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Utilizing the butterfly hug to reduce distress in emergencydepartment nurses

Emergency department (ED) nurses are experiencing high levels of job-related distress. However, only some studies have examined ways to mitigate this distress. This project aimed to assess ED nurse distress and to reduce that distress with the…

Tags: Bilateral Stimulation, Butterfly Hug, Distress, Emergency Department Nurses

Randomized trial on the effects of a group EMDR intervention on narrative complexity and specificity of autobiographical memories: A path analytic and supervised machine-Learning study

Narratives of autobiographical memories may be impaired by adverse childhood experiences, generating narrative fragmentation and increased levels of perceived distress. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) proved to be an effective…

Tags: Autobiographical Memory, Childhood, Cognition, Distress, Narrative Complexity, Narrative Specificity, Psychological Trauma

The influence of trauma type on the distress during EMDR, and the relationship between the distress during EMDR and the total treatment effect of an intensive outpatient treatment program

Although the goal of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is to lower the distress experienced regarding a traumatic memory, limited studies are done on the relationship…

Tags: Distress, Intensive Therapy

EMDR therapy with a head and neck cancer client groupSummary sheet: EMDR therapy with a head and neck cancer client group

Clients with head and neck cancer (H&NC) can often experience high levels of distress and anxiety related to their diagnosis, condition, treatment, levels of functioning, relationships, self-esteem, and quality of life. The multifaceted nature of…

Tags: Anxiety, Cancer, Distress, Head and Neck Cancer, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality of Life

A trauma-focused approach for patients with tinnitus: The effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - a multicentre pilot trialUn enfoque centrado en el trauma para pacientes con tinnitus: la eficacia de la desensibilización y reprocesamiento por movimientos oculares (EMDR). Una prueba piloto multicéntrica

Background:While normal tinnitus is a short-term sensation of limited duration, in 10–15% of the general population it develops into a chronic condition. For 3–6% it seriously interferes with many aspects of life. Objective: The aim of this trial was…

Tags: Distress, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Functional Index, Trauma-Focused Treatment

An approach to psychotherapy toleration: The Distress/Endorsement Toleration Scale (DEVS) clinical outcome studies

The issue of treatment tolerance within the field of psychotherapy is, at best, a nebulous construct and has been commonly evaluated via rates of subject attrition and homework compliance. This research presents the psychometric properties of a…

Tags: Adult, Australians, Cognitive Therapy, Distress, Endorsement, Family Therapy, Female, Male, Outcome, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Questionnaire, Self Report Instrument, Spouse, Tolerance, Treatment, Treatment Effectiveness, Veterans, War

A CBT-based therapeutic alternative to working with complex client problems

This paper offers a therapeutic alternative to working with complex client problems, based on a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach, which is informed by a combination of schema-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy (McGinn and Young 1996;…

Tags: CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Countertransference, Distress, Phenomenology, Physical Manifestation, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychological Distress, Psychosomatic Phenomena, Psychotherapy, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Harm, Somatoform Disorder, Thinking, Trauma Therapy

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot blinded, randomized study of stimulation type

Background: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is becoming a recognized and accepted form of psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, its mechanism of action remains unclear and much controversy exists about…

Tags: Bilateral Kinesthetic Stimulation Type, Distress, Empirical Study, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Psychotherapy, Quantitative Study, Stimulus Parameters, Subjective Units of Disturbance, SUD

Therapeutic intervention of trauma and stress brought on by divorce

The trials and tribulations of experiencing a divorce are not easy for anyone who has seen it firsthand. Regardless of how the divorce occurs, it is important to note that there are hurt parties in need of healing. This article suggests a model based…

Tags: Distress, Divorce, Divorce Education, Emotional Trauma, Group Counseling, Group Psychotherapy, Hypnosis, Intervention, Mediation, Neurolinguistic Programming, NLP, Psychoeducation, Stress, Support Group, Therapeutic Intervention, Trauma, Treatment

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