Eye Movements Desensitization and Reprocessing Intervention in Preventing Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder

AF-EMDR includes desensitization and functional reprocessing of the targeted memory or the moment with lateral eye movements. In each session of the psychotherapy, which will be applied as 3 sessions, a memory or a moment that causes alcohol craving will be practised. The processing will continue until the patient becomes desensitized to the memory or the moment that cause the craving. In the first session, a memory of craving will be discussed, in the second session a current trigger that causes craving, and in the third session, a moment that is thought to cause craving in the future will be focused.