Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment at a patient diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder: case report
Hakan Balıbey, Adem Balıkçı
Article No:
11
Article Type :
Case Report
Post-traumatic stres disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that is characterised with autonomic, dysphoric and cognitive signs together with affective numbing, distressed reexperiencing and avoidance from previous traumatic events at a person who has encountered, lived or heard an excessive traumatic event. EMDR is a psychological method which has proven to be effective and it brings together elements of well-established approaches such as psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral and client-centered approaches. In this paper treatment process with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) of a case who shows signs of post-traumatic stress disorder after a car accident and the need for using this method by clinicians more frequent and widespread at post-traumatic stress disorder patients will be discussed.
Keywords :
Post-traumatic stress disorder, eye movement desensitization, reprocessing
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2013;26:96-101
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