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[Audio] Clincial modification. Clinical Modification: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
[Audio] PTSD. PTSD. “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” (2023) defines PTSD as: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a real disorder that develops when a person has experienced or witnessed a scary, shocking, terrifying, or dangerous event. These stressful or traumatic events usually involve a situation where someone’s life has been threatened, or severe injury has occurred. Children and adults with PTSD may feel anxious or stressed even when they are not in present danger..
[Audio] A structered. Emdr. A structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. (Maxfield & Soloman, 2017).
[Audio] The study. The Study. Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Length: 5 days, receiving EDMR therapy 2x daily Focused on 10 target events from combat and 1 from childhood Seventh session was the focus point for the article.
[Audio] Background. Background. Individual: Mike Age:32 History: Army Veteran, served in Iraq for two tours being a flight medic Facts: Divorced, has a young child..
[Audio] Method. Method:. Eight Phase Approach (1) History-taking (2) Preparation (3) Assessment (4) Desensitization (5) Installation (6) Body Scan (7) Closure (8) Reevaluation.
[Audio] Dor the results section. Results. Client stated he felt refreshed and had a different perspective on events Client no longer reported symptoms of PTSD Therapist kept in contact for 18 months, and client reported no worsening symptoms.
References. Hurley, E. C., Maxfield, L., & Soloman, R. (2017, July 31). Case example: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/ptsd- guideline/resources/eye-movement-reprocessing-example Maxfield, L., & Soloman, R. M. (2017, July 31). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/treatments/eye- movement-reprocessing Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). SAMHSA. (2023, April 24). https://www.samhsa.gov/mental- health/post-traumatic-stress- disorder#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(PTSD)%20is%20a%20real%20disorder, or%20severe%20injury%20has%20occurred..