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"I stood by a river“ – Integrating EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in the treatment of torture survivor

I will be presenting the case of an Iranian refugee in the UK who was imprisoned for many years in Iran and subject to prolonged torture. I will discuss the use of integrated EMDR and sensorimotor psychotherapy in his treatment, and outline how…

Tags: Iran, Prisoner, Refugees, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Survivor, Torture

Oog voor complexiteit: EMDR versus stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)An eye for complexity: EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatised refugees (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands)

How safe and effective is it to offer trauma-focused treatment to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees? After all, from a clinical point of view asylum seekers and refugees constitute a complex population, with many suffering from an accumulation…

Tags: Refugees, Stabilization, Trauma

A field study of EMDR with Kosovar-Albanian refugee children using a group treatment protocol

Participants will be able to: 1) describe the modified group EMDR treatment protocol; 2) describe the research design; and 3) describe the results of this research.

Tags: Children, Group Treatment Protocol, Kosovar-Albanian, Refugees

A field study of EMDR with Kosovar-Albanian refugee children using a group treatment protocol

Tags: Children, Group Treatment Protocol, Kosovar-Albanian, Refugees, Symposium

A field study on the EMDR integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress provided to adolescent Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the EMDR-integrative group treatment protocol for ongoing traumatic stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS) in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety symptoms in…

Tags: Adolescents, Evidence-Based Practice, Group Therapy, IGTP-OTS, Mental Health, Refugees, Selective Mutism, Trauma Exposure

Als behandelaar en patiënt elkaar niet verstaan: De invloed van het gebruik van tolken bij EMDR bij vluchtelingen en asielzoekers op behandeluitkomst As a clinician and patient do not understand: The influence of the use of interpreters in EMDR with refugees and asylum seekers on treatment outcome

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Interpreter, Refugees, Treatment Outcome

An eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) group intervention for Syrian refugees with post traumatic stress symptoms: Results of a randomized controlled trial

The number of refugees has increased significantly over the past few years. PTSD and depression are among the most common mental health problems among refugees. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an effective treatment for PTSD, is…

Tags: Depression, G-TEP, Group Intervention, Mass Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugee Camp, Refugees, War Trauma

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of refugees' experiences of psychological therapy for trauma

Background: Guidelines for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder recommend 8-12 session of trauma-focused CBT or EMDR, however there is an extensive body of literature criticising the PTSD paradigm and usefulness of recommended therapies in…

Tags: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, IPA, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, Refugees, Trauma Therapy

Application of EMDR-IGTP for return refugees from Thai-Myanmar borders

In recent years, many refugees, mainly of Karen and Karenni ethnicity are returning to their home country of Myanmar after living in Thailand-Myanmar border refugee camps for many years. Some international organizations and church based organizations…

Tags: IGTP, Integrative Group Treatment Protocol, Myanmar, Refugees

Case presentation of a tattoo-mutilated, Bosnian torture survivor

Torture is used to create fear, destroy individuals and communities, and to suppress unwanted political or religious views. The survivor of torture often endures significant physical and psychological trauma. The basis for treating this trauma varies…

Tags: Bosnians, Case Study, Cognitive Therapy, Depressive Disorder, Disfigurement, Drug Therapy, Female, GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Middle Aged, Muslim, Plastic Surgery Treatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Survivor, Torture, Yugoslav Wars of Secession

Child refugees in Europe: Guidelines on the psychosocial context, assessment of and interventions for traumatised children and adolescents

This Good Practice Guide is part of a set of three Guides that have been developed by ECRE member agencies active in the field of reception and integration of refugees. The Guides cover educational advice to refugees, working with older refugees, and…

Tags: Children and Adolescents, Refugees

Clinical trial on the ASSYST for groups treatment intervention provided to Syrian Refugees living in Lebanon

The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization for Groups (ASSYST-G) treatment intervention, provided by formally trained frontline workers, in reducing posttraumatic stress…

Tags: Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization, Anxiety, ASSYST, Depression, Frontline Workers, Lebanon, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees

Coping styles in the treatment of traumatized refugees

Which approach is most beneficial is yet unclear and Basoglu (2006) critiques this lack of progress in the field and pleas for empirically driven interventions on PTSD. To address this issue, Ter Heide is currently conducting a randomized trial to…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Coping Style, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality of Life, Refugees, Treatment Outcome

Cultural adaptations in psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees: A systematic review

The aim of this study was to systematically review randomized controlled trials on non-pharmaceutical interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adult refugees with a focus on identifying common cultural adaptations and reviewing…

Tags: Cultural Adaptations, Invention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Systemic Review

Culture-sensitive and resource oriented peer (CROP) - Groups as a community based intervention for trauma survivors: A randomized controlled pilot study with refugees and asylum seekers from Chechnya

Asylum seekers and refugees frequently suffer from post-traumatic stress and culturally sensitive methods towards reducing symptoms should be taken into account. The aim of the work reported here was to examine the effectiveness of Culture-Sensitive…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Chechnya, Community-Based Intervention, CROP, Culture-Sensitive and Resource Oriented Peer, Pakistan, Pilot Study, Psychological Trauma, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Survivor, Trauma, Treatment Center, Treatment Response, Violence

De invloed van de postmigratie situatie van vluchtelingen en asielzoekers in Nederland op EMDR en Stabilisatie als behandelmethoden voor PTSS The influence of the post-migration situation of refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands EMDR and stabilization as treatments for PTSD

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Education, Post-Migration Stressor, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugee Status, Refugees, Work Status

Die anwendung von EMDR bei geflüchteten: Wie hilft man geflüchteten? Und wie hilft man denen, die ihnen helfen? Using EMDR in refugees: How to help refugees? And how do you help those who help you?

Während in der Ukraine weiterhin Krieg wütet, arbeiten Hilfskräfte in ganz Europa daran, Millionen von Menschen zu unterstützen, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen mussten. Solche belastenden und andauernden Ereignisse erfordern Massnahmen zur Prävention…

Tags: Refugees

Early EMDR interventions with Syrian refugees in Turkey: R-TEP and G-TEP

However, almost all of them had serious war traumas in Syria. The aims of the project were training and supervision of local therapists and as a result of this provide early intervention to the refugees who live in the camos. The early intervention…

Tags: G-TEP, Group Traumatic Episode Protocol, Poster, R-TEP, Recent Traumatic Events Protocol, Refugees, Syria, Turkey

Efficacy of an EMDR protocol on severe post-traumatic symptomatology in a refugees and asylum seekers population, in Italy and Jordan: Preliminary data

To find a psychotherapeutic method to treat post-traumatic symptoms in refugees and asylum seekers population is at the present a major need, and a main and necessary task; it has to satisfy the requirements of being effective, reasonably short, easy…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Italy, Jordan, Refugees

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingen: Verschil in effectiviteit tussen visuele en auditieve stimulatie EMDR with traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: difference in effectiveness between visual and auditory stimulation

Objective: Recent studies suggest that eye movements are the most effective form of stimulation in EMDR, but this assertion is based primarily on studies using the general population. This study evaluated whether tones and eye movements in EMDR are…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Auditory Stimulation, Refugees, Visual Stimulation

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingen: Wat is wijsheid? EMDR with traumatized refugees and asylum seekers: What is wisdom?

Inhoud: Sinds een aantal jaren schrijven de richtlijnen voor de behandeling van posttraumatische stress bij volwassenen, twee behandelingen voor: trauma-focused cognitieve gedragstherapie (TFCBT) en EMDR. Over de effectiviteit van deze behandelvormen…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees

EMDR bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen The influence of eye movements and clicks into the nature and vibrancy of negative memories

While EMDR is treatment of choice for traumatized adults with PTSS, its efficacy has not been validated with traumatized refugees. As long as no evidence is available for EMDR with this population, EMDR with refugees should be informed by theoretical…

Tags: Refugees, Trauma

EMDR bij vluchtelingen met PTSS: Veilig en effectief?EMDR in refugees with PTSD: Safe and effective?

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees

EMDR en stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde asielzoekers en vluchtelingenEMDR and stabilisation in traumatized asylum seekers and refugees

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Stabilization

EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Background: The most common mental health problems among refugees are depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective treatment for PTSD. However, no previous randomized…

Tags: Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees

EMDR group treatment of children refugees — A field study

Given the significant growth in the migration flow of refugees who are fleeing from persecution, terrorism, and war-torn countries to Europe, there is an urgent need for effective interventions for the treatment of this highly traumatized population.…

Tags: Children, Group Treatment, Refugees

EMDR in the treatment of traumatized refugees

Refugees, who suffer from PTSD because of long-term, and repeated traumatic experiences (Type II trauma), can be successfully treated with EMDR, under certain conditions and when it is embedded in a broader therapeutic context.

Tags: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Treatment

EMDR therapy with internally displaced populations and refugees as part of trauma capacity building programmes

Natural disasters and wars account for much of the global burden of psychological trauma - vast in magnitude, immense in its consequences. The World Bank (2011) estimates 1.5 billion people of the global population currently live in countries…

Tags: Refugees

EMDR versus stabilisaite: Resulten van een pilot studie Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the outpatient treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: A randomised controlled trial

Despite the scientific evidence concerning the efficacy of EMDR in the treatment of PTSD, in clinical practice many clinicians are reluctant to apply EMDR to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees. Because they regard the traumatisation of this…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Outpatient Treatment, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees

EMDR versus stabilisatie bij getraumatiseerde vluchtelingen: Uitkomsten van een gerandomiseerde studie EMDR versus stabilization in traumatized refugees: Results of a randomized study

De traumatische ervaringen en psychosociale gevolgen daarvan bij vluchtelingen worden vaak gezien als complex. Er bestaat dan ook discussie of deze patiëntenpopulatie baat kan hebben bij een traumagerichte behandeling als EMDR, of dat de behandeling…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Research

EMDR versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: A randomised controlled trial

The applicability of EMDR to asylum seekers and refugees, suffering from more complex forms of trauma, has been a question of debate. It is considered 'good practice' to use a phased model of treatment with these patients, in which treatment…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Trauma, Treatment

EMDR versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: Preliminary results of a pilot RCT

Despite the high prevalence of PTSD in refugee populations, it is as yet unclear how to treat traumatised refugees and asylum seekers most effectively. Whilst EMDR is a treatment of choice for PTSD, it is considered good clinical practice to use a…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Poster, Refugees

EMDR versus stabilisation in traumatised asylum seekers and refugees: Results of a pilot study

Background: Traumatised asylum seekers and refugees are clinically considered a complex population. Discussion exists on whether with this population treatment guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be followed and Trauma-Focused…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, TF-CBT, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

EMDR versus stabilization in the treatment of traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: A pilot RCT

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Research, Symposium

EMDR versus stabilization in traumatized asylum seekers and refugees: Results of a pilot-study

Background: Traumatised asylum seekers and refugees are clinically considered a complex population. Discussion exists on whether with this population treatment guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be followed and Trauma-Focused…

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Pilot Study, Refugees

EMDR with refugees

Tags: Refugees

EMDR with traumatised asylum seekers and refugees

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Trauma

EMDR with traumatized refugees: From experience-based to evidence-based practice

Many refugees resettled in Western countries suffer from an accumulation of traumatic and current stressors that contribute to mental health problems and may complicate trauma-focused treatment. Consequently, the acceptability, safety, and efficacy…

Tags: Refugees, Systematic Reviews, Transcultural Psychiatry

EMDR-based group therapy for traumatized refugee preschoolers - Results and Impressions of a pilot study

Therapies are lacking, particularly for preschool refugee children, which support coping and prevent chronification of post-traumatic stress. This pilot study examined eye movement, desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) - based group treatment for…

Tags: Group Therapy, Pilot Study, Preschool Age Children, Refugees

EMDR: The emerging science of trauma and application to the treatment of children

It is increasingly recognized that psychological trauma causes neurophyslological dysregulation in children, which then alters their developmental course. In this full-day seminar, we will present an organizational framework that clarifies how…

Tags: Children, Refugees, War

Evaluating the EMDR group traumatic episode protocol with refugees: A field study

In 2015, more than 1.5 million refugees arrived in Germany, many severely traumatized. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for acute and chronic traumatic stress symptoms. A…

Tags: Disaster Mental Health, G-TEP, Group Traumatic Episode Protocol, Posttraumatic Depression, Posttraumatic Stress, Refugees

Évaluation d'un protocole psychothérapeutique associant la psychoéducation, la relaxation et l'EMDR dans la prise en charge des réfugiés victimes de torture d'Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest Evaluation of a psychotherapeutic protocol associating psychoeducation, relaxation and EMDR in the care of refugees victims of torture in Central and West Africa

Ce travail de recherche a pour ambitions d’apporter un éclairage sur les spécificités psychopathologiques des réfugiés victimes de torture d’Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest et d’évaluer l’efficacité thérapeutique d’un protocole de dix séances…

Tags: Central and West Africa, Psychoeducation, Refugees, Relaxation

Évaluation du protocole EMDR de traitement en groupe d’épisodes traumatiques avec des réfugiés: Une étude de terrainEvaluating the EMDR group traumatic episode protocol with refugees: A field study

En 2015, plus de 1,5 million de réfugiés sont arrivés en Allemagne, beaucoup d’entre eux gravement traumatisés. La thérapie de désensibilisation et de retraitement par les mouvements oculaires (EMDR) a prouvé son efficacité dans le traitement des…

Tags: Disaster Mental Health, G-TEP, Group Traumatic Episode Protocol, Posttraumatic Depression, Refugees

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised refugees: A randomized controlled trial

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Treatment

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) versus stabilisation in the treatment of traumatised refugees: Results of a multicultural pilot RCT

Tags: Migrant, Multiculture, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Randomized Controlled Trial, Refugees, Symposium

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy v. stabilisation as usual for refugees: Randomised controlled trial

Background Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a first-line treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some clinicians argue that with refugees, directly targeting traumatic memories through EMDR may…

Tags: Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT, Refugees, Stabilization

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms among forcibly displaced people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PurposeThis study is a meta-analysis on the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and co-occurring depression, and anxiety symptoms among forcibly displaced people. MethodsA…

Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Forced Displacement, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Refugees, Trauma

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