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Same Same but Different: Variations in the Therapists Application of the EMDR Standard Protocol and the Usage of Minimal Nonverbal Changes

2026-01-06 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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Following the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) standard protocol, counting down a fixed number of bilateral stimuli (BLS) is the guideline-conforming strategy for determining the optimal length of each set within processing the pathogenic memories. A surprisingly high proportion of EMDR therapists, however, deviates from this recommendation, making the time-point for interruption dependent on the occurrence of Minimal Nonverbal Changes (MNCs) in gestures, facial mimics, muscl...

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