由于战争、灾害、事故等恐怖经历造成的心灵创伤,导致患者被幻觉和恶梦等所折磨,出现精神过度紧张或与其相反的无精打采的状态,被称做PTSD。严重者甚至会从慢性绝望走向自杀。 为了克服PTSD,美国加利福尼亚心理研究所的特别研究员弗朗西恩·夏皮罗博士研究出一种叫做EMDR的心理疗法。所谓EMDR,就是利用眼球运动进行治疗的心理疗法。 据夏皮罗博士所讲,在美国广泛存在PTSD,几乎可以说已成为一种社会问题。例如,由于越南战争造成的心灵创伤而导致自杀的归国士兵人数,已超过在越南战场上战死的人数。此外,在美国,强奸、虐待幼儿、枪杀等犯罪现象层出不穷,为此很多受害者和目击者遭受到严重的 Traumatized by horrific experiences such as war, disasters and accidents, resulting in patients suffering from hallucinations and nightmares, or over-stress or vice versa, is called PTSD. Serious cases even go from chronic despair to suicide. To overcome PTSD, Dr. Frances Shapiro, a special researcher at the California Institute of Psychology, has developed a psychotherapy called EMDR. The so-called EMDR, is the use of eye movements for the treatment of psychological therapy. According to Dr. Shapiro, the widespread presence of PTSD in the United States is almost a social issue. For example, the number of returnees who committed suicide as a result of the trauma caused by the Vietnam War has surpassed the number killed in the Vietnam battlefield. In addition, in the United States, crimes such as rape, ill-treatment of children, and shooting kill an endless stream, and many victims and witnesses have suffered serious