Objective: To explore the acceptability and the effectiveness of an Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) for patients with a history of recurrent traumatic episodes of interpersonal nature.
Method: Seven women were recruited from a Trauma Centre and were offered EMDR-IGTP, consisting of 10 semi-structured group sessions. Participants were assessed through a set of standardised clinical measures before the treatment, at the end of it, and after 1 and 3 months since its conclusion.
Body awareness disorders and reactivity are mentioned across a range of clinical problems. Constitutional differences in the control of the bodily state are thought to generate a vulnerability to psychological symptoms. Autonomic nervous system dysfunctions have been associated with anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScopo. Nel disturbo borderline di personalità (DBP), i comportamenti violenti e aggressivi sono spesso presenti tanto che sarebbero un segnale prodromico del DBP e segnerebbero un'importante sovrapposizione con il disturbo antisociale di personalità (DAP). Nonostante le differenze cliniche tra i due quadri, tali sovrapposizioni potrebbero inficiare l'uso di strumenti di valutazione come il Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), tanto che alcuni autori hanno evidenziato come questo strumento, pur utile per individuare i soggetti con un disturbo di personalità, debba essere usato cautamente per differenziare tra DBP e DAP.
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