Efectividad de tratamiento EMDR en personas Guatemaltecas con síntomas de trauma psicológico Effectiveness of EMDR in Guatemalan people with symptoms of psychological trauma
Description
Guatemala tiene una baja proporción de psicólogos para la población general (6.89 por cada 100,000 personas), lo que hace imperativo que los tratamientos terapéuticos sean exitosos, eficaces y eficientes. El presente estudio exploró la eficacia de Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) en la reducción de los niveles de síntomas de trauma psicológico. Siete participantes con síntomas moderados a graves fueron sometidos a tres sesiones de terapia EMDR. La frecuencia y la intensidad de los síntomas que manifestaron los participantes redujeron significativamente después de la terapia. Los síntomas no disminuyen (o aumentaron) en un grupo control que no recibió terapia EMDR. Estos resultados sugieren que el método EMDR puede servir a corto plazo como un tipo de tratamiento exitoso que los terapeutas pueden utilizar con pacientes que manifiestan síntomas de trauma psicológico.
Guatemala has a low proportion of psychologists for the general population (6.89 per 100,000 people), making it imperative that therapeutic treatments be successful, effective and efficient. This study explored the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing levels symptoms of psychological trauma. Seven participants with moderate to severe symptoms underwent three sessions of EMDR therapy. The frequency and intensity of the symptoms expressed participants reduced significantly after therapy. The symptoms do not subside (or increased) in a control group not receiving EMDR therapy. These results suggest that EMDR can serve short-term as a kind of successful treatment that therapists can use with patients manifest symptoms of psychological trauma.
Guatemala has a low proportion of psychologists for the general population (6.89 per 100,000 people), making it imperative that therapeutic treatments be successful, effective and efficient. This study explored the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in reducing levels symptoms of psychological trauma. Seven participants with moderate to severe symptoms underwent three sessions of EMDR therapy. The frequency and intensity of the symptoms expressed participants reduced significantly after therapy. The symptoms do not subside (or increased) in a control group not receiving EMDR therapy. These results suggest that EMDR can serve short-term as a kind of successful treatment that therapists can use with patients manifest symptoms of psychological trauma.
Format
Journal
Language
Spanish
Original Work Citation
Gomez, R., & Ashdown, B. K. (2013). [Effectiveness of EMDR in Guatemalan people with symptoms of psychological trauma]. Acta de Investigacion Psiologia, 3 (3), 1264-1270. Spanish
Citation
“Efectividad de tratamiento EMDR en personas Guatemaltecas con síntomas de trauma psicológico Effectiveness of EMDR in Guatemalan people with symptoms of psychological trauma,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 16, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/23023.