EMDR treatment of simple, complex and dissociative panic
Description
Background and aims
EMDR therapy is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD [1]. Much less evidence has been published on its efficacy with panic disorder (PD) [2]. This 3-hour workshop will review the literature on the efficacy of EMDR therapy, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy for PD [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] and will summarize EMDR therapy treatment strategies for simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23].
Methods
A literature search was conducted on treatments for panic in PubMed, Psycnet, and the Francine Shapiro Library.
Results
A literature review found limited remission, high dropout rates and medication side-effects for pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy [24]. EMDR therapy was found to be well-tolerated in a pilot-comparison study with exposure therapy producing full recovery in 12 to 18 sessions when working with a comprehensive case formulation [16]. Less has been published on distinguishing dissociative panic from simple panic or on effective interventions for panic as a symptom of dissociative phobias [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33].
Conclusions
A review of this research and these issues is warranted to clarify potential benefits to EMDR trained clinicians of being able to distinguish between simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms and to clarify appropriate case formulation and relevant treatment interventions. Further randomized control trials are needed to confirm EMDR therapy’s effects on simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms.
EMDR therapy is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD [1]. Much less evidence has been published on its efficacy with panic disorder (PD) [2]. This 3-hour workshop will review the literature on the efficacy of EMDR therapy, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy for PD [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] and will summarize EMDR therapy treatment strategies for simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms [16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23].
Methods
A literature search was conducted on treatments for panic in PubMed, Psycnet, and the Francine Shapiro Library.
Results
A literature review found limited remission, high dropout rates and medication side-effects for pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy [24]. EMDR therapy was found to be well-tolerated in a pilot-comparison study with exposure therapy producing full recovery in 12 to 18 sessions when working with a comprehensive case formulation [16]. Less has been published on distinguishing dissociative panic from simple panic or on effective interventions for panic as a symptom of dissociative phobias [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33].
Conclusions
A review of this research and these issues is warranted to clarify potential benefits to EMDR trained clinicians of being able to distinguish between simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms and to clarify appropriate case formulation and relevant treatment interventions. Further randomized control trials are needed to confirm EMDR therapy’s effects on simple, complex and dissociative panic symptoms.
Format
Conference
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Leeds, A. (2021, June). EMDR treatment of simple, complex and dissociative panic. Presentation at the 20th EMDR Europe Association Conference, Virtual
Citation
“EMDR treatment of simple, complex and dissociative panic,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 3, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/26923.