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1. Trobisch-Lutge, S. (2010, July). "I am a consequential damage of detention" - Protreacted non-determinability in the reconstruction of traumatic experiences in the descendants of victims of political persecution byt the SED dictatorship in the GDR. Symposium (Samin Karim, Chair) conducted at the 1st EMDR Asia Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The descendants of the political persecution by the SED dictatorship in the GDR are in many ways involved in the history
of the persecution of their parents. 20 years after the “Wende” the reconstruction of parental distress is distinguished by
a high degree of protracted non - determinability. The descendants own traumatic experiences often join fragmented,
unsettling memory segments of the parental generation. Confusing persecution practices of the Stasi have often caused
grave personal uncertainties and as a consequence, have spread doubts until today about the reliability of autobiographical
memories. Internal decision making and processing while living under the conditions of a dictatorship - which included how
to deal with their own children, and the external influences of the persecuted parental generation are, from the viewpoint
of the descendants, difficult to distinguish from each other. A successful EMDR treatment is - in case of the emotional
distress of the descendants of political traumatised people - connected to a process of resolving perplex memory contents. Perpetrator-victim-collusions, which are often found in affected families, add to a concatenation of cumulative traumatic
events. The non - determinability in the reconstruction of traumatic experiences cause the formation of traumatic complexes
which negatively influence future events in the life of the descendants. Based on interview details of a qualitative study
with descendants of victims of political persecution by the SED dictatorship in which the possibilities of handling the more
difficult determination of initial traumatic events are discussed. By means of this the author clarifies the central themes of a
disconcerting reconstruction of the victim’s parental and own biography.
Keywords: GRD Political Persecution SED Dictatorship Victims
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2. Bower, R. D., & Bernstein, M. A. (2004). Case presentation of a tattoo-mutilated, Bosnian torture survivor. Torture, 14(1), 16-24.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Torture is used to create fear, destroy individuals and communities, and to suppress unwanted political or religious views. The survivor of torture often endures significant physical and psychological trauma. The basis for treating this trauma varies according to individual needs, community resources, programme designs, and cultural acceptance. The case presented here focuses on torture occurring during the Bosnian conflict of 1992 and demonstrates how the utilisation of a community-based, multidisciplinary network model can be effective in helping survivors through the recovery process. The unique circumstances of the study identify factors of imprisonment, rape, deprivation, physical violence and, particularly, body mutilation through tattooing. [Author Abstract]
Keywords: Bosnians Case Report Cognitive Therapy Depressive Disorders Disfigurement Drug Therapy Females Generalized Anxiety Disorder Middle Aged Muslims Plastic Surgery Treatment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Refugees Survivors Torture Yugoslav of Secession
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3. Jongedijk, R. A., Gersons, B. P. R., & ter Heide, F. J. J. (2010). De behandeling van patiënten met PTSS met narrative exposure therapy, het kort eclectisch protocol voor PTSS en eye movement desensitisation [The treatment of patients with PTSD narrative exposure therapy, the short protocol for PTSD and eclectic eye movement desensitisation]. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 52(4), 4.
Language: Dutch
Format: Journal
Abstract:
Achtergrond: Bij de behandeling van patiënten met een posttraumatische stressstoornis (ptss) worden niet altijd de evidence-based behandelvormen toegepast zoals beschreven in de richtlijnen en in de literatuur. Vooral bij de complexere traumapatiënten worden regelmatig alleen stabilisatietechnieken en/of farmacotherapie toegepast.
Doel: In deze bijblijfsessie wordt betoogd dat evidence-based traumagerichte behandeling mogelijk en wenselijk is, ook bij veel complexe patiënten die te maken hebben gehad met oorlog, vervolging, geweld en/of beroepsgerelateerd trauma.
Methoden: Er zullen drie voordrachten worden gegeven, met daarna discussie, door drie specialisten in de behandeling van ptss. De voordrachten zullen drie evidence-based behandelvormen voor ptss illustreren, te weten narrative exposure therapy (net), het Kort Eclectisch Protocol voor ptss (kep) en eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (emdr).
Resultaten: De drie getoonde behandelvormen zijn goed toepasbaar en effectief bij patiënten met een ptss. Dit zal worden aangetoond met behulp van theoretische uitgangspunten, ervaringen uit de klinische praktijk en onderzoeksgegevens.
Conclusie: Behandeling van complexe traumapatiënten met ptss door middel van traumagerichte psychotherapie heeft doorgaans de voorkeur. De deelnemer van de bijblijfsessie heeft kennisgenomen van drie evidence-based behandelvormen voor ptss.
Background: In the treatment of patients with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not always evidence-based treatment as described in the application forms and guidelines in the literature. Especially with complex trauma patients are frequently only stabilization techniques and /or pharmacotherapy used.
This goal bijblijfsessie is argued that evidence-based trauma-focused treatment is possible and desirable, even with many complex patients who have experienced war, persecution, violence and / or job-related trauma.
Methods: will be given three nominations, followed by discussion, by three specialists in the treatment of PTSD. The presentations will be three evidence-based treatments for PTSD illustrate, namely narrative exposure therapy (NET), the Short PTSD Eclectic Protocol (KEP) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
The results shown three forms of treatment are well applicable and effective in patients with PTSD. This will be demonstrated using theoretical assumptions, experiences from clinical practice and research.
Opinion Treatment of complex trauma patients with PTSD using trauma-focused psychotherapy is usually preferred. The participant of bijblijfsessie has noted three evidence-based treatments for PTSD.
Keywords: Narrative Therapy Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
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4. Errebo, N. (2010, July). A decade of EMDR humanitarian trainings in Asia. Presentation at the 1st EMDR Asia Conference, Bali, Indonesia.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
In 1999, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP) began its work in Asia in Bangladesh. Since then HAP teams have
trained clinicians in India, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka. This presentation will summarize what has been learned
from ten years of experience in Asia. The EMDR HAP training in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami will be presented in
detail. Issues addressed will include needs assessment, organization, collaboration among organizations, ethics, cultural
competence ,and program evaluation. Videotapes will show training and sessions of trainees with tsunami survivors. The
presentation will show how to train participants to think, write, and speak about EMDR as well as how to competently and
ethically utilize EMDR with clients.
An EMDR training program was conducted as a joint project of three organizations: EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs
(HAP), International Relief Teams (IRT), and the Sri Lankan National Counselors Association (SRILNAC). Between March and
December 2005, 30 Sri Lankan counselors were trained in EMDR. These counselors demonstrated competence in EMDR on
several measures, treated more than 1,000 children and more than 350 adult tsunami victims with EMDR in 2005, provided
narrative reports and outcome measures for most of their clients, and formed the Sri Lanka EMDR Association (SEA). The
crucial steps in establishing and implementing this training program are explained, with a summary of the subjective
impressions and learning experiences most valued by the training team, including an excerpt from a trainer’s journal. This
information may be useful to future cross-cultural humanitarian efforts following large-scale disasters.
This article summarizes the crucial steps in establishing and carrying out this training program as well. Previous HAP programs
in Bangladesh and Turkey (Konuk et al., 2006) had led to the development of a model of therapist training and service delivery
following large-scale natural disasters. Great need for mental health treatment in developing countries following a disaster
and the even greater challenge of delivering effective, culturally competent mental health treatment in these situations.
Silove and Bryant (2006) praised the rapid needs assessment after the tsunami as an important advancement in psychiatric
epidemiology that demonstrated the value of such assessment in guiding mental health interventions after disasters.They
pointed out that the controversy over whether to offer psychological treatment after disasters confuses funding agencies
and those planning mental health programs after disasters. Their concerns were echoed in Raphael and Stevens’s (2006)
delineation of the emerging consensus about good mental health practice after disasters in an article that was not a part of
the Bangkok symposium. IRT directors, EMDR-HAP staff, and SRILNAC leaders discussed crucial political, ethical, economic,
and logistical decisions in conference calls and e-mails. They outlined a program that would be responsive to the culture and
needs of Sri Lanka, would provide world-class EMDR training and consultation, and would follow International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) guidelines for mental health programs in post disaster situations (Weine et al., 2002). Following
the funding mandate of IRT, the HAP team took responsibility for ensuring that services would in fact be delivered to tsunami
survivors and that those services would be clinically effective. Therefore, requirements for continuing participation were quite
specific, and trainees were more thoroughly evaluated than in previous HAP projects. These 30 counselors treated more than
1,350 tsunami survivors with EMDR between March and December 2005 and submitted outcome reports on these sessions
that show marked improvement in PTSD symptoms. We know from e-mail contact that a number of participants continue
to use EMDR effectively. As mentioned Important elements of the HAP training program in Sri Lanka included (a) adequate
funding, (b) selection of trainees, (c) negotiation of objectives among HAP,IRT, and SRILNAC, (d) the pre-EMDR training in
traumatology, (e) the consultation between trainings,(f ) the requirements for ongoing participation in the training, (g) a
variety of measures of competence in EMDR, (h) the continuing, ongoing consultation with trainees, and (i) dedication. A
project like this is expensive. IRT received.
Keywords: Asia HAP Humanitarian Assistance Programs Trainings
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5. Burt, H. (2006, Fall). Editorial. Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal, 19(2), 1.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
In this issue several common threads weave through the articles that look at working with specific populations, the importance of working with the community in community centres, trauma, and integrating other models into our work. First, a professor from the University of Montreal presents his work with developmentally delayed and dual diagnosed adults in a community centre in Montreal. Then a specialist in the field of community art studio methods adds a political context to her work and takes us on a journey of the development of a community art studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And, lastly, a professor at the University of Victoria shares his groundbreaking research in art therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). The editorial also observes that it is always exciting to see Canadian Art Therapy researchers pioneer new areas and new ways of utilizing art therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Art Therapy Canadian Community Centre Community Art Studio Communities Delayed Development Developmentally Delayed Dual Diagnosed Adults Dual Diagnosis Editorial Political Context
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6. Farrell, D., Tareen, S., & Keenan, P. (2008, November). EMDR HAP training in Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake and the ‘War on terror’. Presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies .
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
On Saturday 8th October 2005, a devastating earthquake
measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck northern Pakistan. The
magnitude of the earthquake wiped out entire villages and
communities, destroyed 400,000 houses and created over 73,000
fatalities and 135,000 people injured.
EMDR UK & Ireland, EMDR Europe, the British/ Pakistani
Psychiatric Association & the University of Birmingham supported
an eighteen month Humanitarian Assistance Programme to help
train forty-nine mental health workers, mainly psychiatrists and
psychologists from the earthquake affected areas, in the theory
and practice of EMDR in the management of psychological trauma.
This programme was one of the first University based HAP
trainings in EMDR ever to be undertaken.
This paper will provide an insight into the development and
progression of the trainings in light of the ongoing political
problems in Pakistan both in terms of post earthquake
reconstruction and the continued threat of terrorist attacks
throughout Pakistan. It will also consider cultural perspectives of
trauma and how this related to both EMDR and the conceptual
framework of PTSD. The paper will also highlight some of the
psychometric data acquired from survivors from the earthquake
areas and demonstrate the ways in which EMDR is being utilised
as a psychological treatment intervention in Northern Pakistan.
Keywords: Earthquake HAP Pakistan
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7. Farrell, D. (2008, November). EMDR HAP training in Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake and the ‘war on terror’. Symposium conducted at the 24th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
On Saturday 8th October 2005, a devastating earthquake
measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck northern Pakistan. The
magnitude of the earthquake wiped out entire villages and
communities, destroyed 400,000 houses and created over 73,000
fatalities and 135,000 people injured.
EMDR UK & Ireland, EMDR Europe, the British/ Pakistani
Psychiatric Association & the University of Birmingham supported
an eighteen month Humanitarian Assistance Programme to help
train forty-nine mental health workers, mainly psychiatrists and
psychologists from the earthquake affected areas, in the theory
and practice of EMDR in the management of psychological trauma.
This programme was one of the first University based HAP
trainings in EMDR ever to be undertaken.
This paper will provide an insight into the development and
progression of the trainings in light of the ongoing political
problems in Pakistan both in terms of post earthquake
reconstruction and the continued threat of terrorist attacks
throughout Pakistan. It will also consider cultural perspectives of
trauma and how this related to both EMDR and the conceptual
framework of PTSD. The paper will also highlight some of the
psychometric data acquired from survivors from the earthquake
areas and demonstrate the ways in which EMDR is being utilised
as a psychological treatment intervention in Northern Pakistan.
Keywords: Earthquake HAP Pakistan Symposium Terror
Accuracy Verified: Yes
8. Tumani, V. (2011, June). EMDR in interkulturellen therapien [EMDR in intercultural therapies]. Presentation at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, Vienna, Austria.
Language: German
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Derzeit Migration verfügt über umfangreiche Ausmaße angenommen. Weltweit gehen wir von einer 1 bis 200 Migranten (WHO). Durch Bürgerkriege, Naturkatastrophen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Umständen die wahre Zahl dürfte noch höher.
So ist es zunehmend vor, dass Psychiater und Psychotherapeuten bei der Behandlung Einzelpersonen aus anderen Kulturen begegnen, präsentiert mit verschiedenen psychiatrischen Symptome. Die Behandlung dieser Menschen werden manchmal große Schwierigkeiten. Nicht nur wegen der Sprache, sondern auch wegen der relativen Bedeutung bestimmter Symptome in einem kulturellen Kontext, ist es wichtig, Kultur Hintergrund arbeiten Milieu und Unordnung bestimmten psychiatrischen / psychotherapeutischen betrachten. Aber was bedeutet Kultur-und Milieu sensiblen Psychiatrie oder Psychotherapie bedeuten? Basierend auf den vorhandenen Studien über Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und die Untersuchungen des Sozio-Vision-Institute, und unsere eigenen Erfahrungen, die wir klären, wie eine interkulturelle Begegnung und ein Milieu sensiblen Psychotherapie erfolgreich angewandt werden.
Currently migration has reached extensive proportions. Globally, we assume a hundred to two hundred million migrants (WHO). Due to civil wars, natural disasters, political and economic circumstances the true figure is likely even higher.
So it increasingly occurs that psychiatrists and psychotherapists encounter in their treatment individuals from other cultures, presenting with various psychiatric symptoms. The treatment of these people will sometimes face major difficulties. Not only because of language but also because of the relative importance of certain symptoms in a cultural context, it is essential to consider culture background, working milieu and disorder specific psychiatric/psychotherapy. But what does cultural and milieu sensitive psychiatry or psychotherapy mean? Based on the existing studies about people with immigrant backgrounds and the investigations of the Socio-Vision-Institute, and our own experiences we will elucidate how an intercultural meeting and a milieu sensitive psychotherapy can be successfully applied.
Keywords: Intercultural Therapies
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9. Shapiro, F., Beutler, L., Norcross, J., Maxfield, L., & Rogers, S. (2002). EMDR research and its future: Ecological validity, process research, component analysis, outcome findings, and sociopolitical context. Panel discussion at the Society for Psychotherapy Research International Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This panel presentation addresses ecological validity, process factors, methodological variables, and sociopolitical context in the interpretation and dissemination of outcome research. Since its introduction, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) has been the focus of controversy because of its departure from existing paradigms, its non-traditional dissemination, and immoderate claims for rapid effectiveness. This panel reviews the socio-political context in which EMDR developed and its relevance for other emerging psychotherapeutic approaches. Findings from a recent methodological meta-analysis are reviewed to provide an empirical context for assessing the range of results in different outcome studies. Specific client, therapist, and methodological variables that could account for disparities in outcome are examined and implications for interpreting research outcomes are discussed. The panel also summarizes the findings of various recent studies that identified the effects of eye movements as decreasing vividness and emotionality of memory, physiological arousal, and in-session subjective distress. Findings from two recently completed studies are reported in which both process variables and active ingredients were examined. Limitations of the group design approach to the dismantling of psychotherapies are also discussed.
Keywords: Panel Discussion
Accuracy Verified: Yes
10. Sadatun, T. I. (2008, June). EMDR therapy for tsunami & armed conflicts survivors in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
The Indonesian Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darusalam (NAD) is a region which is facing a unique set of problems,
among which is the protracted internal conflict, exacerbated by the tsunami on December 26, 2004. These events
have generated a widespread impact on the lives of the communities. One of the most crucial issues to be
addressed aside from legal, security, social and economic problems is the matter of health, including mental
health. In regards to mental health issues, comprehensive steps have been formulated into various mental health
care programs. One of the most needed programs is establishment of an educational system rooted in Indonesia
for the treatment of the posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) of victims of crises and catastrophes through the
implementation of specific methods of treatment with a focus on the introduction of EMDR. With great support
from BMZ- TDH-Germany, HAP-Germany and Trauma Aid, capacity building on EMDR training has been
developed. Even though EMDR is highly effective as trauma healing therapy it is also a complex treatment to be
addressed in this specific population like in the province of NAD. Further than time constrain, limited numbers of
trauma therapist available and high numbers of severe cases that urgently need to be treated, complexities also
arises from cultural and religious aspects. The society in NAD is marked by decade long isolation, violent conflicts
for political self-determination and the strict interpretation of the Islam. The Sharia (doctrine of the Islam
including moral and judicial duties) was introduced as part of the laws. Due to this condition, for the time being
stabilization technique in EMDR is the most common technique that can be of widely used. In this presentation,
varieties of stabilization technique that have been used in this population will be addressed. More specifically, as
culturally adjustable method in therapy, this presentation will also introduce several culturally acceptable
stabilization techniques such as combining religious rituals (chanting, reciting) as personal resource with
stabilization technique. These techniques might be useful for other population with similar culture and religion.
Keywords: Armed Conflicts Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia Poster Survivors Tsunami
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11. Brenner, I. (2004). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)?. In I. Brenner (Ed.), Psychic trauma: Dynamics, symptoms, and treatment(pp. 243-302) Lanham: Jason Aronson.
Language: English
Format: Book Section
Abstract: This book is about the psychoanalytically informed understanding, recognition, and treatment of severe psychological trauma. It goes beyond the limited notion of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addresses the issues associated with problems ranging from physical and sexual abuse to genocidal persecution.
Keywords: Genocidal Persecution Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse
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12. Keenan, L. (2010, June). The integration and progression of EMDR within a generic primary care mental health service. In Trainiing issues. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Europe Association, Hamburg, Germany.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
In 2007 the Department of Health (DoH. UK) published
"Improving Access to Psychological Therapies" (IAPT). This meant
that primary care mental health services (PCMHS) had to seriously
consider the mode, method and efficacy of their service delivery.
This paper will consider one such service, critically reflecting on the
integration of EMDR as a mainstream therapeutic intervention.
The service utilises therapists from various therapeutic paradigms,
counselors, graduate workers, cognitive behavioural psychotherapists,
cognitive analytical psychotherapists, clinical psychologists
and registered mental nurses. Clients are referred with a wide range of psychological issues such as Depression, anxiety disorders,
OCD, and PTSD. Following a further EMDR training initiative in 2007 (Birmingham University), the service now boasts,
One EMDR Consultant/Facilitator, three accredited practitioners,
three level three trained therapists and two clinicians at level two.
This paper will present a brief history of the development of EMDR
within the PCMHS, exploring how EMDR has been utilised
not only in the treatment of PTSD (NIHCE 20051, but also in the
treatment of other psychological pathologies. The paper will highlight
the number of clients treated with EMDR (retrospectively
over a twelve month period), the average number of sessions per
client and the therapeutic outcomes as measured by the Patients
Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9) (Kroenke & Spitzer, 2002) and the
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (CAD-7) ( Spitzer et
al 2006). The Dissociative Experience Scale is used when considering
EMDR as an intervention strategy and the Impact of Events
Scale- Revised (WEISS et al 2004) when appropriate. The paper
will conclude with a brief analysis of qualitative data from clinicians
as to the impact EMDR has had on their clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes:
By the conclusion of the presentation the participants will:
1. Be able to discuss the application of EMDR in the treatment
of psychopathologies other than PTSD.
2. To consider the integration of EMDR with other psychotherapeutic
paradigms.
3. To critical consider the treatment outcomes and in particular
the cost effectiveness of EMDR as a psychotherapeutic tool in a
generic primary care setting.
4. Be aware of the ethical and political considerations of integrating
EMDR into a generic primary care mental health service.
Innovation: This work is innovative as it focuses on how EMDR
can be utilised within generic mental health services. It critically
reflects on the phenomenology of integrating EMDR into
a PCMHS and it has encouraged the training of other EMDR
clinicians outside of the primary care mental health team.
Keywords: Generic Primary Care Symposium Training Issues
Accuracy Verified: Yes
13. Gafner, G. (1994). Intermittent use of EMDR with a Central American trauma survivor. EMDR Network Newsletter, 4(3), 7-8.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract:
Ross and Gonsalves (1993)
on the use of EMDR in their seventh
session of brief therapy with a Guatemalan who had faced persecution and
trauma prior to to the U.S.
They opted for EMDR at that juncture
because of a need to
reduce the intensity of the client's
symptoms. Following one Session of
EMDR, which the client said was "like
magic," the 42-year-old man described
improved sleep, an overall decrease in
PTSD symptoms, and a reframing of
past political persecution.
Keywords: Central America Political Persecution Survivor
Accuracy Verified: Yes
14. Luber, M., & Shapiro, F. (2009). Interview with Francine Shapiro: Historical overview, present issues, and future directions of EMDR. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(4), 217-231. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.3.4.217.
Language: English
Format: Journal
Abstract:
This interview with Dr. Francine Shapiro, originator and developer of Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), provides an overview of the history and evolution of EMDR from its inception
to current findings and utilization, as well as future directions in research and clinical development.
Dr. Shapiro discusses the psychological traditions that informed the development of EMDR and the Adaptive
Information model, as well as the implications for current treatment. The rationale for the application
of EMDR to a wide range of disorders is discussed, as well as its integration with other therapeutic approaches.
Topics include research on the role of eye movements, the use of EMDR with combat veterans,
somatoform disorders, attachment issues, and the distinct features of EMDR that have allowed it to be
used for crisis intervention worldwide.
Dr. Francine Shapiro is the originator and developer of EMDR. She is a senior research fellow at the Mental Research Institute
(MRI) in Palo Alto, California, executive director of the EMDR Institute in Watsonville, California, and the founder and
president emeritus of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program, a nonprofit organization that coordinates disaster
response and supports low fee training worldwide. She has written the primary text on EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing: Basic Principles and Procedures (Guilford Press) and co-authored or edited four others: EMDR: The
Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Trauma (Basic Books), EMDR as an Integrative Psychotherapy Approach:
Experts of Diverse Orientations Explore the Paradigm Prism (American Psychological Association Books), Handbook of EMDR
and Family Therapy Processes (Wiley), and Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change. She has written and co-authored more
than 60 articles and chapters and is an invited speaker at psychology conferences all over the world. Dr. Shapiro is a recipient
of the American Psychological Association Division 56 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma
Psychology, the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award presented by the California Psychological Association
and the International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy presented by the City of Vienna in conjunction
with the World Council of Psychotherapy. She was appointed one of the “Cadre of Experts” by the American Psychological
Association and Canadian Psychological Association Joint Initiative on Ethno-political Warfare. She has served as an
advisor to many trauma treatment and outreach organizations and journals. She has three awards bestowed in her honor.
Those given by the EMDR International Association and the EMDR-Ibero-American Association celebrate members of
the EMDR community who follow in her footsteps of creative thinking, service, and dedication to the standard of EMDR.
The EMDR Europe Association presents the Francine Shapiro EMDR-Europe Research Award in order to encourage
research in the field. In 2008, a comprehensive electronic resource for scholarly articles and other important references
related to EMDR and adaptive information processing was introduced and was named The Francine Shapiro Library in
honor of Dr. Shapiro (http://emdr.nku.edu/emdr_data.php).
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15. Sanchez, G. (2012). La felicidad sabe a mandarina – Una reflexión sobre el desplazamiento forzado en colombia e intervención psicoterapeutica con EMDR [Happiness knows Mandarin - A reflection on forced displacement in Colombia and psychotherapeutic intervention with EMDR]. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicotraumatología y Disociación, 4(1).
Language: Spanish
Format: Other
Abstract:
Son numerosos los hechos sociales violentos que han enmarcado la historia de Colombia, la guerra siempre presente en el recorrido del siglo XX, sus causas: El poder político y económico de los distintos actores armados y la incorporación a mediados del siglo de la guerrilla, seguida años después por el paramilitarismo y el narcotráfico, se unen de manera siniestra para acorralar y desplazar a miles de campesinos de sus tierras a futuros urbanos inciertos marcados por la pobreza y la incertidumbre.
There are numerous social events that have framed the violent history of Colombia, war is always present in the course of the twentieth century, its causes: The political and economic power of the different armed groups and the incorporation in the mid of the guerrillas, followed years later by the paramilitaries and drug traffickers, a sinister bind to corral and displacing thousands of farmers from their land to urban uncertain future marked by poverty and uncertainty.
Keywords: Colombia Displacement
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16. Farrell, D. P. (2004, September). Political elements of PTSD within former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Police Officers and its implications for effective psychological treatment. Presentation at the 34th annual Conference of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology(UMIST), Manchester, England.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
This paper will explore some of the limitations of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Framework in accounting for the
myriad of psychological symptoms encountered by former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) within the Northern
Ireland Province. Several case studies of ex RUC police will be used to highlight not only the legacy of multiple
trauma experiences, but also multiple re-traumatisation by both the RUC as an organisation and its individual
membership. Within the context of the war in Northern Ireland, Catholic RUC officers in particular experienced
discrimination that often maximised their exposure to additional traumas. This indicates a potential political dimension
to our conventional understanding of PTSD, which therefore has subsequent psychological treatment implications.
The Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust (PRRT) in Belfast offers a psychological therapy services for retired,
retiring and/ or medically discharged police officers. Predominant treatment involves a combination of Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and that of Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR). However, because
of the ongoing security issues in Northern Ireland, particularly for this client group, there are several limitations within
treatment approaches particularly regarding the utilisation of exposure in vivo. In addition this client group is often
ostracised by both communities further reinforcing isolationism and social exclusion.
Keywords: Politics Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Police Officers Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Accuracy Verified: Yes
17. Guettler, K. (2004, June). A preverbal trauma mastered by dynamic psycho-therapy and EMDR. In psychodynamics and EMDR (B. Lilieblad, Chair). Symposium conducted at the EMDR Europe Association annual meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
A special variety of dynamic therapy is presented which was successfully
combined with EMDR. A new diagnostic category is tentatively proposed.
A man in his twenties, successful in studies and in political and welfare
organizations, managed his life by intellectual consideration but with hardly any
emotional assessment being at a loss when confronted with demands for a personal
stand.
He disliked his lack of integrity and indecision which he liberated himself
from during the initial three years of therapy in so far as friends and societies were
concerned. However, all his intimate relations kept breaking up. He could not account
for why and in this context he appeared to be alexithym.
When the partner left him it was a total surprise to him, he got very upset in a
diffuse way and quite bewildered. At some occasions he got regressive spells of
yelling, crying and struggling. They seemed to be flashbacks and not a hysterical
acting out.
As a trauma might be an etiological factor I proposed EMDR and he accepted
to try it. During four EMDR-sessions memories with intense emotional involvement
appeared. Altogether the material made me venture a construction of him as a baby
yelling and kicking in desperate need for a mother who kept being absent. Shortly
afterwards he entered a relation that was satisfying to both him and his partner. The
therapy was terminated. In a follow up two years later the relation was still good and
he told me that the construction had made him grasp his life-history.
A prerequisite for the EMDR-sessions and their effect was the three years of
psychotherapy with the focusing of his central problem, but the liberation from this
problem could not have been reached without EMDR -at least not in such a short
time.
Keywords: Preverbal Trauma Primary Repression Repetition-Compulsion Symposium Trauma
Accuracy Verified: Yes
18. Melbeck, H. H. (2003, May). PSTD-Unit: Trauma therapy with in-patients – A ward concept. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the EMDR Europe Association, Rome, Italy.
Language: English
Format: Conference
Abstract:
Since there were only a very few specialised trauma therapists in the region in the beginning of the "PTSD-Unit", we had to treat all kinds of type-I and type-II trauma around, that is:
victims of technical or natural disasters, of car accidents and accidents at work, especially the victims of bank robberies whose number has risen enormously in the area since the political change in 1989. Beside that we treated clients after they had learned the diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, for example a cancer - diagnosis, and people who were suffering from traumatic grief, because they were bereaved of their loved ones under particularly traumatic circumstances, for example after the explosion at Djerba last year.
Keywords: Poster Ward Concept
Accuracy Verified: Yes
19. Lushyn, P., & Borrelli, S. ([2003]). Rediscovery of EMDR: In search of a rationale. The EMDR Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www.emdr-practitioner.net on 12/27/2008.
Language: English
Format: Other
Abstract:
I am a clinical psychologist and professor of psychological counseling from Ukraine,. My
introduction to EMDR happened in Kiev, in 1995, when Professor A. Bondarenko
(initiator and one of the prominent EMDR proponents in Ukraine) invited me to
participate in one of the first Ukrainian EMDR workshops (Level 1) lead by Dr. Roger
Solomon. After that, Francine Shapiro sponsored my Level I1 training in Los Angeles in
1996. By that time I have had a rather extended EMDR experience with Chernobile
clients. I would not say that all has been totally positive. But still, some of my results
attracted Dr. Shapiro and she used a few cases from my practice in her second book coauthored
with M. Forrest (Shapiro & Forrest, 1997). 1 had mixed feelings about EMIIR.
On the one hand, I intuitively sensed that there are many clinical possibilities for its use.
On the other, the absence of a "strong" rationale added to my subconscious search for a
more grounded EMDR explanation than the metaphors Francine used. My first attem~ptto
create one of my own coincided with some major life change-events, influenced by the
breakdown of the USSR and consequently, dramatic social and personal transformations
in the fate of the nation. At the same time (1995-2001), 1 started my post-doctoral project
on personality change processes. I nearly stopped practicing EMDR and was totally
overwhelmed with personal survival issues facing the challenges of the economic mi
political situation.
Keywords: Pavel Lushyn
Accuracy Verified: Yes
20. Punamaki, R.L., & Peltonen, K. (2008). Trauma among children and adolescents: Treatments and interventions. European Trauma Bulletin, 15(2), 3-13.
Language: English
Format: Newsletter
Abstract: Keywords: Adolescents Children Accuracy Verified: Yes 21. Carbone, D. J. (2008). Treatment of gay men for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from social ostracism and ridicule: Cognitive behavior therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing approaches. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 37(2), 305-316. doi:10.1007/s10508-007-9239-3. Language: English Format: Journal Abstract: Keywords: Adults Americans Case Report CBT Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Therapy Gay Men Homosexuals Males Persecution Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapeutic Processes PTSD Survivors Accuracy Verified: Yes 22. Marotta, S. A. (2003, Winter). Unflinching empathy: Counselors and tortured refugees. Journal of Counseling and Development, 81(1), 111-114. doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00232.x. Language: English Format: Journal Abstract: Keywords: Counselors Empathy Refugees Torture Accuracy Verified: Yes 23. Rittenhouse, J. (2000, November). Using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to treat complex PTSD in a biracial client. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 6(4), 399-408 . Language: English Format: Journal Abstract: Keywords: Assault Battery Case Report Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Complex PTSD C-PSTD Cross Cultural Treatment Empirical Study European Americans Females Mexican Americans Persecution Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychotherapy PTSD Rural Populations Self Concept Self Esteem Survivors Teacher Accuracy Verified: Yes 24. Dutton, P. (2004). Will someone tell me the truth about EMDR?. Presentation at the British Psychological Society Scottish Branch Annual Conference, Pitlochry, Scotland. Language: English Format: Conference Abstract: Accuracy Verified: Yes 25. Turner, S. (2008, June). “A human rights framework in trauma work". Keynote presented at the annual mmeting of the EMDR Europe Association, London, England. Language: English Format: Conference Abstract: Keywords: Keynote Accuracy Verified: Yes
This report describes the clinical treatment of a sample of 4 gay men suffering from PTSD attributed to their repeated experiences with peer ridicule and ostracism throughout childhood and adolescence, caused by their gender variant appearance and behavior. All of the men in the sample shared the following features: (1) a childhood history of ridicule and ostracism from both peers and adults focused on their gender variant presentation designed to elicit gender norm compliance; (2) a lack of social support networks to assist them in coping with the stress; (3) self-destructive coping responses that began in childhood and continued into adulthood in an attempt to lessen the experience of shame; and (4) symptoms of PTSD. A treatment model utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing was discussed. [Author Abstract]
After the events of September 11, 2001, and at a time in world history when refugees and displaced persons are moving about the world in numbers that are unprecedented (United States Committee for Refugees, 2001), the likelihood of counselors encountering refugees is increased regardless of their treatment settings, from schools to government agencies. Civilians are increasingly at risk for being victimized by organized political violence (Porter & Haslam, 2001), and the United States alone hosts almost half a million refugees (United States Committee for Refugees, 2001). In the article "Refugee Survivors of Torture: Trauma and Treatment," Gorman (2001) illustrated dynamics that may go unrecognized by clinicians who work with these complex individuals and families, and he provided a holistic conceptualization of these dynamics.
A biracial client's recovery from PTSD through the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is discussed to illustrate the interaction between ethnicity and phenotype as well as diagnosis and treatment considerations. This case explains a woman's experience of discrimination in and out of her home and her vulnerability to complex PTSD, and it documents the importance of the therapy focusing on experiences of discrimination and prejudice as well as abuse. It shows how the client structures her environment in a personally creative fashion to include representative features of various aspects of her identity, by her choice of where and who she teaches as well as how and with whome she spends her free time. [Author Abstract]
There is considerable controversy about Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and publications, even the esteemed 'The Psychologist’ have shed very little light on EMDR or the political and professional jealousies surrounding it. Rather than debate the technicalities of the studies purporting to indicate effectiveness of EMDR, this paper will illustrate with practical examples how one obtains miserable failures and spectacular successes in everyday clinical practice.
It will contrast this by describing international work with survivors of tragedies and disasters including the Dunblane shooting, the Turkish Earthquakes in 1999 and the devastation of a community after the demolition of a school in San Giuliano di Puglia, Italy, during an earthquake.
It will ask why we measure disaster in terms of deaths, not survivors, noting reports from 9-11 and asking what we might do for Beslan and the Russian survivors and future disasters.
Some people survive trauma only to find themselves continuing to live in
very real danger of further deliberate harm. This happens, for example, on
a large scale where the state uses repressive violence against communities
and at a personal level in many types of intra-familial violence, but there
are many other illustrations. One of the first steps that we often make as
therapists is to clarify that the traumatic experience has come to an end
and that the survivor is ready, and feels safe enough, to deal with the
emotional components of their past experiences. Victims of violence may
come from disadvantaged or minority groups in society and it is often
insufficient to rely only on the goodwill of the majority population to
achieve this sense of safety. It is essential that there should be human
rights policies with the force of law to protect vulnerable people and allow
them to achieve justice and a sense of efficacy. This year is the 60th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an inspirational
document prepared after the Second World War, and yet, unfortunately,
human rights abuses remain all too common. The interplay between the
legal framework of human rights and the therapeutic framework of clinical
practice is not always straightforward to negotiate. Problems may occur,
for example, for refugees who escape from persecution but whose legal
cases in their new country of asylum take years to settle, children
experiencing continuing abuse but who are too afraid to talk, adult rape
survivors who feel too ashamed to disclose and who would expect a
prosecution to fail anyway. An ethical framework for our practice is
required which fully takes into account the therapeutic needs of the
survivor; their legal right to justice, protection and acknowledgment of
harm done; and their personal wishes.