EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer
IntroductionChildhood cancer is rare, but it is the most frequent serious event with a high risk of traumatization for children, adolescents, parents and siblings. EMDR is widely studied as clinical intervention that addressed cancer-related stressors among cancer adult population, but to our knowle...
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| author | Sabrina Ciappina Elvia Roccia Deborah Concas Elisa Faretta Isabel Fernandez Paola Quarello Paola Quarello Giulia Zucchetti Franca Fagioli Franca Fagioli |
| author_facet | Sabrina Ciappina Elvia Roccia Deborah Concas Elisa Faretta Isabel Fernandez Paola Quarello Paola Quarello Giulia Zucchetti Franca Fagioli Franca Fagioli |
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| description | IntroductionChildhood cancer is rare, but it is the most frequent serious event with a high risk of traumatization for children, adolescents, parents and siblings. EMDR is widely studied as clinical intervention that addressed cancer-related stressors among cancer adult population, but to our knowledge, no researches have been conducted among children and adolescent with cancer.MethodsThe purpose of this case study is to describe for the first time the application of the EMDR protocol in a pediatric hospital setting with a 17-years-old Italian adolescent who received a diagnosis of leukemia. He accessed the psychological support service complaining of feelings of anxiety and general discomfort. EMDR protocol started after the diagnosis and ended after the usual eight phases. The Impact of Event Scale—Revised (IES-R) was used to assess stress disorders symptoms as outcome at the baseline (before the First Phase) and at the end of the EMDR protocol (after the Eight Phase).ResultsBy using EMDR protocol the patient reported a decrease of emotional activation after a few EMDR sessions.ConclusionEMDR protocol may be effective for pediatric cancer patients in treating stress disorders symptoms and it can be proposed immediately after diagnosis as a standard care also in pediatric hospital setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1d46fef50784df8abbf1bb2e89f1c522024-03-22T14:20:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-02-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.13478221347822EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancerSabrina Ciappina0Elvia Roccia1Deborah Concas2Elisa Faretta3Isabel Fernandez4Paola Quarello5Paola Quarello6Giulia Zucchetti7Franca Fagioli8Franca Fagioli9Pediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyPediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyPediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyEMDR Italy Association, Bovisio Masciago, ItalyEMDR Italy Association, Bovisio Masciago, ItalyPediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyDepartment of Sciences of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyPediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyPediatric Oncology Department, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, ItalyDepartment of Sciences of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyIntroductionChildhood cancer is rare, but it is the most frequent serious event with a high risk of traumatization for children, adolescents, parents and siblings. EMDR is widely studied as clinical intervention that addressed cancer-related stressors among cancer adult population, but to our knowledge, no researches have been conducted among children and adolescent with cancer.MethodsThe purpose of this case study is to describe for the first time the application of the EMDR protocol in a pediatric hospital setting with a 17-years-old Italian adolescent who received a diagnosis of leukemia. He accessed the psychological support service complaining of feelings of anxiety and general discomfort. EMDR protocol started after the diagnosis and ended after the usual eight phases. The Impact of Event Scale—Revised (IES-R) was used to assess stress disorders symptoms as outcome at the baseline (before the First Phase) and at the end of the EMDR protocol (after the Eight Phase).ResultsBy using EMDR protocol the patient reported a decrease of emotional activation after a few EMDR sessions.ConclusionEMDR protocol may be effective for pediatric cancer patients in treating stress disorders symptoms and it can be proposed immediately after diagnosis as a standard care also in pediatric hospital setting.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1347822/fullpediatric oncologycancerEMDRpsychotherapypediatric hospitalcase report |
| spellingShingle | Sabrina Ciappina Elvia Roccia Deborah Concas Elisa Faretta Isabel Fernandez Paola Quarello Paola Quarello Giulia Zucchetti Franca Fagioli Franca Fagioli EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer Frontiers in Psychology pediatric oncology cancer EMDR psychotherapy pediatric hospital case report |
| title | EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| title_full | EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| title_fullStr | EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| title_short | EMDR in pediatric hospital setting: a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| title_sort | emdr in pediatric hospital setting a case report of an adolescent with cancer |
| topic | pediatric oncology cancer EMDR psychotherapy pediatric hospital case report |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1347822/full |
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