EMDR und biofeedback in der behandlung von substituierten traumapatienten EMDR and biofeedback in the treatment of substituted traumatic patients

Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is alarmingly high among substanceabusing inpatients. Although many studies have shown this problem, treatment offered for combined trauma and substance abuse-therapy can hardly be found. Many patients are told to initially treat their substance abuse before treating the PTSD. This study deals with the trauma-treating method EMDR and biofeedback with substituted inpatients. 15 of these inpatients recieved questionnaires at three different point in time during their therapy, in addition nine of them during a 3-month-follow-up. Furthermore biofeedback-conductance was held within the EMDR-sets to represent the decline of the psycological affrivation, measured wit electrodermal activity h electrodermal activity. These data were compared to not-consuming outpatients, who received the same treatment. Overall there were positive changes in ratings regarding the traumaspecific variables, general psychic strain, depressivity, somatic discomfort and dissociative symptoms. An increased satisfaction in different areas of life could also be observed. Data associated with electrodermal activities showed only marginal differences compared to the reference data.

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Stefan Jacobs
Stefanie Schmidt
Christel Lüdecke
Micha Strack

Jacobs, S., Schmidt, S., Ludecke, C., & Strack, M. (2009). [EMDR and biofeedback in the treatment of substituted traumatic patients]. In S. Jacobs, (Ed.), Neurowissenschaften und Traumatherapie. Grundlagen und Behandlungskonzepte (pp. 107-134). Gttingen: Universittsverlag. German