Psychanalyse et EMDR : une convergence au regard de la fonction du rêve ?

Abstract

The purpose of this present theoretical article is to first situate the epistemology of EMDR from a comparison of the points of convergence and divergence of this therapy with other therapeutic models (hypnosis, CBT, psychoanalysis). The process proposed in this therapy is similar in several points to that of the psychoanalytic technique. The dream model offers a concrete example of this common point and the contributions of EMDR enrich those of psychoanalysis. The rereading of the Freudian model of dream interpretation by that proposed by Shapiro broadens the understanding of the function of dreams for the individual.