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The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II) remains the most widely used brief screening tool for identifying dissociative symptoms despite limitations of the instrument and the training of those who use it. Standard eye movement desensitization and…

Tags: Assessment, DES-II, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Screening, Standards

Treatment assessment for dissociative identity disorder

Dissociative symptom is one way that clients display how they are coping with stress. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the most severe dissociative disorder. DID is characterized by dissociative amnesia, which cause the barrier for…

Tags: Assessment, DID, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ego State Therapy, Stress

「安全な場所」において安全感が構築されないクライエントの特徴Characteristics of clients unable to construct a feeling of safety in their "safe place"

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Tags: Assessment, DES, Rorschach Test, Safe Place, Stabilization

Comparing ACES & DES scores: Implications for assessment of diverse populations

EMDR clinicians employ a variety of methods to assess client history and readiness in the Phase 1 History Taking process, however many do not specifically identify key events shown to negatively impact human development and health across diverse…

Tags: ACE, Adverse Childhood Experience, Assessment, DES Scores, Dissociative Experiences Scale

Il trattamento breve dei disturbi puerperali mediante assessment specifico del trauma e applicazione del protocollo EMDR The brief treatment of puerperal disorders through assessment of specific trauma e applicazione del protocollo EMDR trauma and application of the EMDR protocol

Il presente contributo nasce dall’esperienza maturata in psicoterapia con soggetti affetti da depressione post-partum (DPN) e dall’assunto teorico secondo il quale la condizione di neomaternità e la conseguente naturale disposizione all’accudimento…

Tags: Assessment, Attachment, Conflict Handling, Postpartum Depression

Keeping it in the zone: Assessment and techniques for optimal processing

This workshop focuses on identifying and maintaining the conditions necessary for optimal processing. Part one describes a model for rapid assessment of negative cognitions and predicts the course of the processing: the Domains of Self. Part two…

Tags: Assessment, Processing, Techniques

EMDR therapy requires training and assessment

The use of EMDR with combat-related PTSD is discussed from the perspective of a therapist working in an outpatient Vet Center.

Tags: Assessment, Training

"Gender aware therapy" for professional men in a day treatment center

High accountability men in the medical, legal, corporate, and mental health professions sometimes engage in behavior that violates their fiduciary responsibilities. These highly skilled men may engage in disruptive or explosive behavior, cross sexual…

Tags: Assessment, Masculinity, Professionals, Treatment

PTSD and its treatment in people with intellectual disabilities: A review of the literature

Although there is evidence to suggest that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are likely to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), reviews of the evidence base, and the potential consequences of this contention are absent. The…

Tags: Assessment, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disability, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prevalence, Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Trauma Treatment

Re-evaluation of step-three - assessment - in the classical eight-step EMDR model

The aim of the abstract is to focus on a possible weakness in the classical, 8-step EMDR model. Furthermore, the aim and hope with the abstract is also to produce a re-evaluation of step three – Assessment – in the classical Shapiro model. The…

Tags: Affect Theory, Assessment, DAS, Dual Attention Stimulation, Neuronal Network, Phase Three

Selbstverletzendes verhalten - Diagnostik und psychotherapeutische ansätze Self-injury - diagnosis and psychotherapeutic approaches

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…

Tags: Assessment, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Self-Injurious Behavior

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (1st Ed.)

This book reviews research and development; discusses theoretical constructs and possible underlying mechanisms; and presents protocols and procedures for treatment of adults and children with a range of complaints. Among the many clinical…

Tags: Abuse, Adult, Assessment, Child Abuse, Children, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Symptom, Incest, Methodology, Neurophysiology, Patient Selection, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Survivor, Veterans

Amelioration of death-related trauma with traumatic incident reduction (TIR) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

The author notes the significance of the child-adult system and the effects of the death of either person on the other. She describes two treatment approaches: traumatic incident resolution (TIR) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing…

Tags: Assessment, Bereavement, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapeutic Processes, PTSD, Survivor, TIR, Traumatic Incident Reduction

Does a visual perceptual disturbance characterize trauma-related anxiety syndromes?

The i-test was developed to assess the visual-perceptual disturbances (VPDs) frequently reported by anxious patients. Persons with the disturbance report a specific abnormal illusion of movement when they maintain a fixed gaze at the i-test stimulus.…

Tags: Adult, Anxiety, Assessment, Children and Adolescents, Depressive Disorder, Female, Injury, Male, Memory Retrieval Technique, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Somatic Symptoms, Survivors, Trauma, Treatment Effectiveness, Visual Hallucinations, Visual Perceptual Disturbance, Witness

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (2nd Ed.)

This book reviews research and development; discusses theoretical constructs and possible underlying mechanisms; and presents protocols and procedures for treatment of adults and children with a range of complaints. Among the many clinical…

Tags: Adult, Assessment, Child Abuse, Children, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Symptom, Incest, Methodology, Neurophysiology, Patient Selection, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rape, Spouse Abuse, Survivor, Veterans

Assessment, crisis intervention, and trauma treatment: The integrative ACT intervention model

This article presents a conceptual three-stage framework and intervention model that should be useful in helping mental health professionals provide acute crisis and trauma treatment services. The ACT model stands for Assessment, Crisis Intervention,…

Tags: ACT Model, Assessment, Assessment Crisis Intervention, Crisis Assessment, Crisis Intervention, Trauma Treatment, Triage

The trauma orientation and child therapy

Trauma is proposed as a key to understanding the development and persistence of conduct disorder in conjunction with other contributing factors. Trauma history is virtually universal in this population, and trauma effects can help to account for many…

Tags: Assessment, Children and Adolescents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Stressors, Survivors

EMDR and the role of the clinician in psychotherapy evaluation: Towards a more comprehensive integration of science and practice

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been consistently evaluated as efficacious in the treatment of PTSD. The information processing model that guides its clinical application posits…

Tags: Assessment, C-PTSD, Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, EVT, Integration, Pain, Phobias, PTSD, Treatment Effectiveness

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EMDR for the treatment of prolonged grief: Assessment, treatment and considerations

Clinical assessment with adults and older people

Beyond the DES-II: Screening for dissociative disordersin EMDR therapy