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What is EMDR Therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR Therapy) is a therapeutic technique frequently used in the treatment of traumatic experiences and the disturbing feelings and thoughts that accompany trauma. Also used in grief therapy, smoking cessation, depression and dealing with addictions.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
11 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to EMDR Therapy. See all 17 dosages ►

  1hours as needed 3hours as needed 1 hr monthly 1 hr every other week 1 hr weekly 45 min monthly 15 min weekly 75 min monthly 90 min monthly 30 min weekly 40 min weekly 180 min monthly 45 min weekly 50 min weekly 60 min weekly 75 min weekly 135 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Emdr therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 40% Other: 40%
Felt finished with this treatment
3 30% Felt finished with this treatment: 30%
Doctor's advice
1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Did not seem to work
1 10% Did not seem to work: 10%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help
1 10% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 10%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
1 10% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Expense
1 10% Expense: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped going to EMDR Therapy

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In EMDR Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
9
3
5

Stopped Going to EMDR Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
1
0
3
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 82%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
2 18%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
3 27%
A little
3 27%
Not at all
5 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 9%
$100-199
3 27%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 18%
< $25
3 27%

Report created on November 21, 2009.