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1. Lovett, J. M. (1996, June). Applying EMDR to physical illness, injury, and symptoms in adults and children: Applications of EMDR in treating medical conditions in children. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Denver, CO.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Adults Children Injury Physical Illness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
2. Casadaban, A. (1996, June). Applying EMDR to physical illness, injury, and symptoms in adults and children: EMDR protocol for the assessment and treatment of physical phenomena with selected applications. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Denver, CO.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Level I. Targeting of Physical Symptoms or Triggers.
Installing of Positive States
Use this level when:
client readiness and safety factors are met.
the experience of the symptom(s) is distressing to the client.
a limited number of therapy sessions is available.
the client does not necessarily have an awareness of the causes or
functions of the symptoms.
the client is not aware of a trauma related to the symptom.
w the assessment does not reveal trauma related to the symptom.
w trauma or other complicating issues are identified but the client's
stability or circumstances does not tolerate Level I1 or 111, and client
and therapist can devise ways to contain upsetting issues which may
come up.
the client wants to try for symptom relief without deeper processing. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Injury Physical Illness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
3. Klaus, P. (1996, June). Applying EMDR to physical illness, injury, and symptoms in adults and children: The use of EMDR to unlock the potential for healing. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Denver, CO.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Adults Children Injury Physical Illness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
4. Klaus, P., & Casadaban, A. (1996, June). Applying EMDR to physical illness, injury, and symptoms in adults and children: The use of EMDR with physically challenged individuals. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Denver, CO.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Keywords: Injury Physically Challenged Individuals Physical Illness
Accuracy Verified: Yes
5. Royle, L., & Kerr, C. (2010, March). Are EMDR therapists at greater risk of developing secondary traumatic stress disorders?. Presentation at the 8th EMDR Association UK & Ireland Annual Conference & AGM, Dublin, Ireland.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Therapists who come
into contact with traumatised individuals are at risk of absorbing their distress resulting in
their own psychological injury. There is a variety of factors that increase the likelihood of
this happening and it can be argued that the EMDR therapist is exposed to many more of
these factors than the generic therapist or counsellor. The presenters hope to raise
awareness of these risks as the first step in addressing them and reducing the stigma in
admitting to secondary trauma.
As well as being provided with a theoretical overview of secondary trauma, participants in
this workshop will be encouraged to consider their own level of risk and practical steps
they can take to reduce this. The workshop will provide an overview of psychological
injury constructs including Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Burnout along with
a description of signs and symptoms of secondary trauma. Current recommendations for
treatment options are outlined and an example is given of how EMDR can be used to
successfully treat secondary trauma in the therapist.
Keywords: Burnout Compassion Fatigue Vicarious Trauma Secondary Traumtic Stress
Accuracy Verified: Yes
6. Holmes, E. A., James, E. L., Coode-Bate, T., & Deeprose, C. (2009). Can playing the computer game “Tetris” reduce the build-up of flashbacks for trauma? A proposal from cognitive science. PLoS ONE, 4(1): e4153. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004153 .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Background.
Flashbacks are the hallmark symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Although we have successful treatments for full-blown PTSD, early interventions are lacking. We propose the utility of developing a ‘cognitive vaccine’ to prevent PTSD flashback development following exposure to trauma. Our theory is based on two key findings: 1) Cognitive science suggests that the brain has selective resources with limited capacity; 2) The neurobiology of memory suggests a 6-hr window to disrupt memory consolidation. The rationale for a ‘cognitive vaccine’ approach is as follows: Trauma flashbacks are sensory-perceptual, visuospatial mental images. Visuospatial cognitive tasks selectively compete for resources required to generate mental images. Thus, a visuospatial computer game (e.g. “Tetris”) will interfere with flashbacks. Visuospatial tasks post-trauma, performed within the time window for memory consolidation, will reduce subsequent flashbacks. We predicted that playing “Tetris” half an hour after viewing trauma would reduce flashback frequency over 1-week.
Methodology/Principal Findings.
The Trauma Film paradigm was used as a well-established experimental analog for Post-traumatic Stress. All participants viewed a traumatic film consisting of scenes of real injury and death followed by a 30-min structured break. Participants were then randomly allocated to either a no-task or visuospatial (“Tetris”) condition which they undertook for 10-min. Flashbacks were monitored for 1-week. Results indicated that compared to the no-task condition, the “Tetris” condition produced a significant reduction in flashback frequency over 1-week. Convergent results were found on a clinical measure of PTSD symptomatology at 1-week. Recognition memory between groups did not differ significantly. Conclusions/Significance.
Playing “Tetris” after viewing traumatic material reduces unwanted, involuntary memory flashbacks to that traumatic film, leaving deliberate memory recall of the event intact. Pathological aspects of human memory in the aftermath of trauma may be malleable using non-invasive, cognitive interventions. This has implications for a novel avenue of preventative treatment development, much-needed as a crisis intervention for the aftermath of traumatic events.
Keywords: Flashbacks Tetris
Accuracy Verified: Yes
7. Shapiro, F. (2012). Can you benefit from EMDR therapy?. Psych Central. Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/can-you-benefit-from-emdr-therapy/ on 4/18/2012.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
That’s where EMDR therapy can help. While EMDR cannot remove a problem caused by genetics or organic injury, the research indicates that even in these cases negative life experiences can exacerbate problems. When a person is held back from doing things he or she would like to do by feelings of insecurity, anxiety, fear, or unremitting sadness, or is pushed into doing things that are not useful — such as overreacting to people or situations — the reason can generally be found in the memory networks. Many times the problems are unprocessed memories from the past that are poisoning the present.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
8. Adler-Tapia, R., & Settle, C. (2009, August). Case conceptualization: Decision points in EMDR with children for attachment, dissociation, and concurrent diagnosis including OCD, ADHD, and PTSD. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Atlanta, GA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This presentation will focus on illustrating decision points in EMDR in case conceptualization with children involving complex diagnoses. Videotapes will include sessions with young children diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attachment traumas, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), dissociation and other diagnoses. This is an interactive workshop where participants are encouraged to bring questions about the protocol and challenging issues in practice. Areas to be discussed: how attachment affects the progression of EMDR, at what point does dissociation impact the protocol, and at what point does the therapist consider installing mastery, resource development, or the Inverse Protocol.
Keywords: ADHD Attachment Disorders Attention Deficity Hyperactivity Disorder Case Conceptualization Children Dissociation Inverse Protocol Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
9. Seubert, A. (2010, June). The case of mistaken identity: EMDR, attachment and ego states in the treatment of eating disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, Hamburg, Germany.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Attachment
and Ego States in the treatment of eating disorders is a
120 minute program, which introduces participants to
1. the kind of history taking, medical attention and goal establishment
unique to clients with eating disorders,
2, the extensive preparation, which includes emotional expertise
and somatic awareness,
3. the inevitable presence of dissociation and the use of ego state
therapy to access the source of the eating disordered addiction,
4, the need for attachment repair and
5, slight modifications to trauma processing given emotional
fragility and the tendency to return to the disorder. even after
extensive preparation. The modifications entail
A. a return to attachment/reparenting work, even during phases
3-6, a5 a way to 'pendulate' between the traumata and resources,
B. the use of dissociation strategies, e.g., having the eating disordered
part look through the eyes with the client, and
C. titrating the target memories.
THE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY employs an EMDR phase
model, which includes an evaluation phase, focusing on medical
safety, case formulation and mutual goal creation. In the preparation
phase, participants will learn a4-step method of teaching
emotional competence, and the use of ego state therapy to free
the self from identity with the disordered part&), and strategies
for attachment repair. Preparation and Processing phases both
require body awareness and acceptance, as well as the ability to
titrate released disturbance and re-stabilize (Re-evaluation) after
EMDR application to touchstone events. Video clips, case studies
and case reviews will reinforce learning.
Learning objectives:
1 Participants will describe the trauma-based purpose for dissociation
in eating disorders,
2 will describe the practice of awareness and four steps to
emotional competence.
3. will name two ego-state strategies methods in identifying
and collaborating with ego states,
4. two attachment repair methods, and
5. describe two minor adaptations to the processing phase.
WHAT IS NEW: Eating disorder treatment often recognizes, but
rarely offers treatment solutions, to the traumatic origins of an
eating disorder. This fact, coupled with a lack of awareness of
the role of attachment injury and dissociation, renders many
of the contemporary approaches to eating disorder treatment
incomplete and often ineffective.
Keywords: Attachment, Eating Disorders Ego States
Accuracy Verified: Yes
10. Lovett, J. M. (1994). Case report: Treating a toddler with EMDR. EMDR Network Newsletter, 4(3), 10.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
A 20-month-old Chinese boy was
referred to me by his pediatrician
because of symptoms which began
immediately after an automobile accident.
The accident occurred when a
car spun out of control on the freeway
and smashed into the side of a car driven by the child's uncle. All of the
doors of the car were temporarily
jammed, and the family panicked
when they could not get out. The
uncle sustained some physical injuries,
but did not require hospitalization.
The toddler was examined by his
pediatrician and did not have any
signs of a physical injury. However,
for the month following the accident,
the toddler awakened crying several
times nightly. During the day he was
irritable, cried easily, and was frequently
angry.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
11. Grant, M. (2009). Change your brain, change your pain: Based on EMDR. Wyong, NSW: Wyong Medical Centre.
Language: English
Format: Book
Abstract:
Chronic physical or emotional pain is one of the most overwhelming problems we ever have to face. It often fails to respond to normally effective treatments such as medication and counselling. Time doesn't heal some wounds, and sufferers are faced with a desperate need for solutions. One of the most exciting developments in treating pain is increased understanding of the brain's role in pain, based on new brain-scanning technology. Scientists have also discovered that the brain is malleable and capable of being changed throughout the lifespan. This enlightening and practical book explains how physical and emotional pain are stored in the brain, and what causes pain to persist after the injury or trauma that initially triggered it. The book describes five core sensory-emotional skills for reversing the brain activity that maintains pain. These are brought to life through over 20 brain-smart activities designed to neutralize the sensoryemotional reactions that maintain pain. Benefits include learning: how to understand and benefit from your emotions, even negative ones; how to cope with the effects of physical injury with less distress; how to reduce painful feelings and sensations without really trying; how to change negative emotional patterns; how to feel better about yourself; how to conquer stress; how to protect yourself against future episodes of pain; sleep better - naturally; and much more! Includes brain stimulation CD.
Keywords: Pain
Accuracy Verified: Yes
12. Oglesby, C., Foster, S., Sime, W., North, T. C., & Lendl, J. (1999). Collaborative partnerships in sport psychology applications of EMDR: High performance and trauma recovery. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Association of the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Clinicians who have grown to accept and support Eye
Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) have
begun to diversify the types of trauma populations in which
EMDR is applied. Psychology of injury researchers have
suggested, on the basis of their work, that an exciting new
direction in sport psychology is the implementation and
testing of new interventions aimed at modifying risk factors
for athletes. It has also been suggested that extant models of
athletic injury may reasonably be re-interpreted to account for
other traumatic stressors, additional to injury, in sport. EMDR
may reduce stress and trauma reactions in sport participants.
EMDR, however, has been developed as a clinical tool and
there are limitations on entrance to training in the approach.
There are myriad ways, however, in which valuable
partnerships may be formed, among psychologists, sport
psychologists, and educational sport psychology consultants
to use EMDR on behalf of clients. This symposium, within its
five sections, will report on many such collaborations. The
following are the objectives of the session: (a) provide a brief
overview of the research and theory base for EMDR and its
use in performance work; (b) describe case reports of
successful partnerships among EMDR-trained sport
psychologists and variably trained professionals from sport
performance.
Keywords: Performance Enhancement Sports Psychology Symposium
Accuracy Verified: Yes
13. Konuk, E., & Ergun, B. M. (2012, June). EMDR & complex post traumatic stress disorder [EMDR y Trastorno por estrés post-‐traumático complejo]. Presentation at the annual meeting of EMDR Europe Association, Madrid, Spain.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Complex
Post
Traumatic
Stress
Disorder
(C-‐PTSD)
is
a
psychological
injury
that
results
from
protracted
and
repeated
exposure
to
traumatic
stressor.
Though
the
literature
in
recent
years
presented
and
published
papers
on
C-‐PTSD,
the
category
is
under
consideration
for
inclusion
in
DSM
or
ICD.
PTSD
descriptions
fail
to
capture
some
of
the
core
elements
of
C-‐PTSD.
Such
elements
include
captivity,
psychological
fragmentation,
the
loss
of
a
sense
of
safety,
trust,
and
self-‐
worth,
as
well
as
the
tendency
to
be
re-‐victimized,
and
the
loss
of
a
coherent
sense
of
self.
It
is
this
loss
of
a
coherent
sense
of
self,
and
the
ensuing
symptom
profile,
that
most
pointedly
differentiates
C-‐PTSD
from
PTSD.
Six
clusters
of
symptom
have
been
suggested
for
diagnosis
of
C-‐PTSD.
These
are;
1. Alterations
in
regulation
of
affect
and
impulses
2. Alterations
in
attention
or
consciousness
3. Alterations
in
self-‐perception
4. Alterations
in
relations
with
others
5. Somatization
6. Alterations
in
systems
of
meaning
The
aim
of
this
workshop
is
to
present
C-‐PTSD
and
the
use
of
EMDR
treatment
of
a
severely
disturbed
young
woman
with
unfinished
bereavement
for
her
mother
lost
10
years
ago,
series
of
sexual
abuse
by
12
persons,
rejection
and
emotional
abuse
by
close
family
members.
The
case
will
be
presented
via
DVD
recordings
of
sessions.
El
trastorno
por
estrés
post-‐traumático
complejo
(C-‐TEPT)
es
una
lesión
psicológica
consecuencia
de
una
exposición
prolongada
y
repetida
a
un
estresor
traumático.
Si
bien
la
literatura
ha
presentado
y
publicado
trabajos
sobre
C-‐TEPT
en
los
últimos
años,
la
categoría
se
encuentra
sometida
a
debate
para
su
inclusión
en
el
DSM
o
CIE.
Las
descripciones
de
TEPT
no
captan
algunos
de
los
elementos
esenciales
de
C-‐
TEPT.
Dichos
elementos
incluyen
la
fragmentación
psicológica,
la
pérdida
de
una
sensación
de
seguridad,
confianza
y
valor
propio
de
la
persona,
así
como
la
tendencia
a
sufrir
nuevas
victimizaciones
y
la
pérdida
de
un
sentido
coherente
del
yo.
Es
precisamente
esta
pérdida
un
sentido
coherente
del
yo
y
el
perfil
sintomatológico
consecuente,
lo
que
diferencia
más
marcadamente
el
C-‐TEPT
del
TEPT.
Se
han
planteado
los
siguientes
seis
grupos
(“clusters”)
de
síntomas
para
el
diagnóstico
de
C-‐TEPT:
1. Alteraciones
de
la
regulación
del
afecto
e
impulsos
2. Alteraciones
de
la
atención
o
conocimiento
3. Alteraciones
de
la
auto-‐percepción
4. Alteraciones
de
las
relaciones
con
terceros
5. Somatización
Alteraciones
de
los
sistemas
de
significado
El
objetivo
que
persigue
este
taller
es
el
de
presentar
el
C-‐TEPT
y
el
empleo
del
tratamiento
con
EMDR
de
una
joven
gravemente
perturbada
con
duelo
incompleto
por
la
pérdida
de
su
madre
hacía
10
años,
una
serie
de
abusos
sexuales
por
parte
de
12
personas,
el
rechazo
y
abuso
emocional
por
parte
de
familiares
cercanos.
Se
presentará
el
caso
mediante
las
grabaciones
en
DVD
de
las
sesiones.
Keywords: Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder C-PTSD Complex PSTD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
14. Levin, C. (1992, July). EMDR and the treatment of partners of survivors of sexual abuse. Presentation at the Fourth World Congress on Behaviour Therapy, Queensland, Australia .
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Although there are estimated to be millions of survivors of child sexual abuse, little has been said about the partners of these survivors and the extreme difficulties which they encounter. Awe believe that these partners are “vicarious” victims of child sexual abuse themselves. As the survivor begins to deal with the issues of his/her own sexual abuse, it catalyses experiences of guilt, shame, rage, feelings of dissociation, fear, sadness, resentment, etc. The victim’s feelings towards the family or origin and the perpetrator is both emotionally draining and reoccupying to the detriment of the current relationship. The partner may be blamed for lack of understanding and caring and, almost certainly, the quality of the sexual relationship changes for the worse. Often, as the victim bombards the partner with disparaging comments and temper tantrums, the partner may begin a process of emotionally distancing. The survivor experiences this distancing as a further injury and the relationship continues a downward spiral.
Keywords: Partners of Survivors
Accuracy Verified: Yes
15. Tonetti, F. (2008, Novembre). EMDR e trauma complesso in adolescente [EMDR and trauma in adolescents complex]. Presentazione Le applicazioni cliniche del EMDR Congresso Nazionale, Milano, Italia.
Language: Italian
Format: Conference
Abstract:
N. è stata portata in Italia a 14 anni con l’illusione di lavorare come baby sitter, finisce invece vittima dello sfruttamento sessuale organizzato e per circa un anno subisce violenze sessuali, fisiche e psicologiche. Con forza e coraggio notevoli, riesce a fuggire, nuda, da un’auto dove stava subendo l’ennesima violenza. Ha gravi lesioni sul corpo, viene soccorsa e portata in ospedale, dove decide di denunciare i suoi vittimizzatori.
Il caso finisce alla Procura del Tribunale per i Minorenni e N. viene collocata, sotto falso nome, in una comunità.
Il mio primo contatto con la ragazza avviene quando ha 16 anni ed è in comunità da cinque mesi. Presenta ancora i sintomi invadenti del PTSD: flashback, incubi, panico, pensieri ossessivi, isolamento, distacco emotivo che a volte la fa apparire molto calma, sovreccitazione. Non sa controllare gli impulsi e regolare le emozioni: passa dalla rabbia, che sfoga picchiando pugni contro il muro fino a ferirsi o spaccando tutto ciò che le capita sotto mano, alla eccitazione, alla depressione con sentimenti di inutilità a vivere, di colpa e di vergogna (sintomi di PTSD Complesso). Propongo e spiego da subito l’EMDR ritenendo che sia l’unico approccio terapeutico utile; stabiliamo piano terapeutico e N. esprime il suo consenso al trattamento. Particolare attenzione, data la problematicità, alla fase di preparazione e stabilizzazione. Nell’anamnesi emerge primo trauma a 10 anni, prima ricorda di essersi sentita amata e protetta. Rafforzo queste esperienze positive che diventano risorse in suo possesso. Fondamentale si rivela la psicoeducazione sui disturbi: N. accoglie con sollievo l’idea che non è “pazza” o “indemoniata” ma solo traumatizzata. Immaginiamo comportamenti alternativi per esprimere le emozioni e strategie di coping.
Posto al Sicuro: servono due sedute per stabilizzare e installare il posto al sicuro.
Il protocollo EMDR sarà applicato fedelmente nelle sue fasi; i target del passato affrontati in ordine cronologico.
N. è sempre partita da 1 nella scala VoC e da 10 nella SUD; ha concluso tutte le sedute con SUD: 0 e VoC: 6 /7. Ha avuto abreazioni e una volta ha chiesto di fermarsi: la NC era”sto per morire”.
Sono stati raggiunti, dopo 10 mesi di terapia, gli obiettivi del piano terapeutico: la sintomatologia post-traumatica si è risolta dopo otto sedute.
No was taken to Italy 14 years with the illusion of working as a babysitter, instead ends up a victim of sexual exploitation and organized for about a year suffer sexual violence, physical and psychological. With remarkable courage and strength, manages to escape, naked, from where a car was undergoing yet another violence. He has serious injuries on the body, is rescued and taken to hospital, where he decides to denounce his victimization.
The event ends at the General Prosecutor of the Juvenile Court and N. is placed under a false name, in a community.
My first contact with the girl when she is 16 years and is shared by five months. Still has the intrusive symptoms of PTSD: flashbacks, nightmares, panic, obsessive thoughts, isolation, emotional detachment that sometimes makes it appear very calm, excitement. Can not control impulses and regulate emotions: anger passes, which unleashed banging his fists against the wall until injury or cracking everything that happens at hand, the excitement, depression with feelings of futility in life, guilt and shame (symptoms of complex PTSD). Propose and explain EMDR now believing it is the only therapeutic approach useful, we establish a treatment plan and N. expresses its consent to treatment. Particular attention, given the problematic, the preparation and stabilization. Nell'anamnesi apparent trauma to the first 10 years, first recalls that she felt loved and protected. Reinforces these positive experiences that become resources in their possession. Reveals the basic psychoeducation about the disorder: No welcomes with relief the idea that is not "mad" or "possessed" but traumatized. Imagine alternative behaviors to express emotions and coping strategies.
Safe place: it takes two sessions to stabilize and secure way to install.
The EMDR protocol is applied faithfully in its early stages, the targets of the past dealt with in chronological order.
No always started from a ladder in VOC and 10 in South, has completed all the sessions with SUD: 0 and VOC: 6 / 7. Abreactions and had once asked to stop: the NC was "I am going to die."
Were achieved after 10 months of therapy, the goals of treatment plan: post-traumatic symptoms resolved after eight sessions.
Keywords: Adolescents Complex Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
16. Garcia, F. (2011, Julio). EMDR en el tratamiento del dolor crónico [EMDR treatment and chronic pain]. En Aplicación de EMDR en el tratamiento de distintos trastornos (Francisca García Guerrero, Coordinadora). Simposio realizado en el IX Congreso Nacional de Psicología Clínica, San Sebastián, España.
Language: Spanish
Format: Conference
Abstract:
El modelo de intervención psicoterapéutica EMDR integra elementos de distintas
escuelas de psicoterapia, haciendo de este acercamiento una herramienta eficaz aplicable a
una enorme variedad de patologías y accesible a terapeutas de distintas orientaciones
dentro de una serie de protocolos estandarizados (Van der Kolk, B., 1997). Es el caso del
dolor crónico, donde EMDR ha desarrollado un protocolo específico para el tratamiento del
mismo.
La comprensión científica del dolor va evolucionando rápidamente. Antes se
pensaba que su presencia implicaba únicamente la existencia de un daño físico, sin
embargo, actualmente la ciencia nos ha llevado a descubrir la importancia que tienen las
consecuencias de la vivencia del dolor. Porque el dolor genera importantes reacciones
emocionales que pueden potenciar el sufrimiento que lleva asociado (García, J.A. 2009).
Desde el modelo de procesamiento de la información, el dolor puede concebirse
como una señal de que hay algo que no va bien, independientemente de la
multifactorialidad de su etiología. Sin embargo, el dolor puede continuar a veces más de lo
que puede ser funcional. En este sentido, el dolor a largo plazo puede conducir a cambios
en el sistema nervioso, que pueden cronificar el dolor o intensificarlo. Según el modelo de
procesamiento adaptativo de la información desde el que trabaja EMDR, el dolor se
mantiene porque "se trabó" en el sistema nervioso, se dio un bloqueo de la información en
la red de memoria somática. El EMDR se presenta como una herramienta eficaz para tratar
el dolor, de manera que es un medio de estimular el sistema nervioso para ayudarle a la
persona cambiar las respuestas al dolor.
En esta comunicación se presenta la conceptualización y tratamiento del dolor
crónico desde esta perspectiva a través de la presentación de un caso.
The EMDR intervention model integrates various elements
schools of psychotherapy, making this an effective approach applicable to
a huge variety of pathologies and accessible to therapists of different orientations
within a set of standardized protocols (Van der Kolk, B., 1997). This is the case
chronic pain, where EMDR has developed a specific protocol for the treatment of
same.
Scientific understanding of pain is evolving rapidly. before you
thought his presence meant only the existence of a physical injury, without
But now science has led us to discover the importance of
consequences of the experience of pain. Because pain reactions generates significant
can enhance emotional suffering associated with it (Garcia, JA 2009).
From the model of information processing, the pain can be conceived
as a sign that something is wrong, regardless of the
multifactorial in its etiology. However, the pain can sometimes continue more than
which may be functional. In this regard, the long-term pain can lead to changes
in the nervous system, which can become chronic pain or intensify. According to the model of
adaptive processing of information from which EMDR works, the pain
maintains that "locked" in the nervous system, there was an information blockade in
somatic memory network. The EMDR is presented as an effective tool for treating
pain, so that is a means to stimulate the nervous system to help the
person changing responses to pain.
This communication presents the conceptualization and treatment of pain
chronic from this perspective through the presentation of a case.
Keywords: Chronic Pain Symposium Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
17. Beer, R., & Bronner, M. B. (2010). EMDR in paediatrics and rehabilitation: An effective tool for reduction of stress reactions?. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 13(5), 307-309. doi:10.3109/17518423.2010.502914.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Having to cope with life-threatening injury or illness can be very stressful for children and their parents. In medical settings children—and parents—can be traumatized by various events both before and during hospitalization as well as during the rehabilitation-phase. Although most children and parents display remarkable resilience over time, stress levels can remain extremely high for a part of these children and parents throughout the entire hospital period and thereafter, culminating in various stress reactions. These reactions can be summarized in a framework of Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress (PMTS). However, several evidence-based interventions are available presently. One of these evidence-based treatment interventions is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Clinical efficiency of EMDR for children has been demonstrated by a recent meta-analysis and other studies. Application of EMDR should be taken into consideration whenever there is suffering from PMTS reactions—particularly intrusive memories, flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and guilt feelings—or when these reactions interfere with either the recovery process or acceptance of a new situation. Integrated trauma-informed practice together with validated screening tools could be beneficial to families and possibly minimize or even prevent long-term PMTS reactions after life-threatening injury or illness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Editorial Pediatrics Rehabilitation Stress Reduction
Accuracy Verified: Yes
18. Laizeau, M., Nousse, A., & Chakroun, N. (2008, June). EMDR optimism protocol: A pilot study on athletes. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Peterson and Seligman (1984) developed a theory based on the psychological characteristic of optimism. They
discovered that a more pessimistic explanatory style is correlated with a deeper depression. The most optimistic
explanatory style for a bad event is external, specific and temporary. For a good event the explanatory style is
reverse. The pessimistic explanatory style evaluates the causes of bad and good events in the opposite way.
Seligman and al (1990) administrated the Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ) to swimmers. After negative
feedback, optimistic swimmers swim significantly faster compared to pessimistic swimmers. Goldwurm and al.
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(2006) showed the efficacy of an optimism training proposed by Seligman. Andrew Leeds worked in 1997 on a
new protocol known as Resource Development and Installation (RDI). This protocol has been reported to be
useful in ego strengthening and stabilization. RDI protocol comes from EMDR that has been extensively
researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma even on athletes (Graham, 2004). An expansion of
the basic EMDR protocol, called “EMDR Peak Performance protocol” has been developed by Lendl & Foster
(1997) for enhancing performance in the workplace, to aid in the reduction of performance anxiety experienced
by creative and performing artists, and for competition preparation and psychological recovery from injury in
athletes. This orientation leads us to go on with a nonpathologizing view developing optimistic client’s potential
with the elaboration of this new protocol that we call: the EMDR optimism protocol (Laizeau and Nousse 2008). It
has been developed on the basis of a study lead on rugbymen and swimmers. The aim of our study was to show
that this EMDR optimism protocol can easily improve athletic performance.
Keywords: Optimism Protocol
Accuracy Verified: Yes
19. Lendl, J., & Foster, S. (2009). EMDR performance and enhancement psychology protocol. In M. Luber (Ed.), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) scripted protocols: Basics and special situations, (pp. 377-396). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Abstract:
The EMDR Performance Enhancement Psychology Protocol (EMDR-PEP) addresses performance anxiety, self-defeating beliefs, behavioral inhibition, posttraumatic stress, and psychological recovery from injury for creative and performing artists, workplace employees, and athletes. The EMDR-PEP can be very useful with everyday nonpathological complaints such as procrastination, fear of failure, setbacks, and life transitions. Note: Clinicians, working with athletes require rigorous training in Sport Psychology and Sociology of Professional Sport. The EMDR-PEP encompasses a full spectrum viewpoint (body, mind, and spirit) regarding optimal functioning at work and in life. This perspective inspires clients to identify their strengths as well as areas to improve and to prioritize their work accordingly. The EMDR-PEP approach draws upon Maslow's (1971) Human Potential Movement and Positive Psychology (Amen, 2002; Buss, 2000; Csikzentmihalyi, 1990; Seligman, 1998; Taylor, Kemeny, Reed, Bower, & Gruenwald, 2000), as well as Sport Psychology Research and Principles (levleva & Orlick, 1991; Kohl, Ellis, & Roenkerm, 1992; Mamassis & Doganis, 2004; Martin, Moritz, & Hall, 1999; Nideffer, 1976; Short & Short, 2005; Simons, 2000; Unestahl, 1982), and Health Psychology (Graham, 1995; Levine, 1991; Simonton & Creighton, 1982; Whiting & den Brinker, 1982). The first single subject series (Foster & Lendl, 1996) reported promising findings with four diverse work-related situations and was republished in APA's seminal coaching papers in Consulting Psychology, The Wisdom of Coaching (Foster & Lendl, 2007). Reduced anxiety and increased self-confidence were reported for mature performing artists launching an existing repertoire into a new arena (Foster, 2000) and in a controlled study of master swimmers (Linebarger, 2005). Note: The Linebarger study included the Brief Intervention Focusing Protocol; the paper does not include inner advisor and mental room. Special attention is given to performance elements such as ability, focus, and motivation. The EMDR Performance Enhancement Psychology protocol Forms and Script are included. [PsycINFO Database]
Keywords: Performance Enhancement Protocol
Accuracy Verified: Yes
20. Bertolotti, G. (2008, June). EMDR: Should be appropriate in a rehabilitation multidisciplinary programme?. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Because EMDR is a powerful short-term therapy effective for confronting and overcoming stress, anxiety, and
trauma which could be its role in an intensive rehabilitation multidisciplinary programme? As well-known PTSD is
the most common diagnostic category used to describe symptoms arising from emotionally traumatic
experience.This disorder presumes that the person experienced a traumatic event involving actual or threatened
death or injury to themselves or others. Some research shows that EMDR is rapid, safe and effective in helping
those who suffer from anxiety, distressing memories, nightmares, insomnia, as consequences from traumatic
events. Several recent reviews have looked at the relationship between medical illness and subsequent PTSD.
Moreover Spindler(2005) published a review with focal point on subjects after cardiovascular disease and mainly
with a focus on prevalence rates, risk factors, and future. Should be possible catch a trauma event right through
in-hospital and use the EMDR when appropriate? Hence how should be tailored an appropriate assessment
procedures during the rehabilitation in-hospital? Anxiety (using a the STAI) and Depression (measured with
Depression Questionnaire) with clinical cut-off score might be useful in screening and an adequately structured
interview could complete in-hospital screening. In a more wide assessment screening a device for
psychophysiological assessment measuring electrodermal activity and heart rate/pulse wave. An elevated
cardiovascular and electrodermal activity during the interview should be an index for selecting a clinical simple of
patients where carry out a deeper assessment in search for a trauma connect to the pre-rehabilitation period or
older. The aforementioned could be a wished-for screen subjects with trauma events both at short or long term
insurgence.
Keywords: Rehabilitation Multidisciplinarian Program
Accuracy Verified: Yes
21. Kreyer, A. K. (2008). Experimentelle Überprüfung psychophysiologischer prozesse im EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) - Ein beitrag zur psychotherapeutischen grundlagenforschung [Experimental verification of psychophysiological processes in EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) - A contribution to psychotherapy research]. Köln, Universität, Internet-Ressource.
Language: German
Format: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract:
Spätestens am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts kam – damals in psychiatrischen Kreisen – die
Vermutung auf, dass starke seelische Verletzungen zu speziellen Symptomkomplexen führen,
welche zunächst unter der Kategorie Hysterie klassifiziert wurden (vgl. van der Kolk, Weisaeth
& van der Hart, 1996/2000). Ein Jahrhundert psychotherapeutischer Erfahrungen und
Forschungsbemühungen – sowohl im Zusammenhang mit den Folgen beider Weltkriege und
des Vietnamkrieges als auch mit der Frauenrechtsbewegung, welche auf Gewalt gegen Frauen
aufmerksam machte – verdichteten diese Vermutung. Aber es sollte noch bis 1980 dauern, bis
die Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung (PTBS) als offizielle Diagnose in der psychiatrischen
Nomenklatur anerkannt wurde (vgl. van der Kolk, McFarlane & Weisaeth, 1996/2000).
By the end of the 19th Century was - at that time in psychiatric circles - on the presumption that strong psychological injury on specific symptom complexes, which were initially classified under the category of hysteria (van der Kolk, Weisaeth & van der Hart, 1996/2000). A century of psychotherapy experience and research efforts - both in connection with the effects of both World Wars and the Vietnam War and with the women's rights movement, which called attention to violence against women compacted - this assumption. But it would take until 1980 until the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an official diagnosis in the psychiatric nomenclature has been recognized (van der Kolk, McFarlane & Weisaeth, 1996/2000).
Keywords: Psychophysiological Processes
Accuracy Verified: Yes
22. Foster, S., & Lendl, J. (1995, September). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Initial application for enhancing performance in athletes. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, New Orleans, LA..
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) procedure, developed
by Francine Shapiro, PhD, was introduced as a new rapid treatment for anxiety and
related traumata. In a controlled study (Shapiro, 1989), rape victims and Vietnam
veterans experienced a significant decrease in distressing symptoms--flashbacks,
ruminating, sleep disturbance, and uncomfortable physiological arousal. Additional
outcomes were the subjects cognitive restructuring of what had happened to them.
Subsequent research studies reported therapeutic outcomes with a variety of disorders-
phobias (Kleinknecht, 1993), panic disorder (Goldstein, 1992), dissociative disorder
(Paulsen et el, 1993) and PTSD (Wilson et al, In press). The first author was the first
EMDR-trained clinician to apply EMDR in performance enhancement work,
beginning with sales professionals. The authors have now used EMDR with nearly
sixty Individual athletes ranking from amateur to Olympic hopeful, across several
different sports. Their single case findings suggest that EMDR amplifies and
accelerates the benefits of standard mental training. Their data indicates EMDR
speeds psychological recovery from sport injury and coming back from a loss, adds
in working through difficulties with past coaches, reduces fears about competition,
and improves overall athletic performance.
Keywords: Athletes Performance Enhancement
Accuracy Verified: Yes
23. Foster, S. (1995, September). Eye movement desensitization reprocessing: Initial application for enhancing performance in athletes. In (Doug Asher, Presider) Non-traditional Interventions for Performance Enhancement. Colloquium presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) procedure, developed by Francine Shapiro, PhD, was introduced as a new rapid treatment for anxiety and
related traumata. In a controlled study (Shapiro, 1989), rape victims and Vietnam
veterans experienced a significant decrease in distressing symptoms--flashbacks,
ruminating, sleep disturbance, and uncomfortable physiological arousal. Additional
outcomes were the subjects cognitive restructuring of what had happened to them.
Subsequent research studies reported therapeutic outcomes with a variety ofdisorders-
phobias (Kleinknecht, 1993), panic disorder (Goldstein, 1992), dissociative disorder
(Paulsen et el, 1993) and PTSD (Wilson et al, In press). The first author was the first
EMDR-trained clinician to apply EMDR in performance enhancement work,
beginning with sales professionals. The authors have now used EMDR with nearly
sixty Individual athletes ranking from amateur to Olympic hopeful, across several
different sports. Their single case findings suggest that EMDR amplifies and
accelerates the benefits of standard mental training. Their data indicates EMDR
speeds psychological recovery from sport injury and coming back from a loss, adds
in working through difficulties with past coaches, reduces fears about competition,
and improves overall athletic performance.
Keywords: Athletes Colloquium Performance Enhancement
Accuracy Verified: Yes
24. Arnold, A. (2004). Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing and specific state anxiety in female gymnasts. Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, OH. AAT 3122853.
Language: English
Format: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract:
Forty-two female gymnasts ages 10-16 participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on state anxiety. Each subject identified excessive anxiety on a gymnastics element resulting from a fall, injury, observed fall, or debilitating repetitive thought process. Subjects were divided into random treatment and control groups. The treatment groups received up to 3 sessions of EMDR. Both process and outcome measures were analyzed using the Subjective Units of Disturbance scale, Validity of Cognitions scale, Sport Competition Anxiety Test, and Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory-2. EMDR was found effective in reducing cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and increasing self-confidence on the targeted element. Comparison over time from pretest to follow-up revealed no significant differences in trait anxiety for either the control or experimental group. Treatment effects of reduced cognitive anxiety, reduced somatic anxiety, and increased validity of positive cognitions were maintained for 90-days following EMDR treatment. Results indicated four processesing patterns facilitating trauma resolution: methodological, transitional object, unfinished business, and insight oriented processing. Recommendations for future research include the use of EMDR with physiological measures of state anxiety, and the replication of the four distinct processing styles found in this research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering. 65(2-B), 2004, pp. 1020.
Keywords: Anxiety Empirical Study Female Gymnasts Quantitative Study
Accuracy Verified: Yes
25. Medeiros, K. (2009). Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing: Implementation and utilization of EMDR as a treatment for trauma. Undergraduate Review, 5(9), 32-36.
Language: English
Format: Audio
Abstract:
Trauma is a pervasive global issue that affects both children and adults.
It is officially defined in the most recent Diagnostic Manual as an event
that threatens death or serious injury, and that elicits a response of
fear, helplessness, or horror (American Psychiatric Association, 2002).
Other respected definitions include a “sudden, unexpected, overwhelmingly intense
emotional blow....[that] quickly becomes incorporated into the mind” (Terr,
1992, p. 8), and something that makes “both internal and external resources...
inadequate to cope with external threat” (Van der Kolk, 1989, p. 393). Literature
suggests that people who have experienced trauma may present with symptoms
including depression, anxiety, insomnia, phobias, delayed development, difficulty
maintaining social relationships, and personality disorders.
Accuracy Verified: Yes
26. de Jongh, A. (2010, April). Fijne kneepjes bij angsten en fobieën [Intricacies of fears and phobias]. Workshop gepresenteerd aan de vierde congres van de Vereniging EMDR Nederland, Nijmegen, The Nederlands.
Language: Dutch
Format: Conference
Abstract:
De fijne kneepjes van het behandelen van angsten- en fobieën
Een fobie is de meest voorkomende psychische aandoening. Het hebben van een dergelijke angst is vervelend en degene die er last van heeft wordt vaak behoorlijk beperkt in het dagelijks functioneren. Omdat angsten meestal ontstaan als gevolg van gebeurtenissen blijkt EMDR – middels het op therapeutische wijze beïnvloeden van de kennisbestanden die daaraan ten grondslag liggen - een bijzonder geschikte behandelaanpak.
Deze workshop is bedoeld voor ervaren therapeuten die hun reikwijdte ten aanzien van behandeling van patiënten met een angst of fobie - al dan niet met behulp van EMDR - verder wil vergroten. De deelnemers krijgen naast tips en ideeën, een nieuwe vorm van casusconceptualisatie en targetselectie aangereikt die vooral bij patiënten met veel vermijdingstendenties effectief is. Daarnaast wordt uitgelegd hoe cognitieve gedragstherapeutische interventies behulpzaam kunnen zijn om de patiënt voor te bereiden op - of te laten wennen aan – toekomstige, potentieel moeilijke confrontaties met de fobische stimulussituatie. Het aangeleerde materiaal - dat wordt ondersteund door videobeelden uit de praktijk - kan direct in de praktijk worden toegepast. Aan de orde komen een grote variëteit aan voorbeelden van behandelingen van patiënten met fobische problematiek: braakfobie, tandartsfobie, stikfobie, kattenfobie en bloed-letsel-injectiefobie. De workshop is geschikt voor behandelaars, zowel op het terrein van volwassenen als kinderen en jeugd.
Het doel van de workshop is deelnemers na de workshop in staat te stellen om:
● fobische problematiek te conceptualiseren in termen van EMDR
● gebruik te maken van een nieuwe methode van casusconceptualisatie en targetselectie voor het behandelen van angsten en fobieën
● de verschillende effectieve componenten van een EMDR behandeling aan te wenden en te integreren (cognitive interweaves, future template, mental video etc.) ten behoeve van de behandeling van angsten en fobieën
● EMDR te combineren met diverse evidence based interventies zoals, copingstrategieën (bijvoorbeeld bij injectiefobie) gedragsexperimenten (bijvoorbeeld bij stikfobie) en applied tension (bij bloed-letsel-injectiefobie)
This workshop is designed for experienced therapists who range in relation to treatment of patients with a fear or phobia - or not using EMDR - continue to increase. Participants receive tips and ideas in addition, a new form of target selection and casusconceptualisatie handed mainly in patients with many avoiding tendencies effective. Besides explaining how cognitive behavioral interventions may be helpful to the patient to prepare for - or get used to - future, potentially difficult confrontation with the phobic stimulussituatie. The learned material - supported by video footage from the ground - straight into practice. It discusses a variety of examples of treatments of patients with phobic problem: empty phobia, dentist phobia, phobia sewing, cats phobia and blood-injection-injury phobia. The workshop is suitable for therapists, both in the field of adults and children and youth.
The aim of the workshop participants after the workshop to allow for:
● phobic to conceptualize problems in terms of EMDR
● Using a new method of target selection and casusconceptualisatie to treat fears and phobias
● the various components of an effective EMDR treatment to use and integrate (cognitive interweaves futures template, mental video etc.) for the treatment of fears and phobias
● EMDR combined with various evidence based interventions such as coping strategies (eg injection phobia) behavioral experiments (eg nitrogen phobia) and Applied tension (In blood-injection-injury phobia)
Accuracy Verified: Yes
27. Sime, W. (1999). From critic to consumer: Evolving personal conceptions of EMDR applications in sport psychology. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Association of the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Initial responses of this presenter to EMDRIA years ago were
not favorable. Now there is cautious optimism that the
procedure is safe, valid, and effective. While multichannel
EEG wave forms do not reveal a significant change in brain
state before and after a bout of training, there may be more
quantifiable measures with newer brain mapping procedures.
Successful cases have been seen ranging from severely
injured athletes fearful of return to competition to an
obsessive/compulsive disorder involving exercise as the
repetitive, problematic behavior. Ironically, the procedure
itself is so routine that it probably is used unknowingly by
some elite athletes who have developed preperformance
routines that involve repetitive left/right motions or eye
movement. Regardless of the function, process, and
mechanism of action, it would appear that EMDR is a
promising technique that can be applied effectively with
athletes who have injury and/or performance breakdown
Keywords: Athletes Performance Breakdown Sports Psychology Symposium
Accuracy Verified: Yes
28. Paulsen, S. (2009, August). Infant alters and conversion seizures: EMDR with ego-state and somatic interweaves. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Atlanta, GA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The recent literature on conversion seizures suggests that they are not only traumatic but dissociative in nature. In two cases, the presenter has found conversion seizures to be manifestations of infant alters. The presentation will convey, by lecture and videotape, the treatment of a remarkable client and how EMDR, Ego-State Therapy, and somatic interweaves were seminal in treating conversion seizures to remission. The video illustrates AIP and Porges polyvagal theories’ expression in infant trauma and will illustrate how the therapeutic relationship and increased compassion between parts of self are avenues for the transformation of attachment injury in EMDR.
Keywords: Conversion Seizures Ego-State Interweaves Infant Alters Somatic Interweaves
Accuracy Verified: Yes
29. Cohn, L., & Chapman, L. (2002, June). Innovations in child trauma treatment: Combining EMDR and drawings. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, San Diego, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This workshop will feature a treatment intervention for traumatized children
who have experienced incident based trauma. The intervention is being utilized in a controlled study funded by the Centers for Disease Control
lnjury Prevention Grant at University of California San Francisco and Children's Hospital Oakland. Through lecture, slide and case format, this presentation will describe a protocol combining EMDR and drawing for the remediation of PSTD symptoms in children. The presenters will discuss how developmental, psychological and neurological functioning affect the
storage and retrieval of traumatic memories and sensations. They will demonstrate how and why the combination of EMDR with drawings is
effective as a method of trauma resolution therapy for children.
Keywords: Art Therapy Children Disease Control Injury Prevention Grant Treatment Intervention
Accuracy Verified: Yes
30. Wernimont, T. (2004, September). Integrating EMDR into the treatment of brain injury. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Montreal, Quebec Canada.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Brain injury is the often overlooked result of abuse, accidents, sports injury, seizure disorder, tumors/surgery, and toxic exposure/overdose. Symptoms from brian injury are often attributed to other causes, including depression, addiction, and even schizophrenia impeding treatment. There will be practical suggestions regarding: 1) assessment for symptoms of brain injury in your population; 2) applying EMDR approach within a comprehensive treatment plan; and 3) how to use strategies to treat symptoms of dysregulation and to reinforce skills. In addition, the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social effects of brain injury will be addressed.
Keywords: Brain Injury
Accuracy Verified: Yes
31. Lendl, J., & Foster, S. (2011, August). Intro to EMDR performance enhancement psychology: A twenty year update. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Orange County, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
While EMDR Performance Enhancement Psychology can address clinical issues such as performance anxiety, self-defeating beliefs, behavioral inhibitions, PTSD, and psychological recovery from injury for creative and performing artists, workplace employees, and athletes; it can also be very useful with everyday non-pathological complaints such as procrastination, fear of failure, setbacks and life transitions. Lendl and Foster initiated EMDR-PEP in 1991. This workshop will be a twenty year update to the introduction of EMDR-PEP. There will be a brief history of EMDR-PEP, research, AIP theory, and useful performance skills that therapists can integrate into their work with clients. The workshop will include lecture, role playing demo with group practice and, hopefully, time for questions.
Keywords: Performance Enhancement Update
Accuracy Verified: Yes
32. National Council on Disability (2009, March). Invisible wounds: Serving service members and veterans with PTSD and TBI. Author.
Language: English
Format: Publication
Abstract:
More than 1.6 million American service members have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). As of December 2008, more than 4,000 troops have been killed and over 30,000 have returned from a combat zone with visible wounds and a range of permanent disabilities. In addition, an estimated 25-40 percent have less visible wounds--psychological and neurological injuries associated with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI), which have been dubbed "signature injuries" of the Iraq War. National Council on Disability (NCD) concurs with the recommendations of previous Commissions, Task Forces and national organizations that: (1) A comprehensive continuum of care for mental disorders, including PTSD, and for TBI should be readily accessible by all service members and veterans. This requires adequate staffing and adequate funding of Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) health systems; (2) Mechanisms for screening service members for PTSD and TBI should be continuously improved to include baseline testing for all Service Members pre-deployment and follow up testing for individuals that are placed in situations where head trauma may occur; and (3) The current array of mental health and substance abuse services covered by TRICARE should be expanded and brought in line with other similar health plans. As this report indicates, the medical and scientific knowledge needed to comprehensively address PTSD and TBI is incomplete. However, many evidence-based practices do exist. Unfortunately, service members and veterans face a number of barriers in accessing these practices including stigma; inadequate information; insufficient services to support families; limited access to available services, and a shortage of services in some areas. Many studies and commissions have presented detailed recommendations to address these needs. There is an urgent need to implement these recommendations. (Contains 4 exhibits.)
Keywords: Afghanistan Iraq Military Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD TBI Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans
Accuracy Verified: Yes
33. Ziveri, D. (2002). L'efficacia dell‘EMDR nella psicoterapia del PTSD e dei ricordi traumatici: Valutazione delle risposte del potenziale elettrodermico (SPR) attraverso il biofeedback [The effectiveness of EMDR psychotherapy on PTSD and traumatic memories: Assessing the potential electrodermal responses (SPR) through biofeedback]. WWW.Psicotraumatologia.com, Pubblicazioni in linguia italiana..
Language: Italian
Format: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract:
Nel XXI secolo per la prima volta l'uomo avrà il potere di plasmare la Terra che desidera, costruire edifici alti come montagne e navi capaci di portarlo nello spazio, mettere insieme macchine intelligenti, sconfiggere molte malattie e cambiare se stesso intervenendo sui geni. A queste visioni ottimistiche (rassicuranti?) del futuro risponde la realtà del nuovo millennio: situazione ecologica planetaria prossima al collasso, panico ad occidente e disperazione a Sud. Vi sono circa 50 guerre in atto nel mondo con milioni di morti quasi tutti civili e colonne di profughi in fuga, nuovi pericoli terroristici e rilancio delle armi atomiche e dell'industria bellica. Ci sembra che tutto questo accada altrove, al di là di uno schermo televisivo; ma se oggi anche i problemi sono globalizzati allora allarmi ed appelli alla giustizia, alla pace ed alla solidarietà sono rivolti ad ogni coscienza. Particolarmente attente dovrebbero essere le menti di politici e scienziati di ogni parte del mondo. Particolarmente sensibili alle tematiche in questione dovrebbero essere le professioni d'aiuto. Dobbiamo chiederci cosa succeda alle vittime del potere di pochi.
“E poi so bene: tutto ciò che si affonda in noi, come un mucchio di pietrame, finché dura la guerra, si ridesterà un giorno a guerra finita, e allora comincerà la resa dei conti, per la vita e per la morte.” (Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale, Erich Maria Remarque, 1929).
Nella tradizione rileviamo un'attenzione quasi esclusiva per l’organismo e per le lesioni fisiche dell'uomo colpito dalla violenza. Il passo in avanti 6
consiste nel superare l'attenzione esclusiva al corpo per occuparsi anche delle ferite psichiche, altrettanto gravi e profonde di quelle fisiche.
Se il termine psicologia significa nella sua origine greca "discorso sull'anima" ad indicare la ricerca della conoscenza del comportamento e dell'animo umano, esso indica oggi una disciplina sempre più attenta al suo essere scientifica. Tuttavia non dobbiamo disgiungere la scientificità della ricerca dall'utilità dell'intervento clinico, fine ultimo della professione.
Il lavoro che vado presentando nasce da una riflessione sulla capacità della psicologia di fornire risposte concrete a situazioni complesse ed altrimenti difficili per ogni uomo. Ogni violenza, dai lontani scenari di guerra a quelli domestici di abuso, è un'immane tragedia: la ricerca sul disturbo post-traumatico da stress (PTSD) e gli interessanti e promettenti risultati di tecniche terapeutiche come l'Eyes Movements Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) meritano perciò molta attenzione.
Si ricordi che nel 1987 il primo studio della dott.sa Francine Shapiro, scopritrice di tale metodo, aiutò proprio una vittima della guerra del Vietnam. Questo caso oltre a gettare le basi per le successive ricerche controllate su tale terapia innovativa e a permetterne lo sviluppo, lasciò intravedere una speranza per le molte vittime dei conflitti armati e della violenza.
L’EMDR si presenta come una buona risposta rapida ed efficace, la più efficace secondo alcune valutazioni meta-analitiche, all’insorgenza del PTSD per la risoluzione di eventi non elaborati. Non stiamo parlando di una panacea indistinta per tutti i casi in ogni condizione. Tuttavia le sue caratteristiche di brevità (in circostanze favorevoli), di buoni risultati, di integrazione tra diversi approcci ed il carattere non invasivo, ne fanno un candidato ideale come strumento d’elezione per il PTSD.
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Dato quindi l’alto potenziale presentato dalla metodica in ambito clinico, la ricerca si pone come assolutamente necessaria e le prove sperimentali come essenziali.
Queste alfine sono le considerazioni da cui muove l’intero percorso sperimentale qui esposto.
Vorrei testimoniare con questo lavoro l’affetto verso i miei genitori. Ringrazio l’equipe che sta conducendo questa ricerca: il relatore prof. Roberto Anchisi, il correlatore prof. Roberto Guzzi, il correlatore dott. Michele Giannantonio e l’Associazione Emdr per l’Italia, specialmente la dott.sa Isabel Fernandez, nonché i valutatori indipendenti.
Ringrazio di cuore tutte le persone a me vicine che mi hanno aiutato, Diego per la correzione delle bozze, il dott. Davide Gerevini perché è un amico e per il suo paziente aiuto.
Non dimenticherò mai Capitan Max, l'imprevedibile Davide e Valentina, le persone più speciali che abbia incontrato durante questo corso di laurea.
In the twenty first century man has the power to shape the earth he wants to build tall buildings like mountains and ships able to carry it into space, putting together intelligent machines, overcome many diseases and change himself by acting on genes. These optimistic views (reassuring?) Of the future meets the reality of the new millennium: global ecological situation close to collapse, panic and despair in the south west there are about 50 wars taking place in the world with millions of dead civilians and almost all columns of refugees fleeing new dangers of terrorism and revival of atomic weapons and war industry. It seems that this happens elsewhere, beyond the television screen, but if the problems today are globalized, then alarms and calls for justice, peace and solidarity are addressed to all consciousness. Should be particularly attentive minds of politicians and scientists all over the world. Particularly sensitive to these themes should be the helping professions. We must ask ourselves what happens to victims of the power of a few. "And then I know: all that sinks in us, like a pile of stones, as long the war lasts, you awaken one day after the war, and then begin the reckoning for the life and death." (All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque, 1929). In tradition we find an almost exclusive to the body and the human suffering personal injury from violence. The sixth step is to overcome the exclusive attention to the body to deal also with psychic wounds, serious and profound as those of individuals. If the word psychology in its Greek origin means "soul talk" to indicate the search for knowledge of the behavior and the human soul, it now shows a discipline increasingly attentive to its being scientific. But we must not separate the scientific research of clinical utility of the intervention, the ultimate goal of the profession. The work that I presented comes from a reflection on the ability of psychology to provide practical answers to complex situations and otherwise difficult for everyone. All violence, far from war scenarios to domestic abuse, is a great tragedy: the research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the interesting and promising results of therapeutic techniques such as desensitization and reprocessing Eyes Movements ( EMDR) deserve so much attention. Remember that in 1987 the first study of dott.sa Francine Shapiro, discoverer of that method, he helped his victim of the Vietnam War. This case as well as lay the groundwork for subsequent research on that check and allow the development of innovative therapy, suggests a hope for many victims of armed conflicts and violence. EMDR is as good a rapid and effective response, the most effective according to some meta-analytic assessments, the occurrence of PTSD for the resolution of events not processed. We're not talking about a vague panacea for all cases in all conditions. However, the characteristics of brevity (under favorable circumstances), good results of integration between different non-invasive approaches and make it an ideal candidate as a tool of choice for PTSD. 7 Since then the high potential of the method presented in the clinical setting, the research is absolutely necessary and the tests as essential. These are the considerations which finally moves the entire experimental process outlined here. I would witness this job affection to my parents. I thank the team that is conducting this research: the advisor prof. Roberto Anchises, the co-professor. Roberto Guzzi, the co-Dr. Michael Giannantonio EMDR and the Association for Italy, especially dott.sa Isabel Fernandez, as well as independent evaluators. I warmly thank all the people close to me who helped me, Diego for proofreading, Dr. David Gerevini because he is a friend and for his patient help. I will never forget Captain Max, David and Valentina unpredictable, the most special people I have met during this course.
Keywords: Biofeedback Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD SPR Treatment Efficacy
Accuracy Verified: Yes
34. Gilligan, S. (1996, June). Love in the face of violence: Self relations psychotherapy, Ericksonian, hypnosis, and EMDR. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR International Association, Denver, CO.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Love in the face of violence - Definitions and premises. Webster's dictionary definition of violence: " 1) exertion of physical force
so as to injure or abuse; 2) intense, turbulent, or furious and often destructive
action or force. Webster's definition of trauma: "from Greek: to wound. to pierce; 1) an
injury to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent; surgeons traumatize a person
when they put a scalpel to skin a:nd wound them in surgery, 2) a disordered
psychic or behavioral state resulting from mental or emotional stress or physical
injury"
Keywords: Violence Eriksonian Hypnosis
Accuracy Verified: Yes
35. Winter, L. B. (2004). Moglichkeiten der behandlung von patienten mit folgeerkrankungen nach psychischer traumatisierung: Eine literaturubersicht [Allowed the treatment of patients with sequelae after psychological trauma: A literature review]. Aus der Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychosomatik, Abteilung fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie der Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Feiburg im Breisgau.
Language: German
Format: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract:
In unserem Sprachgebrauch werden immer wieder Worte wie „traumatisch“ oder „katastrophal“ zur
Beschreibung unangenehmer Erlebnisse benutzt. Dabei führen längst nicht alle derartig betitelten
Ereignisse zu einem seelischen Trauma. Vielmehr ist die Entwicklung eines Traumas im Sinne einer
seelischen Verletzung abhängig von dem Stressor.
Während eine Trennung, eine hohe Belastung am Arbeitsplatz oder auch der Verlust desselben nur selten
zu einem Trauma führen, obwohl diese Ereignisse meist als tragisch empfunden werden, ähneln sich die
Stressoren, die häufig ein Trauma auslösen, vor allem in einem: Die Person befindet sich in einer
unerwartet eingetretene Gefahrensituation, die sie aus eigener Kraft nicht verändern kann und die große
emotionale Aufruhr wie Angst und Panik oder körperliche Verletzungen und Schmerzen bewirkt.
Manchmal reicht es auch aus, Zeuge einer solchen Situation zu sein.
In our language again and again such words as "traumatic" or "catastrophic" for the
Description of unpleasant experiences in use. This result not all such titled
Events to a psychic trauma. Rather, the development of trauma in terms of a
mental injury depends on the stressor.
During a separation, a high stress at work or even the loss of it rarely
lead to trauma, although these events are often perceived as tragic, similar to the
Stressors that cause frequent trauma, especially in one: The person is in a
unexpected conditions hazardous situation, which they can change their own efforts and not the great
emotional turmoil such as fear and panic or causes physical injury and pain.
Sometimes it is better just to witness such a situation
Keywords: Literatire Review Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
36. Bauman, N. J., & Carr, C. M. (1998). A multi-modal approach to trauma recovery: A case history. In K. F. Hays (Ed.), Integrating exercise, sports, movement and mind: Therapeutic unity (pp. 145-160). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Abstract:
The details of a non-sport-related traumatic injury to an intercollegiate football player are presented. A multi-modal approach for treating trauma symptoms in this case history consisted of cognitive therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST). Rationale for the treatment choices utilized is provided. A coordinated multi-modal approach effectively relieved trauma symptoms associated with this case.
Keywords: Athletes Cognitive Therapy Injured Male Football Player Injuries Multimodal Treatment Approach Recovery (Disorders) Sensory Deprivation Stimulation
Accuracy Verified: Yes
37. Bauman, N. J., & Carr, C. M. (1998, May). A multi-modal approach to trauma recovery: A case history. The Psychotherapy Patient, 10(3-4), 145–160. doi:10.1300/J358v10n03_12.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
The details of a non-sport-related traumatic injury to an intercollegiate football player are presented. A multi-modal approach for treating trauma symptoms in this case history consisted of cognitive therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST). Rationale for the treatment choices utilized is provided. A coordinated multi-modal approach effectively relieved trauma symptoms associated with this case.
Keywords: Cognitive Therapy Multi-Modal Approach REST Restricted Environmnetal Stimulation Technique Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
38. Gene-Cos, N. (2010, April). New ways of working with complex PTSD and head injury. Presentation at the 2nd Bi-Annual International European Society for Trauma and Dissociation Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
I will begin by outlining the appropriate assessment procedures for complex cases, including bio-psychosocial factors within a multidisciplinary approach. This will be followed by the presentation of two clinical cases, the first of which is one of severe head injury (with severe language impediment) and severe PTSD. In this case I will describe the use of Sensorimotor Therapy and a modified EMDR protocol. The second case is of severe developmental trauma with forensic and substance misuse background, where the treatment used is Lifespan Integration. In both cases I will give a full picture of methods and of outcomes, including videos of the treatment. I will seek to offer delegates a hands-on understanding both of the assessment issues and of the therapies.
Learning Outcomes Learning how to assess complex PTSD cases within a multidisciplinary framework. Dealing with patients whose clinical presentation falls outside the remit of NICE PTSD guidelines. Delegates will be introduced to new therapeutic approaches including Sensorimotor Therapy, Lifespan Integration, and a modified protocol for EMDR with the above clinical cases.
Keywords: Head Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Posttraumatic Stress DIsorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
39. Foster, S., & Lendl, L. (2002, March). Peak performance EMDR: Adapting trauma treatment to positive psychology outcomes and self-actualization. EMDRIA Newsletter, 7(1), 4-7.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
An expansion of the basic EMDR protocol (Lendl & Foster, 1997) has been developed for enhancing performance in the workplace, to aid in the reduction of performance anxiety experienced by creative and performing artists, and for competition preparation and psychological recovery from injury in athletes. The authors, in their Silicon Valley practices, often witnessed the upsetting, even traumatic effect that layoffs and competitive pressures could have on employees in corporate workplaces. They likewise observed the adverse impact that ‘stage fright’ and audition anxiety could have on actors, dancers, and musicians, as well as the emotionally bruising experience for an athlete who loses a crucial competition. Reasoning that a trauma method such as EMDR could be applied to procrastination, fear of failure, and the reprocessing of actual setbacks, the EMDR Peak Performance protocol was created (Lendl & Foster, 1997).
Keywords: Peak Performance
Accuracy Verified: Yes
40. Foster, S., & Lendl, J. (2001). Peak performance EMDR: Adapting trauma treatment to positive psychology outcomes and self-actualization. Portale Italiano de Psicotraumatologia e Psciopteri.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
An expansion of the basic EMDR protocol (Lendl & Foster, 1997) has been developed for enhancing performance in the workplace, to aid in the reduction of performance anxiety experienced by creative and performing artists, and for competition preparation and psychological recovery from injury in athletes. The authors, in their Silicon Valley practices, often witnessed the upsetting, even traumatic effect that layoffs and competitive pressures could have on employees in corporate workplaces. They likewise observed the adverse impact that ‘stage fright’ and audition anxiety could have on actors, dancers, and musicians, as well as the emotionally bruising experience for an athlete who loses a crucial competition. Reasoning that a trauma method such as EMDR could be applied to procrastination, fear of failure, and the reprocessing of actual setbacks, the EMDR Peak Performance protocol was created (Lendl & Foster, 1997).
Keywords: Peak Performance Performance Enhancement
Accuracy Verified: Yes
41. Foster, S., Lendl, J., & Parrett, B. (1995, June). Peak performance in the work place. Presentation at the EMDR Network Conference, Santa Monica, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
In his book, Anxietv Disorders and Phobias, Aaron Beck, MD, wrote cogently about the so-called "evaluation anxieties." He
employed the metaphor of the tightrope walker to describe the constant worry about a possible "fall from grace" experienced
by the person troubled by concern about performing well in a variety of life situations. Beck divided these situations into
three categories: social situations; school and work settings; and what he called "transactions with the outside world,"
meaning instances of shopping and traveling.
The focus of this three-hour presentation is evaluation or performance anxiety (as it is more often termed) in the workplace
and applications of EMDR to removing blocks to optimal functioning at work. The theoretical contribution of Beck and his
colleagues will shape the presenters' information about why performance anxiety develops and who is likely to be vulnerable
to it. The rationale for this extension of the EMDR model will be grounded in the theoretical framework of cognitive
therapy.
The two presenters bring their considerable experience with EMDR (five+ years) and expertise in peak performance
consulting to participants in this session. From their background, they will derive the presentation's emphasis on EMDR
applications that are immediately useful to the participants.
To begin, the presenters will provide the aforementioned theoretical understanding of "evaluation anxiety" and its
manifestation as performance anxiety in the workplace. Approximately the first quarter of the presentation will be spent in
didactic material that describes specifically how performance anxiety interferes with optimal functioning at work across a
variety of occupations. Drs. Foster and Lendl will elaborate on two situations in which performance anxiety is especially
likely to occur in work-related situations: 1) during periods of rapid change; and 2) during the performance review process.
Having established this basis of understanding, the presenters will move on to describe the most commonly observed
psychological blocks that impede optimal performance in work settings: 1) external conflicts brought into work; 2) feeling
like an 'impostor' in one's position at work, 3) perfectionism as a barrier to performance; 4) past failures that operate as
anticipatory anxieties (for example, a client's worry that a past mistake or setback might recur in the future); 5)
discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, education or age.
Using actual transcripts and videotaped excerpts of their sessions, the presenters will demonstrate how their EMDR
interventions may be applied. The presenters will show participants how to assess their own current and prospective clients
for the psychological blocks that are interfering with work performance. Efficient ways to elicit negative and positive
cognition for these work-related issues will be precisely described. The expected course of the EMDR processing will be
illustrated using the presenters' cases which include a perfectionistic dentist, a high level executive after a layoff, a female
manager desiring a promotion who is grappling with a chauvinistic boss, and performing artists struggling with stage fright
and other barriers to their optimal performance.
The presenters will then share with participants the ways in which they assist their clients in reaching and maintaining
balance in their life- and work styles, in what the presenters call "Using EMDR to meet daily challenges with optimal
response." Specific strategies for integrating EMDR into broader-based interventions will be described for assisting clients
in: 1) increasing self-trust; 2) learning to capably manage crises; 3) increasing focus and attention at work; and 4) setting
priorities and using time effectively.
Lastly, Drs. Foster and Lend will demonstrate additional EMDR applications for assisting clients in attaining and
maintaining what the presenters call "Optimal Well-Being." Citing case material, the presenters will show participants the
means by which EMDR can be employed to speed recovery from illness and to decrease the rehabilitation time needed
following an injury.
Participants will be given the opportunity to rehears several of the applications described and to receive feedback fiom the
instructors.
Reference: Beck, A.T. (1985). Anxiety Disorders and Phobias, Basic Books, New York.
Keywords: Peak Performance Performance Enhancement
Accuracy Verified: Yes
42. Hudson, P. (2011, March). A phenomenological study of anxiety following trauma during competitive cycling: Implications for the EMDR protocol. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR Association of UK & Ireland, Bristol.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This research study seeks to illuminate the impact of post-traumatic anxiety on elite
level competitive cycling performance. Although there is much outcome research supporting the
effectiveness of EMDR in treating post- traumatic anxiety in general, relatively little is known about
the nature of anxiety among athletes who have experienced accident, injury or other trauma
in sporting contexts. Interpretative Phenomenological analysis (IPA) will be used to gather data
from an opportunity sample of competitive cyclists who have experienced trauma during sporting
participation. Analysis of the data will attempt to capture these participants’ experience of anxiety
and its impact upon performance. This information will be used to inform therapeutic practice
when using EMDR with this client group. It is hypothesised that due to the specific psychomotor
actions necessary for competitive cycling, adaptations to the future template within EMDR will be
required to maximise therapist efficacy when working with this particular client group.
Keywords: Athletes Cyclists Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis IPA Research
Accuracy Verified: Yes
43. Kennedy, J. E., Jaffee, M. S., Leskin, G. A., Stokes, J. W., Leal, F. O., & Fitzpatrick, P. J. (2007). Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms and mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 44(7), 895-920. doi:10.1682/JRRD.2006.12.0166.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In this article, we review the literature on posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD-like symptoms that
can occur along with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion,
with specific reference to concussive injuries in the military.
We address four major areas: (1) clinical aspects of TBI
and PTSD, including diagnostic criteria, incidence, predictive
factors, and course; (2) biological interface between PTSD and
TBI; (3) comorbidity between PTSD and other mental disorders
that can occur after mild TBI; and (4) current treatments for
PTSD, with specific considerations related to treatment for
patients with mild TBI or concussive injuries.
Keywords: Biological Factors Blast Concussion Clinical Course Comorbidity Concussion Incidence Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Rehabilitation TBI Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
44. Yu, B. H., & Dimsdale, J. (1999, September). Posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with burn injuries. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 20(5), 426-433 [Discussion 422-425].
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
This article reviews the literature about the extent of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with burns. PTSD is a relatively new diagnostic label, although the emotional effects of severe trauma have long been recognized. A burn injury-one of the most traumatic of all injuries--can be accompanied by serious psychological sequelae, including PTSD. Psychiatric symptoms may not be immediately apparent in patients with burns because the patients often develop PTSD many months after the injury. The reported prevalence rate of PTSD in patients with burns varies from 8% to 45%. The factors increasing these patients' risks include preburn affective disorder, delirium or severe pain during acute treatment, and less perceived social support. Psychosocial issues must be considered in the recovery or rehabilitation phase. Pharmacotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing may be helpful to the PTSD patient. Early detection and treatment of PTSD cannot only diminish the effects of this disabling disorder but can also help the rehabilitation of patients with this condition.
Keywords: Burn Injuries Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
45. Dexter, B. A. (2009, January). Providing EMDR mental health services for the military - Know the facts. Austin, TX: EMDR International Association.
Language: English
Format: Publication
Abstract:
Individuals injured during U.S. military service receive world class medical care—tragically, the same cannot be said of the mental health care available for Active Duty military and Veterans with psychological injury. Even more disturbing is the fact that world class psychiatric care, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is available and is often denied to Active Duty service members and Veterans. Although psychiatric diagnoses and treatment have generally been harder to define than diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions, such as infection, debate in mental health circles in recent years over what and how to treat seems to have deteriorated into a shark feeding frenzy. The question of “evidence-based” has become “evidence-based according to whom?” This has resulted in funding to a number of non-evidence-based experimental treatments and a complete lack of funding on two of the four recommended evidence-based treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Keywords: Military
Accuracy Verified: Yes
46. van Loey, N. E. E., & van Son, M. J. M. (2003). Psychopathology and psychological problems in patients with burn scars: Epidemiology and management. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 4(4), 245-272.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Burn injury is often a devastating event with long-term physical and psychosocial effects. Burn scars after deep dermal injury are cosmetically disfiguring and force the scarred person to deal with an alteration in body appearance. In addition, the traumatic nature of the burn accident and the painful treatment may induce psychopathological responses. Depression and PTSD, which are prevalent in 13-23% and 13-45% of cases, respectively, have been the most common areas of research in burn patients. Risk factors related to depression are pre-burn depression and female gender in combination with facial disfigurement. Risk factors related to PTSD are pre-burn depression, type and severity of baseline symptoms, anxiety related to pain, and visibility of burn injury. Neuropsychological problems are also described, mostly associated with electrical injuries. Social problems include difficulties in sexual life and social interactions. Quality of life initially seems to be lower in burn patients compared with the general population. Problems in the mental area are more troublesome than physical problems. Over a period of many years, quality of life was reported to be rather good. Mediating variables such as low social support, emotion and avoidant coping styles, and personality traits such as neuroticism and low extraversion, negatively affect adjustment after burn injury. Few studies of psychological treatments in burn patients are available. From general trauma literature, it is concluded that cognitive (behavioral) and pharmacological (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) interventions have a positive effect on depression. With respect to PTSD, exposure therapy and eye movement reprocessing and desensitization [EMDR] are successful. Psychological debriefing aiming to prevent chronic post-trauma reactions has not, thus far, shown a positive effect in burn patients. Treatment of problems in the social area includes cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, and community interventions. Sexual health promotion and counseling may decrease problems in sexual life. In conclusion, psychopathology and psychological problems are identified in a significant minority of burn patients. Symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders (of which PTSD is one) should be the subject of screening in the post-burn phase and treated if indicated. A profile of the patient at risk, based on pre-injury factors such as pre-morbid psychiatric disorder and personality characteristics, peri-traumatic factors and post-burn factors, is presented. Finally, objective characteristics of disfigurement appear to play a minor role, although other factors, such as proneness to shame, body image problems, and lack of self-esteem, may be of significance. [Author Abstract]
Keywords: Burns Comorbidity Epidemiology Literature Review Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Predisposition PTSD Survivors Treatment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
47. Calero, M. (2011, November). Psychotraumatologic unit for the treatment of severe psychiatric patients in a public hospital in Uruguay. Presentation at the 28th annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, Montreal, Quebec.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
In Uruguay, South America, in a public psychiatric hospital unit, a clinic has been developed for the treatment of patients with simple and complex PTSD with promising results. As an example, we can mention a patient with a diagnosis of brain injury with a poor outcome who turned out to have a severe dissociative disorder, and who had a favorable evolution with the right treatment. The population treated is very poor and heterogeneous. Some patients are hospitalized for crimes commited during psychiatric decompensation (theft, murder, rape). This paper will present the basics for creating such unit in a psychiatric treatment setting and describe the work with such difficult hospital inpatients and outpatients. In South American countries it is very hard to develop specific psychiatric care units in public hospitals because patients psychological problems also have serious social and economic problems. The theorical approach in the clinic is cognitive behavioral and EMDR, based on the fact that psychotraumatology is a discipline that has had a rapid development in recent years and its knowledge has become indispensable for the treatment of severe psychiatric illness.
Keywords: Psychotraumatologic Unit Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Public Hospitals Uruguay
Accuracy Verified: Yes
48. Bronner, M. B., Beer, R., Jozine van Zelm van Eldik, M., Grootenhuis, M. A., & Last, B. F. (2009, June). Reducing acute stress in a 16-year old using trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 12(3), 170-174. doi:10.1080/17518420902858975. .
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Objective: To assess the effects of trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for the treatment of acute stress in an adolescent. Methods: A combination of TF-CBT and EMDR was provided to a 16-year-old girl with distressing memories, anxiety and flashbacks. For measurement of the efficacy of the treatment package, the Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13) was used. Results: Acute stress reactions decreased considerably after treatment and remained stable. CRIES-13 scores showed substantial reduction in stress scores. The girl reported no more flashbacks of the injury, sleeping difficulties or recurrent and distressing memories. Conclusion: This case study illustrates the potential efficacy of a combination of TF-CBT and EMDR for patients with acute stress reactions. Future studies should examine the efficacy of this treatment package in a large sample of children.[Ebsco]
Keywords: Acute Stress Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Accuracy Verified: Yes
49. Lansing, K. (2013, September). The rite of return: Coming back from duty-induced PTSD. High Ground Press.
Language: English
Format: Book
Abstract:
The Rite of Return: Coming Back from Duty-Induced PTSD is written for men and women in law enforcement, first response, and the military who are struggling with duty-induced PTSD. In a field-guide format, it presents an overview of a proven treatment approach adapted specifically for this population. The book offers clear teaching on PTSD and its effects on the brain. It also provides practical training in containment techniques for increased control of symptoms and motivation for battling the tendency to isolate. The successful case outcomes described throughout the book give substantive hope for recovery from PTSD. The message throughout is that duty-induced PTSD cannot be resolved in isolation or by reading self-help books.
The author’s depth of knowledge and scope of experience evident in every chapter draws the reader confidently into places where the clinical generalist cannot tread. Karen Lansing’s understanding of duty-induced PTSD goes beyond a simply clinical perspective. She has been trained in public order, ridden extensively on patrol, done 48-hour tours of duty with firefighters, and has resided and trained alongside special weapons teams on military bases. She has “kitted up” and been stuck into flashpoint sectors in “exotic places” with tactical advisors in troubled regions.
The benefits emerging from that cross-pollination of disciplines are apparent in the author’s respect and understanding of the specific clinical needs of Warriors and Rescuers. It's seen in her identification of and clinical protocol for the treatment of a rare but deadly post-shooting symptom that she refers to as transitory shooter's apraxia. The benefits are also clearly seen in the clinical outcomes of those featured in this book.
The Rite of Return presents a powerful argument that PTSD need not lead to an end of mission or tour of duty, or to a lifelong injury. Instead, case account after case account indicates that Lansing's treatment approach leads to quite the opposite: officers consistently emerging stronger. These outcomes are confirmed throughout the book by the testimony of SPECT brain images before and after treatment. Accompanying them are accounts of subjects after treatment responding successfully to incidents very similar to those that had culminated in their PTSD. These unsung heroes recovered, becoming more competent, more tactically skilled and more mentally resilient than they had been prior to its time-limited, but significant, intrusion into their lives.
Reading between the lines of this book, it's apparent that careers and lives have been saved because of the author’s innovative approach. Her only regret is that so many have been lost to the devastation of untreated or ill-treated, duty-induced PTSD. The publication of The Rite of Return couldn’t be better timed.
Keywords: Containment Techniques Duty-Induced PTSD Military Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Transitory Shooter's Apraxia
Accuracy Verified: Yes
50. Smith, L. E. (2007, September). The role of memory for trauma in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic brain injury and research portfolio (Volume I). Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Language: English
Format: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract:
Comparison of referrals found no significant differences in age, gender, trauma
type, time from trauma to referral, or attendance rates between services.
Significantly more EMDR patients received additional professional support during
their treatment.
Keywords: Memory Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Research TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
Accuracy Verified: Yes
51. Petermann, F., & Winkel, S. (2007). Selbstverletzendes verhalten - Diagnostik und psychotherapeutische ansätze [Self-injury - diagnosis and psychotherapeutic approaches]. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 55(2), 123-133. doi:10.1024/1661-4747.55.2.123.
Language: German
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Selbstverletzendes Verhalten wie Sich-Schneiden und Kratzen kommt sowohl bei männlichen als auch bei weiblichen Jugendlichen verhältnismäßig häufig vor. Es handelt sich dabei in den meisten Fällen um den Ausdruck schwerwiegender psychischer und/oder sozialer Belastungen und sollte als Hinweis darauf gewertet werden, dass der oder die Jugendliche Hilfe und Unterstützung benötigt. Dieser Beitrag befasst sich vor allem mit den aktuellen Möglichkeiten der Diagnostik und Therapie selbstverletzenden Verhaltens. Beispielhaft werden Selbstbeurteilungsinstrumente vorgestellt, die verschiedene Aspekte selbstverletzenden Verhaltens detailliert erfassen. Sie können bei der Identifikation und Differenzialdiagnostik, aber auch zur Vorbereitung, Begleitung und Evaluation therapeutischer Maßnahmen eingesetzt werden. Als besonders vielversprechende Interventionsmöglichkeiten werden die DBT-A (Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie für Adoleszente) und das Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) vorgestellt, wobei für die DBT-A bereits erste positive empirische Befunde vorliegen. Die Wirksamkeit dieser Verfahren sollte zukünftig möglichst in kontrolliert-randomisierten Studien geprüft werden.
Self-injurious behavior without suicidal intent, like wrist-cutting or scratching, is quite common among male and female adolescents. It indicates severe psychological strain and can be interpreted as a call for help and support. This paper introduces several currently available assessment tools as well as therapeutic strategies. Self-report questionnaires can be implemented to identify self-injurious behavior and in order to discriminate it from other types of psychopathology, for example suicidal behavior. Furthermore, they can be used to prepare, adapt and evaluate therapeutic interventions. Promising therapeutic strategies - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - are introduced in more detail. Further research in this area involving controlled-randomized studies is needed.
Keywords: Assessment DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy Self-Injurious Behavior
Accuracy Verified: Yes
52. Settle, C. (2008, June). Speciality topics on using EMDR with children. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This workshop focuses on specialty topics for children under ten including the advanced application of EMDR
with other clinical, behavioural, regulatory, medical, and educational issues with recommendations for
procedural considerations and additional treatment modalities used in conjunction with the EMDR protocol.
Information will be provided through handouts, case presentations, and videos on how EMDR can be used to
assist the child in lessening, managing, or eliminating symptomatology in these following areas: 1. Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—information will be presented on targeting social and academic
challenges that can reduce anxiety and improve focus and self-control), 2. Sensory Integration Dysfunction
(SID)—identifying and reprocessing sensory difficulties will be taught to help the child achieve reduction in
hypersensitivity, 3. Tics—targeting the child’s anxiety can result in the reduction of tics, 4. Trichotillomania—a
specific procedure will be presented to assist in decreasing or eliminating the incidence of hair-pulling, 5. School
refusal behaviour—case conceptualization will be explored to assist in targeting behaviour and improve school
attendance, 6. Gifted and talented—techniques for reprocessing emotional and sensory targets will be
demonstrated to assist the child in bridging their intellectual, emotional, and social challenges, 7. Regulatory
issues—skills for combining EMDR with behavioural and educational techniques will be discussed to help the
child reduce or eliminate eating, sleeping, or urinary/bowel difficulties, 8. Traumatic brain injury—targeting the
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precipitating event and the ongoing medical traumas utilized with a parent narrative protocol can reduce the
child’s anxiety and improve functioning.
Keywords: Children
Accuracy Verified: Yes
53. Barre, K. (2010, June). Treatment of dissociative amnesia after vehicle accident with EMDR. In Accident victims. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, Hamburg, Germany.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
There is doubt if dissociative amnesias, the forgetting
of traumatic memories, are a helpful condition for a patient or
not. Clinically especially difficult is the situation if amnesias occur
after an accident, where the condition is possibly organically
based (like in a brain injury). Often the problems that these
patients face in rehabilitation are difficult to understand and
often the interventions that usually work with brain injuries are
only partially effective.
These situation will be illustrated by two cases of severe post accident
amnesias (10 weeks and 10 months) and their treatment.
Video documentation of the cases and their EMDR treatment
will be shown and discussed. Usually effective treatments had
been ineffective in both. Both however lost their symptoms and
remember the incidents fully after trauma-specific treatment.
Both patients have been stable for a year after the termination
of treatment.
Keywords: Accident Victims Dissociative Amnesia Symposium Traffic Accidents
Accuracy Verified: Yes
54. Institute of Medicine, Committee on Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2008). Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: An assessment of the evidence. The National Academies Press, Washington, D. C. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11955.html on 1/16/2009.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
This report was commissioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) to assess the scientific evidence on treatment modalities for Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD). Reviewing the PTSD treatment
literature dating back to 1980, the year the disorder was first defined
by
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association,
proved to be a challenging task. Assessing the outcomes of treatment
depends entirely upon the self-report of those affected, without “objective”
measures such as laboratory tests or imaging. Treatment modalities
and research methods used in their evaluation have been in continuous
development. The last 30 years have also seen dramatic changes in the way
scientific evidence has been assessed in general with emerging international
standards for conducting systematic qualitative and quantitative reviews
that are quite different from the methods used in the 1980s when research
on the treatment of PTSD began.
In applying a rigorous approach to the assessment of evidence that
meets today’s standards, the committee identified significant gaps in the
evidence that made it impossible to reach conclusions establishing the
efficacy
of most treatment modalities. This result was unexpected and may
surprise VA and others interested in the disorder. Important treatment
decisions for most modalities will need to be made without a strong body of evidence meeting current standards (the committee summarizes clinical
practice guidelines developed by others in the face of this scientific uncertainty).
This overall conclusion of scientific inadequacy is not a clinical
practice recommendation or guideline. It is also not a judgment on the quality
of the research in this field using methods acceptable at the time. The
overall conclusion also adds urgency to the committee’s recommendations
for a more strategic research effort that defines the relevant populations
and subpopulations; develops and tests treatment modalities alone and in
combination, in individual and group formats (for psychotherapy), and of
various intensities and durations; uses the latest and most rigorous methods
for designing and executing study protocols; and follows all study participants
through the end of treatment and for meaningful periods thereafter.
The committee was also struck by the scant evidence exploring some of
the possibly unique aspects of PTSD in veterans. For the most part we cannot
say whether the treatment of PTSD in veterans should be the same as in
civilians, and whether important subpopulations of veterans defined by age,
sex, trauma type, socioeconomic status, educational level, comorbidities,
and brain injury should be treated the same or differently.
The committee could only conclude that well-designed research is
needed to answer the key questions regarding the efficacy of treatment
modalities in veterans. Success will depend on the collaboration of VA and
other government agencies, researchers, clinicians, and patient and veterans’
groups and will further require the continued support and attention of
policymakers and the public. The individuals returning from current conflicts
and now re-entering civilian life with this disorder deserve no less.
Alfred O. Berg, Chair
The committee concludes that the evidence is inadequate to determine
the efficacy of the following psychotherapy modalities in the treatment
of PTSD:
• EMDR
• cognitive restructuring
• coping skills training [Extracted from p. 9).
Keywords: Posttraumtic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
55. Ladd, G. (2007). Treatment of psychological injury after a scuba-diving fatality. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 37(1), 36-39.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
After the death of a student during an ocean scuba training dive, the student's diving instructor was suffering from Acute Stress Disorder, a post-traumatic stress reaction. The treatment of the instructor's distress using a combination of two recognized trauma therapies: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) is described. Improvement was noted after four treatment sessions. The instructor reported further improvement at a two-month follow-up and the positive effects were maintained nineteen months later.
Keywords: Scuba Diving
Accuracy Verified: Yes
56. Russell, M. C. (2012, February 5). Underestimating the true prevalence of war stress injury in the military. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-c-russell-phd-abpp/ptsd-military-_b_1250227.html on 2/5/2012.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
Media and official reports on prevalence rates of military war stress injury have focused almost exclusively on escalating rates of well-known war stress injuries such as PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Take a look at some of this week's headlines:
•Michelle Obama Tackling PTSD Treatment For Veterans
•Veteran PTSD: Lawmakers Want Audit Of Wait Times For Appointments
However, the true impact from war trauma cannot be reduced to a handful of psychiatric diagnoses, as some may want. It is a well-established, albeit uncomfortable, and conveniently ignored historical, medical and scientific fact that human adaptation to uncontrollable, unpredictable and potentially traumatic stress "causes" or significantly contributes to a wide-range of neurobiological, physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral changes that, when chronic and/or severe enough, will inevitably cause significant physiological alterations in the brain-mind-body, eventually leading to physical and/or psychological breakdown. It's not just me saying it. [Excerpt]
Keywords: Blog Military Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Veterans War
Accuracy Verified: Yes
57. Grant, M. (2001). Understanding and treating chronic pain as trauma, with EMDR. Author.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
It is generally accepted that pain, particularly chronic pain, involves
psychological factors, whether as a reaction to pain (Fordyce 1975; Turk
& Meichenbaum, 1989) or as a predisposing factor for pain (Engel,
1959, Goodwin & Attias, 1999). Different theoretical approaches emphasize
the role of psychological factors differently. For example, Cognitive-
behavioral approaches emphasize people’s reactions [to injury and
pain] as a factor in causing and maintaining pain. One of the main theoretical
constructs of CBT is secondary gain which is based on operant
conditioning and posits that pain can be maintained by ‘rewards’ such as
too much attention or sympathy. Psychodynamic approaches place
more emphasis on pre-existing trauma and emotional states as a causal
factor for chronic pain (Engel, 1959, Goodwin & Attias, 1999). One of
the main psychodynamic theories of pain is .. which posits that pain is ..
There is evidence to suggest that there is some truth to both approaches.
However, the research regarding behavioral theories of
chronic pain has often produced mixed results (..) and been found to
have many problems (King..). However, there is reliable data to suggest
that trauma and emotional processes associated with trauma are often
associated with chronic pain.
Keywords: Chronic Pain Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
58. Hudson, P. (2010, April). Understanding anxiety following trauma during competitive cycling: Implications for the EMDR protocol. Poster presented at the 8th EMDR Association UK & Ireland Annual Conference & AGM, Dublin, Ireland.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The proposed research seeks to illuminate the impact of post-traumatic anxiety on elite level
competitive cycling performance. Although there is much outcome research supporting the
effectiveness of EMDR in treating post- traumatic anxiety in general, relatively little is known
about the nature of anxiety among athletes who have experienced accident, injury or other
trauma in sporting contexts. Interpretive Phenomenological analysis (IPA) will be used to
gather data from an opportunity sample of competitive cyclists who have experienced
trauma during sporting participation. Analysis of the data will attempt to capture these
participants’ experience of anxiety and its impact upon performance. This information will
be used to inform therapeutic practice when using EMDR with this client group. It is
hypothesised that due to the specific psychomotor actions necessary for competitive cycling,
adaptations to the future template within EMDR will be required to maximise therapist
efficacy when working with this particular client group.
Keywords: Athletes Cyclists Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis IPA Poster Research
Accuracy Verified: Yes
59. Tahir, K., Tareen, S., & Keenan, P. (2008, June). Use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in earthquake affected women: A series of cases of post traumatic stress in physically injured persons. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Objective Main objective is to study the therapeutic responses of EMDR on the survivors of earthquake
North of Pakistan in Kashmir. This study is carried on the spinal injury patients of National Institute
Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM), which is a 160 bed hospital in Islamabad. It has a spinal injury unit which
established after the earthquake in February 2006. All the female patients suffering from spinal injury
earthquake were shifted here. Physically injured patients who also fulfilled the criteria of PTSD according
ICD10 were offered the treatment with EMDR. Patients who consented were seen by EMDR practitioner(level 2).
Sessions of EMDR as per protocol of 8 stages were carried out. The number of sessions varied according
severity of illness and degree of improvement. EMDR practitioner was supervised by EMDR consultants through
email and telephony. It is a part of ongoing EMDR training programme. Paper also discusses the problems
while seeing patients and benefits of distance supervision. It also describe case study of 2 patients. Initially 15 patients consented for treatment. However 10 patients completed the sessions and showed improvements
their symptoms. Their weeping and sleep problems settled. Their social and interpersonal functioning
improved. Marked reduction is seen in level of distress. EMDR has proven to be an effective non pharmacological
intervention in terms of PTSD in people suffering from co-morbid physical and psychological conditions
earthquake. Data presented is only preliminary and based on a small number out of a large segment.
Keywords: Earthquake Poster Posttraumatic Stress Reprocessing
Accuracy Verified: Yes
60. Wesselmann, D. (2013, April). Using EMDR to treat attachment trauma in adults and children. Preconference presentation at the Congress EMDR Vereniging EMDR Nederland, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Trauma experienced within the earliest attachment relationships leave children and adults at great risk for the development of psychiatric disorders. Maltreatment by attachment figures and traumatic losses are both closely associated with attachment disorganization, the attachment category identified in 70% of patients in psychiatric hospitals. Research shows insecure and disorganized attachments to be transmitted transgenerationally at a rate of between 70 and 80%.Adults and children with disturbed attachments frequently experience severe emotional dysregulation along with intense feelings of despair, anxiety, shame, and mistrust of others. Affected children and adults frequently lack helpful or adaptive information or insights and exhibit behaviors that elicit negative responses from those around them. Due to heavy defenses and poor self-regulation and self-awareness, patients suffering from attachment trauma are traditionally difficult to treat. However, with proper adaptations, the EMDR approach becomes a powerful method for healing attachment injuries in adults, children, and parent-child dyads. Participants will learn creative methods of adapting EMDR for the special challenges that accompany attachment injury. Participants will learn to utilize attachment resource development techniques designed to strengthen the capacity for closeness, trust, and self-compassion. They will discover how to coach an attachment figure to provide emotional regulation and help with cognitive interweaves. Participants will be able to write a therapeutic story to help process pre-verbal trauma and develop adaptive information for successful reprocessing. Creative interweaves, contained reprocessing, and methods for weaving together of past, present, and future will help participants experience successful EMDR with their most challenging cases. Case studies, video, and EMDR/attachment research will be presented.
Keywords: Adults Children Trauma Attachment
Accuracy Verified: Yes
61. Gilbert, P. R. (1994, December 5). Wave trauma goodbye? A new therapy is said to reduce the effects of severe psychogical injury. Bergen County, NJ: The Record, All Editions, Lifestyle, b1.
Language: English
Format: Newspaper
Abstract:
EMDR is an experimental and controversial technique that, on its face, looks like hocus-pocus. The therapist holds two fingers together near the patient's face and instructs the patient to focus on the fingers. The therapist waves the fingers rapidly back and forth about two dozen times, then stops and asks, "What comes up for you?" After a discussion, the process is repeated.
Keywords: Bergen County General Overview
Accuracy Verified: Yes
62. Scaer, R. (1999, February). Whiplash, pain and PTSD: The gain in pain comes mainly from the brain. Presentation at the Winter Brain Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The whiplash syndrome is a complex, poorly understood and controversial cluster of symptoms including spinal pain, cognitive dysfunction, neurologic symptoms and emotional complaints consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder. Perhaps its most perplexing feature is the fact that symptoms frequently are far out of proportion to the severity of the accident itself. The frequency of emotional symptoms has led many physicians to attribute symptoms of whiplash to somatization. The typical syndrome of whiplash includes chronic headaches, spinal and jaw pain, usually classified as myofascial pain. Neurologic symptoms include cognitive dysfunction, positional vertigo, balance disturbance, blurring of vision, photophobia and phonophobia, all of which are attributed to minor traumatic brain injury. Emotional complaints include driving phobias, irritability, hypervigilence, exaggerated startle, flashbacks, depression, nightmares and sleep disturbance. DSM IV compatible or subsyndromal forms of PTSD occur in up to 60% of patients.
I began to question the traumatic basis for whiplash when I discovered that most of my patients with delayed recovery had remarkable past histories of trauma, especially child abuse. I discovered that early and rigorous use of somatically based trauma therapies, especially EMDR and Somatic Experiencing resulted in clearing not only of emotional symptoms, but also neurologic and pain-related complaints in many cases. I have concluded that the neurophysiological basis for traumatization includes not only kindled arousal, explicit and procedural memory circuits, but also automatic patterns of neuromuscular bracing, stored in procedural memory analogous to motor skill memory. Bracing patterns of involved muscles represent protective motor reflexes from the moment of injury. Linked to memory and arousal, this kindled circuit leads to perpetuation of regional myofascial pain. Dissociation plays a major role in perpetuation of this phenomenon, and accounts for many of the unusual neurologic symptoms of whiplash.
This model conforms to current theories of PTSD as a model of kindling, but includes the somatic element that I believe is a universal part of the syndrome of traumatization. The pervasive neurohormonal effects of trauma account for the remarkable amount of somatic complaints in this syndrome, and may be the basis for many poorly understood chronic idiopathic disease processes. Incorporation of the neuromuscular system in the process of traumatization pleads for the study of somatically-based therapies for PTSD.
Keywords: Pain Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PSTD Whiplash
Accuracy Verified: Yes
63. Seidler, G. H., Feurer, D. C., Wagner, F. E., & Micka, R. (2003). Zur frage der anwendung von EMDR beischädel-hirn-traumatisierten [On the question of EMDR in the treatment of brain-injury patients]. Zeitschrift für Psychotraumatologie und Psychologische Medizin, 1(3), 35-45.
Language: German
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Behandlung psychotraumatischer belastungsstörungen mit EMDR
Literaturbefunde und eigene klinische Erfahrungen zeigen, dass bei einer großen Anzahl von Schädel- Hirn-Traumatisierten die komorbide Diagnose einer ASD oder einer PTSD vergeben werden muss. Die Entstehung von Intrusionen kann unterschiedlich plausibilisiert werden. Die Autoren schlagen als Erweiterung bestehender Ansätze dazu die Möglichkeit "phantasmatischer Intrusionen" vor, als Ausdruck bildhafter Ausgestaltungen der erlebten Todesgefahr. Kasuistisch wird die erfolgreiche Anwendung von EMDR gezeigt. Es werden bestimmte Modifikationen vorgeschlagen, mit denen ein möglicherweise für diese Gruppe von Patientinnen und Patienten charakteristischer Assoziationsprozess in Gang kommen kann.
Literary findings as well as our own clinical experiences show that a large number of patients with head injuries had to be additionally diagnosed with either ASD or PTSD. The formation of intrusions can be interpreted differently. The authors propose possible "phantasmatic intrusions" as an enhancement of current approaches for the pictorial forms of the experienced life-threatening danger. A case report shows the successful use of EMDR. Certain modifications are proposed in which the characteristic association process for this group of patients can be launched. [Author Summary]
Keywords: Acute Stress Disorder ASD Head Injuries Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Survivors
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