected by natural disasters (for example, with 220 children who were primary victims of the flood that occurred in Santa Fe, Argentina, in April 2003). There are also special protocols for the treatment of:

• Grief and losses;
• Chronic pain;
• Recent trauma;
• Eating disorders;
• Depression;
• Phobias;
• Substance abuse;
• etc

Here you can consult the official institutions that scientifically endorse the effectiveness of EMDR in each country. Here you will find a PDF from the Spanish EMDR Association that explains how this technique works.