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eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼動脫敏再處理 /眼动脱敏再处理 (yǎndòng tuōmǐn zàichǔlǐ) — form of psychotherapy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼動身心重建法 /眼动身心重建法 (yǎndòng shēnxīn chóngjiànfǎ) — form of psychotherapy
  • French: intégration neuro-émotionnelle par les mouvements oculaires — form of psychotherapy
  • German: Desensibilisierung und Aufarbeitung durch Augenbewegungen — form of psychotherapy
  • Italian: desensibilizzazione e rielaborazione attraverso i movimenti oculari — form of psychotherapy
  • Japanese: 眼球運動による脱感作および再処理法 (gankyū undōniyoru datsukan tsukuoyobi saishorihō) — form of psychotherapy
  • Persian: حساسیتزدایی از طریق حرکت چشم و پردازش مجدد — form of psychotherapy
  • Portuguese: dessensibilização e reprocessamento por movimentos oculares — form of psychotherapy
  • Russian: десенсибилизация и переработка движением глаз (desensibilizacija i pererabotka dviženijem glaz) — form of psychotherapy
  • Spanish: desensibilización y reprocesamiento por movimientos oculares — form of psychotherapy
  • Turkish: göz hareketleriyle duyarsızlaştırma ve yeniden işleme — form of psychotherapy