Contents

Series Editor’s Foreword

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

SECTION I

EMDR Treatment of Military Populations

1  Warriors, War, and Resilience: The Warrior Class

2  Overview of EMDR Therapy

3  Research on EMDR and War Stress Injury

4  Why Use EMDR Therapy in the Armed Services?

SECTION II

The EMDR Protocol for Military Populations

5  Phase One: Client History, Rapport, and Treatment Planning

6  Phase Two: Client Preparation and Informed Consent

7  Phase Three: EMDR Assessment

8  Phase Four: Basic and Specialized Reprocessing Protocols

9  Phases Five–Six: Standard Reprocessing Protocols

10  EMDR Treatment for Acute War/Traumatic Stress Injury

SECTION III

EMDR Treatment for Chronic War/Traumatic Stress Injury

11  EMDR Therapy of Pre-Military and Military Trauma and Medically Unexplained Symptoms

12  EMDR Treatment of Traumatic Grief and Interpersonal Violence

13  Other Military Stress Injury and EMDR Treatment Considerations

14  Phases Seven–Eight: Closure and Reevaluation

SECTION IV

Special Considerations

15  Ethical and Medico-Legal Issues

16  Enhancing Resilience/Performance and Preventing Compassion Stress Injury

Appendix A: Military Mental Health Referral Resources

Appendix B: EMDR Reprocessing Troubleshooting Guide

Appendix C: References

Index