Supervisión de casos: Mujer embarazada traumatizada Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman
Description
Supervisión de casos es un nuevo apartado regular del Journal of EMDR Practice and Research en el que un terapeuta solicita ayuda con un caso complicado y tres expertos le responden por escrito. En este artículo, Amy Robbins, una terapeuta certificada en terapia de desensibilización y reprocesamiento por movimientos oculares (EMDR) de Atlanta, Georgia, describe brevemente un caso complicado en el que una mujer embarazada busca tratamiento por un trauma sufrido durante un tornado. La terapeuta pregunta si es recomendable hacer tratamiento con EMDR y qué precauciones debería tener en cuenta. La primera especialista, Carol Forgash, ofrece información general sobre el embarazo y la psicoterapia y señala aspectos a tener en cuenta, precauciones y contraindicaciones a la hora de proceder con EMDR. Recomienda que si se escoge este tratamiento, la terapeuta proceda con un protocolo de trauma reciente para hacer blanco específicamente sobre los recuerdos traumáticos del reciente tornado. El segundo especialista, Andrew Leeds, comenta sobre la ausencia de ensayos controlados aleatorizados (ECA) u otros informes científicos que exploren la seguridad del tratamiento EMDR con mujeres embarazadas. Señala que las mujeres embarazadas con síntomas de estrés postraumático tendrían que entender que hay grandes posibilidades de que el EMDR mejore su calidad de vida como madre y que, probablemente, los riesgos de sufrir efectos adversos en la estabilidad del embarazo son muy bajos, aunque siguen siendo desconocidos. La tercera especialista, Claire Stramrood, explica que los pocos estudios de casos que han evaluado el EMDR durante el embarazo han encontrado efectos positivos, pero estaban relacionados con mujeres con trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT) posterior al nacimiento del bebé. Afirma que una vez que se haya consultado al obstetra, se haya informado a las mujeres de los posibles riesgos y beneficios y hayan firmado un consentimiento informado, deberían de poder decidir si comenzar la terapia EMDR durante el embarazo.
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
Spanish
Original Work Citation
Forgash, C., Leeds, A., Stramrood, C. A. I., & Robbins, A. (2013). Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 9(4), E149-E154. doi:10.1891/1933-3196.9.4.E149. Spanish
Citation
“Supervisión de casos: Mujer embarazada traumatizada Case consultation: Traumatized pregnant woman,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed April 28, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/23493.