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The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake
Earthquakes, which can cause widespread territorial and socio-economic destruction, are life-threatening, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncontrollable events caused by the shaking of the surface of the earth. The psychological consequences, such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5660108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826 |
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author | Maslovaric, Giada Zaccagnino, Maria Mezzaluna, Clarice Perilli, Sava Trivellato, Denis Longo, Vittorio Civilotti, Cristina |
author_facet | Maslovaric, Giada Zaccagnino, Maria Mezzaluna, Clarice Perilli, Sava Trivellato, Denis Longo, Vittorio Civilotti, Cristina |
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description | Earthquakes, which can cause widespread territorial and socio-economic destruction, are life-threatening, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncontrollable events caused by the shaking of the surface of the earth. The psychological consequences, such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, are well-known to clinicians and researchers. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the use of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Integrative Group Treatment Protocol on a sample of adolescents, after the earthquake in Central Italy on 24 August 2016. The objective of the EMDR intervention was to reduce PTSD symptoms. Before and after EMDR, specific assessment to find changes in PTSD symptoms was made using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised and through the analyses of the Subjective Units of Disturbance. The EMDR treatment was given in three sessions (T1, T2, and T3), each lasting 90 min, and the results at follow-up phase (T4) were also monitored. The results are very encouraging, showing significantly reduced PTSD symptoms in the majority of the subjects. The clinical implications and limitations will be discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-56601082017-11-06 The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake Maslovaric, Giada Zaccagnino, Maria Mezzaluna, Clarice Perilli, Sava Trivellato, Denis Longo, Vittorio Civilotti, Cristina Front Psychol Psychology Earthquakes, which can cause widespread territorial and socio-economic destruction, are life-threatening, unexpected, unpredictable, and uncontrollable events caused by the shaking of the surface of the earth. The psychological consequences, such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, are well-known to clinicians and researchers. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the use of the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Integrative Group Treatment Protocol on a sample of adolescents, after the earthquake in Central Italy on 24 August 2016. The objective of the EMDR intervention was to reduce PTSD symptoms. Before and after EMDR, specific assessment to find changes in PTSD symptoms was made using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised and through the analyses of the Subjective Units of Disturbance. The EMDR treatment was given in three sessions (T1, T2, and T3), each lasting 90 min, and the results at follow-up phase (T4) were also monitored. The results are very encouraging, showing significantly reduced PTSD symptoms in the majority of the subjects. The clinical implications and limitations will be discussed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5660108/ /pubmed/29109693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826 Text en Copyright © 2017 Maslovaric, Zaccagnino, Mezzaluna, Perilli, Trivellato, Longo and Civilotti. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Maslovaric, Giada Zaccagnino, Maria Mezzaluna, Clarice Perilli, Sava Trivellato, Denis Longo, Vittorio Civilotti, Cristina The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title | The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title_full | The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title_short | The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake |
title_sort | effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing integrative group protocol with adolescent survivors of the central italy earthquake |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5660108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826 |
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