Banishing the trauma

The types of entrenched post traumatic stress disorders where EMDR often helped: 1. Commonly. children and adults who had been sexually assaulted. ·2. Motor vehicle accident survivors. 3. Work-related unusual experiences. such as horrific memories stored by am balance, prison or police officers; tellers at the forefront of bank robberies, 4. Loved ones who saw the event or sequel when relatives died. in unexpected or violent circumstances, such as cot death. The psychiatrist, who did not wish to be named, said the recent publicity given to Rachael Packwood, a l5-year-old Brisbane girl who committed suicide after writing a disturbing poem about being raped. had highlighted a case for EMDR. [Excerpt]

Newspaper

English

Philip Hammond

Hammond, P. (1997, February 17). Banishing the trauma. The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Australia