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KMID : 1143820060020020142
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Anxiety and Mood
2006 Volume.2 No. 2 p.142 ~ p.146
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Treatment of Complex PTSD by using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing -A Case Report-
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Kim Nam-Hee
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Abstract
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People who were exposed to chronic interpersonal traumas in their early life consistently demonstrate complex psychological disturbances and many of them meet the criteria for proposed diagnosis of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (complx PTSD). The author reports a case of the successful sequential integrative treatment mainly composed of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in a complex PTSD patient. The patient did not respond to the previous treatment with psychotropic medications and supportive psychotherapy. Twelve sessions of EMDR and three sessions of supportive psychotherapy were done for the patient. Psychological assessments were performed before starting the treatment and a week after completing the treatment. After the treatment, the patient improved on all the psychological scales and behavioral measures. This case suggests that the sequential integrative treatment mainly composed of EMDR may be effective for complex PTSD patients.
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KEYWORD
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Complex PTSD, EMDR, Trauma
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