Symptom Change in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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چکیده
A novel approachis describedfor the treatment of post-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD). Eye-movementdesensitisation(EMD) requiresthe patient to generateimagesof the trauma in the mind and define physiologicaland emotionalarousalstates. While concentratingon these states, lateralmultisaccardiceye movementsare induced.Ten consecutivecasesare reportedwho presentedwith symptomsoriginatingfroma rangeof traumas.Theeffectiveness of EMD in reducingsymptomsoutlined by DSM—lll—R is described.An independentrater indicatedthat eight of the ten casesshowedconsiderableimprovementin PTSDsymptoms following EMD, which was maintainedat follow-up. Particularreference is given to the †̃¿ specificity' of EMD in treating symptomsand the changingpattern of effect at follow-up.
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