Mechanisms of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Intervention in Traumatic Symptoms
1.Public Health School, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China;
2. Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’ an 710032, China
Abstract：Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a new psychotherapeutic therapy to reshape patients' traumatic memories with the help of bilateral stimulation in the form of eye movements and other forms of stimulation. It was initially used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. At present, the effectiveness of EMDR in treating trauma symptoms has been supported by the results of empirical studies, but the mechanism of its therapeutic effect has been less studied, and there is a lack of summarizing and analyzing the theoretical mechanism of this technique in China. This paper introduces the concept, theoretical basis and bilateral stimulation of EMDR technology, summarizes and analyzes the theoretical mechanism of EMDR intervention in trauma memory, and proposes a new direction for mechanism research. Considering the important role of bilateral stimulation, the common physiological activation mechanism between theoretical models and the development of new EMDR technology, EMDR mechanism can be explored in the future from the perspective of physiological-psychological integration model by combining the different attributes of bilateral stimulation with the form of new technology.
邹明萱，姬菁，何育清， 殷梦馨，尉怀怀，王秀超. 眼动脱敏与再加工疗法干预创伤症状的机制[J]. 应用心理学, 2025, 31(1): 24-36.
ZOU Ming-xuan| JI Jing|HE Yu-qing|YIN Meng-xin|YU Huai-huai| WANG Xiu-chao. Mechanisms of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Intervention in Traumatic Symptoms. 应用心理学, 2025, 31(1): 24-36.
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