Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Applications in Dermatology: A Call for Future Research

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Sheila Sharifi
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Isabella Tan
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Mohammad Jafferany
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Keywords

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, EMDR, psychodermatology, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis

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No abstract required. 

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