The diving doctor’s diary: Treatment of psychological injury after a scuba-diving fatality
Description
After the death of a student during an ocean scuba training dive, the student's diving instructor was suffering from Acute Stress Disorder, a post-traumatic stress reaction. The treatment of the instructor's distress using a combination of two recognized trauma therapies: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) is described. Improvement was noted after four treatment sessions. The instructor reported further improvement at a two-month follow-up and the positive effects were maintained nineteen months later.
Format
Journal
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Ladd, G. (2007). The diving doctor’s diary: Treatment of psychological injury after a scuba-diving fatality. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 37(1), 36-39
Collection
Citation
“The diving doctor’s diary: Treatment of psychological injury after a scuba-diving fatality,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/17710.