Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) practitioners’ beliefs about memory.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a widely used treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. The idea behind EMDR that lateral eye movements may mitigate the emotional impact of traumatic memories. Given focus on changing patients' memories, it important practitioners have detailed knowledge about human memory. We explored beliefs ideas memory in samples (Study 1: n = 12; Study 2: 41), students 35; 24), researchers 30). All groups seemed to be aware fallibility However, majority surveyed (70-90%), (around 90%), (66.7%) endorsed controversial repressed Skepticism endorsement problematic memory-related topics coexist within same group. In clinical settings, this might problematic, because strong belief memories lead therapists suggestively seek such patients.