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EMDR

EMDR is the initialism of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

Meaning of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

Noun

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (uncountable)

  1. A form of psychotherapy for the relief of post-traumatic stress disorder etc., involving talking about traumatic memories while engaging in side-to-side eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation.
    Synonyms:
    EMDR

Questions about EMDR

What is EMDR the initialism of?
EMDR is the initialism of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: EMDR (page history and authors); eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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