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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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in psychology Jg. 8; S. 1826
Hauptverfasser: Maslovaric, Giada, Zaccagnino, Maria, Mezzaluna, Clarice, Perilli, Sava, Trivellato, Denis, Longo, Vittorio, Civilotti, Cristina
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 23.10.2017
Schlagworte:
adolescents
disaster response
earthquake
EMDR
Psychology
PTSD
PTSD
earthquake
adolescents
EMDR
disaster response
ISSN:1664-1078, 1664-1078
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Zusammenfassung: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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This article was submitted to Clinical and Health Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Reviewed by: James Stuart Knipe, EMDR International Association, United States; Antonio Onofri, Ospedale di Santo Spirito, Italy
Edited by: Isabel Fernandez, Centro di Ricerca e Studi in Psicotraumatologia, Italy
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826