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Treatment Methods (Fach) / L6 (Lektion)
EMDR FOR PTSD AND OTHER DISORDERS
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- What is EMDR •EMDR (or, in short: eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) •A manualized treatment method directed towards reduction of (affective) symptoms that started after or are related to (frightening, shocking or unsettling) events. •A manualized treatment method directed towards reduction of (affective) symptoms that started after or are related to (frightening, shocking or unsettling) events.
- the competitive working memory (WM) theory • Eye movements tax the WM during recall of memories, which leads to imagination deflation (less vivid and credible memory when it is reconsolidated/restored).
- When is emdr indicated 1) PTSD (type I: once; type II: recurrent; with delayed expression: full criteria met after 6 months) 2) ‘Trauma’ or event-related symptoms or disorder (small-t trauma’s). Most of the Axis I disorders 3) Dysfunctional core beliefs (i.e., negative self-steem ‘I am worthless’, ‘I am hopeless’, ‘I am a loser’, negative perception of people in general ‘Nobody is reliable’ ‘People are dangerous’). Some Axis I disorders such as social anxiety disorders or depression. Mostly in complex PTSD (i.e. PTSD with comorbid personality disorder).
- When is EMDR not indicated (yet)? Traumatic experience continues (i.e., domestic violence, though EMDR could also work)Patient is not able to stay within the window of tolerance.Some reasons: use of sedatives, therapeutic alliance is not strong, patient doesn’t feel safe, high avoidance.
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