Supervision de cas: Une femme enceinte traumatisée Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman
Description
Supervision de cas est une nouvelle rubrique régulière du Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, où un thérapeute demande de l'aide au sujet d'un cas difficile et où des réponses sont apportées par trois experts. Dans cet article, Amy Robbins (Atlanta, Géorgie), une thérapeute certifiée de la désensibilisation et du retraitement par les mouvements oculaires (EMDR) décrit brièvement le cas difficile d'une femme enceinte qui souhaite traiter un traumatisme subi au cours d'une tornade. La clinicienne demande s'il est indiqué de faire de l'EMDR et quels sont les précautions qu'elle devrait avoir à l'esprit. Le premier expert, Carol Forgash, fournit des informations générales sur la grossesse et la psychothérapie et expose les considérations, les soucis et les contre-indications relatifs au traitement EMDR dans ce cas. Elle recommande que, si le choix se porte sur le traitement EMDR, le thérapeute utilise le protocole de traumas récents pour cibler spécifiquement les souvenirs traumatiques de l'épisode récent de la tornade. Le second expert, Andrew Leeds, commente l'absence d'essais contrôlés randomisés (ECR) ou d'autres rapports scientifiques explorant la sécurité du traitement EMDR chez les femmes enceintes. Il estime que les femmes enceintes présentant des symptômes de stress post- traumatique doivent comprendre qu'il y a de fortes chances pour que l'EMDR améliore leur qualité de vie et que les risques d'effets indésirables sur la stabilité de la grossesse sont probablement faibles, mais qu'ils demeurent cependant inconnus. Le troisième expert, Claire Stramrood, explique que les rares études de cas ayant évalué l'EMDR pendant la grossesse ont rapporté des effets positifs, mais qu'elles concernaient des femmes souffrant d'un état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) suivant un accouchement. Elle fait valoir qu'après consultation de l'obstétricien, une fois que les femmes ont été informées des risques et bénéfices potentiels, et qu'elles ont donné leur consentement éclairé, elles doivent être en mesure de choisir de commencer ou non la thérapie EMDR au cours de leur grossesse.
Case consultation is a new regular feature in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research in which a therapist requests assistance regarding a challenging case and responses are written by three experts. In this article, Amy Robbins, a certified eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist from Atlanta, Georgia, briefly describes a challenging case in which a pregnant woman seeks treatment for trauma suffered in a tornado. The clinician asks if it is advisable to provide EMDR treatment and what concerns she should be aware of. The first expert, Carol Forgash, provides some general information about pregnancy and psychotherapy and outlines considerations, concerns, and contraindications for proceeding with EMDR. She recommends that if treatment is chosen, the therapist proceed with a recent trauma protocol to specifically target the traumatic memories of the recent tornado. The second expert, Andrew Leeds, comments on the absence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or other scientific reports exploring the safety of EMDR treatment of pregnant women. He states that pregnant women with symptoms of posttraumatic stress should understand that there is a high probability that EMDR will improve maternal quality of life and that the risks of adverse effects on stability of pregnancy are probably low, but that these remain unknown. The third expert, Claire Stramrood, explains that the few case studies that evaluated EMDR during pregnancy have found positive effects but pertained to women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth. She asserts that once obstetricians have been consulted, women have been informed about possible risks and benefits, and, given their informed consent, they should be able to choose to commence EMDR therapy during pregnancy.
Case consultation is a new regular feature in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research in which a therapist requests assistance regarding a challenging case and responses are written by three experts. In this article, Amy Robbins, a certified eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist from Atlanta, Georgia, briefly describes a challenging case in which a pregnant woman seeks treatment for trauma suffered in a tornado. The clinician asks if it is advisable to provide EMDR treatment and what concerns she should be aware of. The first expert, Carol Forgash, provides some general information about pregnancy and psychotherapy and outlines considerations, concerns, and contraindications for proceeding with EMDR. She recommends that if treatment is chosen, the therapist proceed with a recent trauma protocol to specifically target the traumatic memories of the recent tornado. The second expert, Andrew Leeds, comments on the absence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or other scientific reports exploring the safety of EMDR treatment of pregnant women. He states that pregnant women with symptoms of posttraumatic stress should understand that there is a high probability that EMDR will improve maternal quality of life and that the risks of adverse effects on stability of pregnancy are probably low, but that these remain unknown. The third expert, Claire Stramrood, explains that the few case studies that evaluated EMDR during pregnancy have found positive effects but pertained to women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth. She asserts that once obstetricians have been consulted, women have been informed about possible risks and benefits, and, given their informed consent, they should be able to choose to commence EMDR therapy during pregnancy.
Format
Journal
Language
French
Original Work Citation
Forgash, C., Leeds, A., Stramrood, C. A. I., & Robbins, A. (2014). [Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman]. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 8(1), 23E-28E. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.8.1.E23. French
Citation
“Supervision de cas: Une femme enceinte traumatisée Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed April 27, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/22639.