EMDR in der behandlung chronischer schmerzen EMDR in chronic pain treatment
Description
Chronische Schmerzen können auch dann noch anhalten, wenn die zugrunde liegenden Ursachen behoben sind. Dadurch wird der Schmerz selbst zur Erkrankung und es kommt zu Veränderungen im Nervensystem, welcher wiederum den Schmerz aufrechterhält und Therapien erschwert. Emotionale Belastung, psychische Traumata und posttraumatische Stresssymptome begünstigen diese Prozesse. Klassische Ansätze der psychologischen Schmerztherapie stoßen oftmals an ihre Grenzen, wenn es darum geht, emotionale Belastungen, psychische Traumata und posttraumatischen Stress zu behandeln. Die Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Methode hingegen bearbeitet sowohl belastende Emotionen als auch Körperempfindungen und -erfahrungen und kann dadurch eine Reduktion des Schmerzes bewirken. Angesichts der hohen Komorbidität von chronischen Schmerzen, emotionaler Belastung und psychischen Traumata ist es verständlich, dass EMDR zunehmend in die psychologische Schmerztherapie integriert wird.
Chronic pain can persist even after the underlying causes have been treated. As a result, the pain itself becomes a disease and changes occur in the nervous system, which in turn perpetuates the pain and makes therapies more difficult. Emotional distress, psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms facilitate these processes. Classical psychological approaches to pain often reach their limits when dealing with emotional distress, psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), on the other hand, processes both distressing emotions and bodily sensations and experiences, and can lead to a reduction in pain. Given the high comorbidity of chronic pain, emotional distress and psychological trauma, it is understandable that EMDR is increasingly being integrated into psychological pain management.
Chronic pain can persist even after the underlying causes have been treated. As a result, the pain itself becomes a disease and changes occur in the nervous system, which in turn perpetuates the pain and makes therapies more difficult. Emotional distress, psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms facilitate these processes. Classical psychological approaches to pain often reach their limits when dealing with emotional distress, psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), on the other hand, processes both distressing emotions and bodily sensations and experiences, and can lead to a reduction in pain. Given the high comorbidity of chronic pain, emotional distress and psychological trauma, it is understandable that EMDR is increasingly being integrated into psychological pain management.
Format
Journal
Language
German
Original Work Citation
Vock, S., Seidler, G. H., & Tesarz, J. (2023, August). [EMDR in chronic pain treatment]. Ärztliche Psychotherapie, 18(3), 198-202. doi:10.21706/aep-18-3-198. German
Citation
“EMDR in der behandlung chronischer schmerzen EMDR in chronic pain treatment,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed May 11, 2024, https://francineshapirolibrary.omeka.net/items/show/28365.