Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concentrated EMDR: A case study

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Yaşar A. B., Altunbas F. D., Picard I. T., Gündüz A., Konuk E., Kavakci Ö.

Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, vol.25, no.1, pp.123-129, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5505/kpd.2022.13911
  • Journal Name: Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Psycinfo, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-129
  • Keywords: Concentrated EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Istanbul Gelisim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022 ANP Publishing. All rights reserved.It has been highlighted that comorbidity of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and PTSD leads a more complicated treatment process. Hence, it might be useful and practical to provide more trauma-focused therapy methods such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. This article illustrates a clinical case by describing the positive outcome of the concentrated EMDR therapy with a treatment frequency increased more than one session in a week of a 25 year old woman with TBI and PTSD. EMDR treatment has been provided for ten days and seven sessions in total for 90 min in each session. The results of the treatment have been measured with CAPS, SUD and VOC score. Results show the effectiveness of concentrated EMDR even after the 16 month follow up.