Effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on disease symptoms and functionality in patients with psychotic disorders Psikotik bozukluk hastalarında göz hareketleriyle duyarsızlaştırma ve yeniden işleme terapisinin hastalık belirtilerine ve hastaların işlevselliklerine etkisi: Olgu serisi

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Öztanriöver S., Yaşar A. B., Gündoğmuş İ., Altunbaş F. D.

Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.522-529, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/apd.20832
  • Dergi Adı: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.522-529
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), Psychotic disorders, Schizophrenia, Traumatic events
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

It is known that past stressful life events have significant effects on the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals. Evaluation of the factors that trigger the onset of psychiatric factors revealed that negative life events and traumatic experiences have an effect on individuals. Recognition of the comorbidities of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with other psychiatric disorders has a critical role in the treatment process. Questioning the history of trauma in individuals who are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder is effective in both increasing the efficiency of drug treatment, reducing the severity of symptoms, and improving the quality of life of the patient. Literature shows that the prevalence of PTSD is significantly higher in schizophrenia patients than in the healthy population. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy method, which is shown to be effective in several mental disorders, particularly PTSD. In literature, there is a limited number of studies about the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in patients diagnosed with psychosis. In this case series, it has been shown that the admin-istration of EMDR therapy reduced the positive and negative symptoms and contributed to the improvement in the functioning of the patients.