Tourette & trauma
Description
Background and aims
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate that EMDR could be used to cure symptoms in patients with tic disorders. Tic disorders comprise four diagnostic categories, including Tourette syndrome, for which there is no cure but only treatment for symptom management.
Methods
Clinical cases and research show that trauma-related tics can be cured with EMDR. Some clinical cases concurrently presenting traumatic events and tic disorders will be illustrated, in particular the case of a young patient diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.
Results
After EMDR treatment, using the standard protocol, the cases had a complete recovery. Dysfunctions of the basal ganglia are believed to be involved in the neurobiology of tics; research findings have revealed a decrease in the basal ganglia activity post EMDR treatment.
Conclusions
Analysing tic disorders from a psychotraumatology point of view and intervening with EMDR can help re-elaborate the trauma at the basis of the condition and ensure its emotional integration and self-regulation.
Abstract topic
It may be reductive and lead to a chronicisation of the disorder to consider only the diagnosis without taking the trauma into account.
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate that EMDR could be used to cure symptoms in patients with tic disorders. Tic disorders comprise four diagnostic categories, including Tourette syndrome, for which there is no cure but only treatment for symptom management.
Methods
Clinical cases and research show that trauma-related tics can be cured with EMDR. Some clinical cases concurrently presenting traumatic events and tic disorders will be illustrated, in particular the case of a young patient diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.
Results
After EMDR treatment, using the standard protocol, the cases had a complete recovery. Dysfunctions of the basal ganglia are believed to be involved in the neurobiology of tics; research findings have revealed a decrease in the basal ganglia activity post EMDR treatment.
Conclusions
Analysing tic disorders from a psychotraumatology point of view and intervening with EMDR can help re-elaborate the trauma at the basis of the condition and ensure its emotional integration and self-regulation.
Abstract topic
It may be reductive and lead to a chronicisation of the disorder to consider only the diagnosis without taking the trauma into account.
Format
Conference
Language
English
Original Work Citation
Neri, D., de Filippis, S., & Martinelli, L. (2023, June). Tourette & trauma. Presentation at the EMDR Europe Conference, Bologna, Italy
Citation
“Tourette & trauma,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 18, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/28207.