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6 - Trauma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2023

By
Gerald M. Rosen ,
Henry Otgaar  and
Harald Merckelbach
Edited by
Stephen Hupp  and
Cara L. Santa Maria
Stephen Hupp
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Cara L. Santa Maria
Affiliation:
Fielding Graduate University, California
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Summary

This chapter describes pseudoscience and questionable ideas related to posttraumatic stress disorder. The chapter opens by discussing controversies such as diagnostic validity. Dubious treatments include critical incident stress debriefing, recovered memory techniques, energy tapping therapies, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). The chapter closes by reviewing research-supported approaches.

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critical incident stress debriefingrecovered memory techniquesenergy tapping therapieseye movement desensitization and reprocessingpurple hat therapyvanity credentialsexposure-based methodscognitive restructuringimagery rescriptingbehavioral activation
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Pseudoscience in Therapy
A Skeptical Field Guide
 , pp. 69 - 93
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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