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The heart with a door: EMDR with clients with mental disabilities

Session video clips, as well as anecdotal reports on the progress of a series of single case studies with clients with mental disabilities will be utilized to demonstrate EMDR effectiveness with this population. This presentation will emphasize the…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

The heart with a door: An EMDR with clients with mental disabilities

For the past three decades clinical experience, as well as research, has supported the validity of counseling and psychotherapy in the treatment of dually diagnosed (MH/MR) clients. At first behavioral therapies and later various forms of…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation

EMDR with clients with mental disability

Until recent times those with the dual diagnosis of mental retardation and mental health issues were deemed inappropriate candidates for counseling or psychotherapy. Dysfunctional behaviors and emotional displays generated by mood disorders, grief,…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Stressor, Survivor

Honoring their voice: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing through the eyes of inmates with developmental disabilities

This study examined the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on inmates with developmental disabilities (DD) who were incarcerated in a special needs correctional facility in the southwestern United States. Cognitively,…

Tags: Americans, Empirical Study, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Prison Inmate, PTSD, Quantitative Study, Self Esteem, Treatment Effectiveness

A heart with a door: EMDR with clients with mental disabilities

EMDR holds great promise as an effective and efficient trauma treatment for clients with mental disabilities, a population inherently vulnerable to traumatic impact. This presentation will emphasize the “phase model” aspects of trauma treatment,…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in an adolescent with epilepsy and mild intellectual disability

Intellectual disability is a comorbid condition in epilepsy. People with epilepsy and intellectual disability are at high risk of developing behavioral problems. Among the many contributors to behavioral problems in people with epilepsy and…

Tags: Case Study, Children, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disabilities, Reliable Change Index, Trauma Symptoms

Adapting the standard EMDR protocol for clients with mild mental retardation: Some guidelines and implications

EMDR as a psychotherapeutic approach has been shown to be effective. However, there is a paucity of studies examining the efficacy of EMDR for clients diagnosed with mild mental retardation. The DSM-IV defines mild mental retardation as below average…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation

The heart with a door: EMDR with clients with mental disability

For the past three decades clinical experience as well as research has supported the validity of counseling and psychotherapy in the treatment of clients with mental disability (MH/MR)(Objective #1). At first, behavioural therapies and later various…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

Trauma and beyond: EMDR in the treatment of traumatized clients with mental retardation (MH/MR diagnosis)

For the past three decades, clinical experience as well as research has supported the validity of counseling and psychotherapy in the treatment of dually diagnosed (MH/MR) clients. At first behavioral therapies and later various forms of…

Tags: Children, Developmentally Disabled, Dually Diagnosed (MH/MR), Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Symposium, Trauma Treatment

Treating people with intellectual disabilities who are traumatized with EMDR

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Qualitative Research, Trauma

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

A heart with a door: EMDR with clients with mental disability

For the past three decades clinical experience as well as research has supported the validity of counselling and psychotherapy in the treatment of dually diagnosed (MH/MR) clients. At first behavioural therapies and later various forms of…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

EMDR bij mensen met een verstandelijke en/of meervoudige beperking EMDR with people with mental and/or multiple restriction

Na een korte inleiding over de speciale problemen die mensen met een Verstandelijke en/of Meervoudige (visueel-en-verstandelijke) Beperking in hun leven ontmoeten en de vele vormen van psychotrauma, die voor hen ontstaan door situaties die door…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Visual Impairments

EMDR treatment in people with mild ID and PTSD: 4 cases

Although there is evidence to suggest that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are likely to be more susceptible to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than persons in the general population, until now only eight case…

Tags: ID, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Stepping stones: EMDR treatment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and challenging behavior

Trauma and its ensuing accommodations, including challenging behaviors, have been a growing consideration for practitioners working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Recognizing the importance of one’s client’s…

Tags: Autism, Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma Treatment

Casus 15 – Groetjes van de tandarts: Meisje met ernstige verstandelijke beperking en ingrijpende medische voorgeschiedenis Case 15 - Greetings from the dentist: Girl with severe intellectual disabilities and a comprehensive medical history

Nina is 10 jaar oud als ze bijmij wordt aangemeld. Voor de ouders zijn Nina's hevige angsten het kernprobleem. Ze hebben altijd overal oplossingen voor kunnen vinden, maar als de paniek bij Nina toeslaat en Nina blokkeert, dan helpt geen enkel…

Tags: Dentistry, Intellectual Disabilities

Trauma and trauma therapy (EMDR) in people with ID

Aim: People with ID might be particularly vulnerable to significant life events and at high risk to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In the general population EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based trauma…

Tags: ID, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Symposium

Enlarging skills and self-efficacy as an important outcome of EMDR with individuals with ID

Many individuals with behaviour problems have long-lasting negative experiences in relation to their environment. Because of this they often have low self-esteem. The treatment is focussed on reduction of complaints and acquisition of skills. But the…

Tags: ID, Intellectual Disabilities, Poster

Birmingham psychotherapy service for people with ID: 8 years on

Aim: This study aimed to generate descriptive data relating to Birmingham Psychotherapy Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in order to: a) Provide an understanding of the key characteristics of clients using the service. b) Identify…

Tags: Adult, Birmingham, Children and Adolescents, ID, Intellectual Disabilities, Symposium

Enlarging skills and self-efficacy as an important outcome of EMDR with individuals with ID: Presenting a video case

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing’s basic principles, procedures and protocols direct the clinician in assisting clients to transmute negative experiences into adaptive learning experiences. EMDR is also recognised as giving resources…

Tags: ID, Intellectual Disabilities

Sociale informatieverwerking en behandeling bij kinderen met een verstandelijk beperking Social information processing and treatment of children with a mental restriction

De psychiatrische morbiditeit bij kinderen met een verstandelijke beperking (VB) is hoog. Daarbij spelen tekorten in de sociale informatieverwerking (SI) een belangrijke rol. Bestaande diagnostische instrumenten als intelligentietesten geven daarover…

Tags: Children, FFT, Functional Family Therapy, Intellectual Disabilities, Social Information Processing, Symposia

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) bij kinderen met een verstandelijke beperking Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) in children with intellectual disabilities

Achtergrond: Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is een evidence-based behandelmethode voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen die blijvende psychische of lichamelijke klachten overhouden aan een of meer ingrijpende gebeurtenissen. Er is…

Tags: Children, Intellectual Disabilities, Symposia

Mental health - EMDR therapy and psychotherapy and ID

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

Treating people with intellectual disabilities who are traumatized with EMDR

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Poster

Alsof er een stofzuiger door mijn hoofd is gegaan. EMDR bij mensen met een visuele en verstandelijke beperkingAs if a vacuum cleaner went through my head. EMDR in people with visual and intellectual disabilities

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Visual Disabilities

Improving lives: PTSD and the use of EMDR in psychotherapy for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities

Due to their vulnerability and cognitive functioning, people with intellectual/developmental (I/DD) disabilities experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) more often than the general population. Symptoms are often undiagnosed, and remain…

Tags: Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Disability, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Improving lives: Diagnosis of PTSD and EMDR treatment for people with I/DD

Due to their vulnerability and cognitive functioning, people with intellectual/developmental (I/DD) disabilities experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) more often than the general population. Their symptoms are often undiagnosed, and remain…

Tags: Developmental Disability, I/DD, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Do persons with intellectual disability and limited verbal capacities respond to trauma treatment?

Background. There is not one case report of successful trauma treatment with the use of an evidence-based treatment method in people with substantially limited verbal capacities. This paper assessed the applicability of eye movement desensitisation…

Tags: Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation

Effectiviteit van EMDR bij kinderen gekoppeld aan mogelijkheden van EMDR voor mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Een meta-analyse naar de effectiviteit van EMDR voor kinderen en een casus waarin de mogelijkheden van EMDR voor mensen met een verstandelijke beperking worden onderzocht Effectiveness of EMDR in children linked to capabilities of EMDR for people with intellectual disabilities. A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of EMDR for children and a case in which the possibilities of EMDR for people with intellectual disabilities are examined

Tags: Children, Intellectual Disabilities, Meta-Analysis

Treatment of PTSD in people with severe intellectual disabilities: A case series

Objective: There is a dearth of information regarding the treatment of PTSD in people with severe intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the present case studies was to assess the applicability and effects of an evidence-based treatment…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Trauma, Treatment

Does eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) have any utility in intellectual disabilities? Two bereavement case reports

Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are to some extent discriminated against when it comes to the psychotherapies. The long held belief that individuals with ID do not benefit from such interventions has been attributed in part to…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

Trauma in different mental disorders El trauma en los distintos trastornos mentales

Scientific studies of EMDR have shown that it is one of the most effective tools to treat posttraumatic stress disorder. One of the lesser known properties of EMDR is that it also seems to be an effective psychotherapy method in a number of disorders…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Disorders, Trauma

EMDR effectiveness in adults with PTSD and an intellectual disability: A case series La efectividad del EMDR en adultos con una discapacidad intelectual y TEPT: Series de casos

Background People with an intellectual disability (ID) have an increased vulnerability for abuse and assault, and subsequently an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The prevalence of PTSD is found to be significantly…

Tags: Adult, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

EMDR bei mentaler behinderung EMDR mental disability

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

EMDR effectiveness in adults with PTSD and intellectual disability: A case series

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

De toepassing van EMDR bij volwassenen met een complexe PTSS en een licht verstandelijke beperking: Practice en evidence based The application of EMDR in adults with complex PTSD and mild intellectual disabilities: Evidence-based and practice

Mensen met een verstandelijke beperking hebben een verhoogde kans op het meemaken van, voor hen, ingrijpende life-events en in het verlengde hiervan een verhoogd risico op het ontwikkelen van een posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS). De prevalentie…

Tags: Adult, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

PTSS bij mensen met een verstandelijke beperking (VB) en zwakbegaafdheid PTSD in people with intellectual disabilities (VB) and mental retardation

Naar schatting 1,3 miljoen Nederlands hebben een IQ beneden 85. Het overgrote deel hiervan heeft een lichte VB of is zwakbegaafd en een relatief kleine groep heeft ernstige verstandelijke beperkingen. In de dagelijkse praktijk binnen de geestelijke…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

De toepassing van EMDR bij volwassenen met een complexe PTSS en een licht verstandelijke beperking: Practice en Evidence based The use of EMDR in adults with complex PTSD and mild intellectual disabilities: Evidence-based practice

Mensen met een verstandelijke beperking hebben een verhoogde kans op het meemaken van, voor hen, ingrijpende life-events en in het verlengde hiervan een verhoogd risico op het ontwikkelen van een posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS). De prevalentie…

Tags: Adult, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Clinical assessment of PTSD in children with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities: A pilot study

Objective: There are few studies regarding assessment and treatment of trauma-related disorders in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The aims of this study were to determine (1) the feasibility of an adapted version of a post-traumatic…

Tags: Children, Clinical Interview, Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PSTD, Trauma

EMDR bij mensen met een verstandelijke beperking en/of autism EMDR in people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism

• Emotionele en gedragsproblemen: behorend bij de handicap of gevolg van trauma? • Is EMDR toepasbaar als er sprake is van beperkte cognitieve vaardigheden en een verstoorde prikkelverwerking? • Welk effect kan een succesvolle behandeling hebben op…

Tags: Autism, Intellectual Disabilities

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing in the treatment of trauma with mild intellectual disabilities

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in an individual with mild intellectual disabilities currently compulsorily detained in secure care.…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Psychotherapeutic Approach, Trauma

The effectiveness of EMDR in children with PTSD and mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (ID)

Experiences of war and organised violence in combination with post-migration stressors leave asylum seekers and refugees in western countries at relatively high risk of developing PTSD. While evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of adults with…

Tags: ID, Intellectual Disabilities, Symposium

Is EMDR an effective treatment for people diagnosed with both intellectual disability and post-traumatic stress disorder?

This study aimed to critically review all studies that have set out to evaluate the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for people diagnosed with both intellectual disability (ID) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma Therapy

EMDR in children with chronic impairments: How to strengthen child and parents

Children with chronic impairments such as intellectual disabilities, autism and chronic illness have high rates of exposure to traumatic stressors and are vulnerable to develop trauma related psychopathology. Their parents have a great risk to be…

Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Illness, Intellectual Disabilities

EMDR treatment for PTSD and intellectual disability: A case study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed description of an adapted Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) intervention in the treatment of chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an individual with…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disability, Mucopolysaccharidosis Hunters Syndrome, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Trauma

EMDR bei kindern und jugendlichen mit geistiger behinderung EMDR in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in ein relativ junges eigenständiges Therapieverfahren, das Ende der 1980er Jahre von der us-amerikanischen Psychologin Francine Shapiro der Fachöffentlichkeit vorgestellt wurde. Ausgehend von…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Intellectual Disabilities

Assessment and treatment of PTSD in people with intellectual disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more often exposed to potentially traumatic events than people without ID. Due to impairments in their cognitive and adaptive skills, processing adverse life events is supposed to be more difficult. This…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Emdr voor trauma- en stressorgerelateerde klachten bij patiënten met een verstandelijke beperking: Overzicht en casusbesprekingEMDR for trauma and stress-related complaints in patients with intellectual disabilities: Overview and case discussion

Behalve hulpverleners uit de zorg voor verstandelijk gehandicapten (vg) krijgen ook professionals in bijvoorbeeld de ggz, de forensische zorg, de verslavingszorg en de zorg voor dak- en thuislozen steeds vaker te maken met mensen die een…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for DSM–5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities: A case study review

Objective: People with intellectual disabilities may be at a greater risk for exposure to traumatic events and consequently develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an established…

Tags: Intellectual Disabilities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Treating complex PTSD when standard procedures are too difficult for the patient

In Complex PTSD symtoms related to the traumatic events are intertwined with aspects of personality disorders, social stress symptoms, attachment difficulties, but sometimes also borderline intellectual functioning. An important question to be asked…

Tags: Complex PTSD, Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Mental Disorder, Special Populations

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