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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| author | Giada Maslovaric Maria Zaccagnino Maria Zaccagnino Clarice Mezzaluna Sava Perilli Denis Trivellato Vittorio Longo Cristina Civilotti Cristina Civilotti |
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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 | doaj.art-e78af08e74604eeaa152e7bc22a70bc82022-12-22T01:25:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-10-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826291491The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy EarthquakeGiada Maslovaric0Maria Zaccagnino1Maria Zaccagnino2Clarice Mezzaluna3Sava Perilli4Denis Trivellato5Vittorio Longo6Cristina Civilotti7Cristina Civilotti8Centro di Ricerca e Studi in Psicotraumatologia, Bovisio-Masciago, ItalyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Center for Eating Disorders, Milan, ItalyFacoltà di Scienze della Comunicazione, Istituto di Comunicazione Pubblica, University of Lugano, Lugano, SwitzerlandStudi Cognitivi, San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyCentro di Ricerca e Studi in Psicotraumatologia, Bovisio-Masciago, ItalyCentro di Ricerca e Studi in Psicotraumatologia, Bovisio-Masciago, ItalyIstituto Universitario Salesiano, Turin, ItalyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Center for Eating Disorders, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyEarthquakes, 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.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826/fullearthquakeEMDRPTSDdisaster responseadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Giada Maslovaric Maria Zaccagnino Maria Zaccagnino Clarice Mezzaluna Sava Perilli Denis Trivellato Vittorio Longo Cristina Civilotti Cristina Civilotti The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Integrative Group Protocol with Adolescent Survivors of the Central Italy Earthquake Frontiers in Psychology earthquake EMDR PTSD disaster response adolescents |
| 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 | earthquake EMDR PTSD disaster response adolescents |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01826/full |
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