What happens when a practitioner suggests EMDR, ACT or another treatment? Here you can read what the goal is, what sessions can look like and how strong the evidence is.
That is why the pages always answer the same practical questions. This way you can better understand treatment options without Zorgfuik choosing it for you.
The preparation, recognizable steps in a session, what you do yourself and how progress is monitored.
We separate well-substantiated applications from more limited research and applications for which no conclusion is possible.
Treatment can help, although it is not yet known exactly which part causes the change.
Choose a method and see in plain language what happens during treatment, what the evidence supports and what remains uncertain.
A memory is deliberately recalled while you perform a task that occupies your attention. The aim is for the memory to become less distressing.
See how EMDR worksYou practise responding more flexibly to difficult experiences while taking steps towards what matters to you.
See how ACT worksCompare EMDR, exposure, trauma-focused CBT, STAIR and intensive treatment routes for PTSD and complex PTSD - including what to ask when treatment stalls.
Compare the treatment routesGuidelines recommend treatment for a clearly defined complaint or diagnosis.
There are indications, but studies are smaller, divergent or have not yet been translated into a clear recommendation.
There is too little reliable research or the proposed mechanism of action remains a model.
Do you want to know what might be going on? Start with your situation. Do you want to know what a method entails? Stay here. Are you stuck between referral, intake, evaluation or transfer? Then view the care process.
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Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a signalling molecule made by the body and used as a supplement for chronic and nerve pain. Meta-analyses and randomised studies include positive findings, but some studies found no demonstrable benefit. We therefore do not present PEA as a proven standard treatment, but explain separately what is and is not known.
