Case Report: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation
<ns3:p>We report a single case history of successful treatment of female genital mutilation with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. There were other vaginal pain issues. Variations to the standard protocol are noted. For example, substituting target decomposition over the safe place procedure. We demonstrate that EMDR is a possible treatment for FGM. We cannot find any previous case report of EMDR and FGM.</ns3:p>
Authors
- Alan Hassard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-2896)
- Ratna Ekanayaka
Institutions
- Derriford Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- F1000Research
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171356.1
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00