El protocolo de EMDR para incidentes críticos recientes: Reporte de seguimiento de su aplicación en situación de masacre humana The EMDR protocol for recent critical incidents: Follow-up report of an application in a human massacre situation
Description
El presente artículo reporta los resultados de seguimiento de nuestro estudio de campo (Jarero & Uribe, 2011), en el que se investigó la aplicación del Protocolo de Terapia de Reprocesamiento y Desensibilización a través del Movimiento Ocular para Incidentes Críticos Recientes (EMDR-PRECI) en una situación de masacre humana. Se aplicó una sola sesión de tratamiento a 32 empleados forenses de la Procuraduría General del Estado de Durango en México, quienes estaban trabajabando con 258 cuerpos recuperados de fosas clandestinas. Los resultados pre y post-tratamiento mostraron una mejoría significativa, tanto en el grupo de atención inmediata (GAI), como en el grupo de atención demorada (GAD), en los puntajes de la Impact of Events Scale (IES) y en el Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT). En este estudio reportamos la evaluación de seguimiento, la cual se realizó después de 3 y 5 meses de la aplicación del tratamiento. Los puntajes obtenidos en el seguimiento muestran que los resultados del tratamiento original se mantuvieron, y que continuó presentándose una disminución significativa de los síntomas de estrés postraumático y de TEPT auto-reportados, entre el post-tratamiento y el seguimiento. Durante el período de seguimiento, los empleados continuaron su labor forense con los restos humanos recuperados y estuvieron permanentemente expuestos a estresores emocionales aterradores y a amenazas constantes relacionadas con su seguridad. Lo anterior sugiere que el EMDR-PRECI fue una intervención temprana efectiva al reducir el estrés postraumático en un grupo de adultos traumatizados que continuaron laborando bajo estresores extremos en una situación de masacre humana. Parece ser que el tratamiento ayudo a prevenir el desarrollo de TEPT crónico y a aumentar la resiliencia psicológica y emocional.
This article reports the results of monitoring of our field study (Jarero & Uribe, 2011), in which the implementation of the Protocol Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy was investigated through Eye Movement Recent Critical Incident (EMDR-PRECI) in a situation of human slaughter. One session of treatment was applied to 32 forensic employees of the Attorney General of the State of Durango in Mexico, who were trabajabando with 258 bodies recovered from mass graves. Pre- and post-treatment results showed a significant improvement in both the immediate attention (GAI) and in the group of delayed care (GAD) in scores on the Impact of Events Scale (IES) and the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT). To report follow-up evaluation, which was performed after 3 and 5 months of treatment application. The scores obtained in the monitoring results show that the original treatment were maintained and continued presenting a significant decrease in symptoms of PTSD and self-reported PTSD, between post-treatment and follow-up. During the monitoring period, employees continued their forensic work with the recovered human remains and were permanently exposed to frightening emotional stressors and constant threats related to their safety. This suggests that EMDR-PRECI was an effective early intervention to reduce posttraumatic stress in a group of traumatized adults who continued working under extreme stressors in a situation of human slaughter. It appears that the treatment helped prevent the development of chronic PTSD and increase psychological and emotional resilience.
This article reports the results of monitoring of our field study (Jarero & Uribe, 2011), in which the implementation of the Protocol Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy was investigated through Eye Movement Recent Critical Incident (EMDR-PRECI) in a situation of human slaughter. One session of treatment was applied to 32 forensic employees of the Attorney General of the State of Durango in Mexico, who were trabajabando with 258 bodies recovered from mass graves. Pre- and post-treatment results showed a significant improvement in both the immediate attention (GAI) and in the group of delayed care (GAD) in scores on the Impact of Events Scale (IES) and the Short PTSD Rating Interview (SPRINT). To report follow-up evaluation, which was performed after 3 and 5 months of treatment application. The scores obtained in the monitoring results show that the original treatment were maintained and continued presenting a significant decrease in symptoms of PTSD and self-reported PTSD, between post-treatment and follow-up. During the monitoring period, employees continued their forensic work with the recovered human remains and were permanently exposed to frightening emotional stressors and constant threats related to their safety. This suggests that EMDR-PRECI was an effective early intervention to reduce posttraumatic stress in a group of traumatized adults who continued working under extreme stressors in a situation of human slaughter. It appears that the treatment helped prevent the development of chronic PTSD and increase psychological and emotional resilience.
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Journal
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Jarero, I., & Uribe, S. (2014). [The EMDR protocol for recent critical incidents: Follow-up report of an application in a human massacre situation]. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 8(4), 130E-142E. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.8.4.E130. Spanish
Citation
“El protocolo de EMDR para incidentes críticos recientes: Reporte de seguimiento de su aplicación en situación de masacre humana The EMDR protocol for recent critical incidents: Follow-up report of an application in a human massacre situation,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/23057.