Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session
We present a case study of the remission of a chemically resistant schizophrenia disorder after a single session of EMDR. Our patient had been followed-up for schizophrenia according to DSM5 criteria, since 4 years. During our subject’s fourth hospitalization for major delirious decompensation, a si...
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| description | We present a case study of the remission of a chemically resistant schizophrenia disorder after a single session of EMDR. Our patient had been followed-up for schizophrenia according to DSM5 criteria, since 4 years. During our subject’s fourth hospitalization for major delirious decompensation, a single EMDR session, according to the standard protocol, resulted in a complete and total remission of the delirious disorder and the disorganization/dissociative syndrome in 8 weeks. This allowed us to interrupt the patient’s antipsychotic treatment without relapse at 18 months. This case study allows us to highlight, as many authors have previously done, the necessity of researching the traumatic history of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in order to provide therapies focused on traumatic dissociation. It also questions the relevance of our diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and other dissociative disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48b4dfe6f35c42299d38dff6cd56d7b02023-02-23T15:58:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662022-07-0113110.1080/20008198.2021.20146602014660Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR sessionClaire Granier0Laure Brunel1GH Paul Guiraud Villejuif, FranceGH Paul Guiraud Villejuif, FranceWe present a case study of the remission of a chemically resistant schizophrenia disorder after a single session of EMDR. Our patient had been followed-up for schizophrenia according to DSM5 criteria, since 4 years. During our subject’s fourth hospitalization for major delirious decompensation, a single EMDR session, according to the standard protocol, resulted in a complete and total remission of the delirious disorder and the disorganization/dissociative syndrome in 8 weeks. This allowed us to interrupt the patient’s antipsychotic treatment without relapse at 18 months. This case study allows us to highlight, as many authors have previously done, the necessity of researching the traumatic history of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in order to provide therapies focused on traumatic dissociation. It also questions the relevance of our diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and other dissociative disorders.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.2014660remission of schizophreniaemdrtraumatic dissociative disorder |
| spellingShingle | Claire Granier Laure Brunel Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session European Journal of Psychotraumatology remission of schizophrenia emdr traumatic dissociative disorder |
| title | Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session |
| title_full | Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session |
| title_fullStr | Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session |
| title_short | Remission of schizophrenia after an EMDR session |
| title_sort | remission of schizophrenia after an emdr session |
| topic | remission of schizophrenia emdr traumatic dissociative disorder |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.2014660 |
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