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2019-11-22T07:37:41Z
2019-11-22T07:37:41Z
2017-04
CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE, v. 15, no. 4, page. 320-327
1738-1088
2093-4327
http://www.cpn.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.9758/cpn.2017.15.4.320
https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/113674
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on post-traumatic growth (PTG). Methods: This study was conducted using a sample of ten survivors of a large-scale maritime disaster that occurred in the Yellow Sea, South Korea, in April 2014. A total of eight EMDR sessions were administered by a psychiatrist at two-week intervals over a period of five months, starting two or three months after the accident. Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS), Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were measured before treatment, after sessions 4 and 8, and at three months after treatment completion. Results: After three months from treatment completion, significant increases were observed in PTG (PTGI: Z(8)=-2.380, p=0.017; SRGS: Z(8)=-2.380, p=0.017) and resilience (CD-RISC: Z(8)=-2.386, p=0.017). A decrease in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) level was also significant (CAPS: Z(8)=-2.176, p=0.030). The reduction of CAPS scores was correlated with increases of PTGI (rho=0.78, p=0.023) and SRGS (rho=0.79, p=0.020) scores. The changes in CAPS, PTGI, and SRGS scores between time point of end 8-session and three months follow-up was not significant (all p>0.05). Subjects with higher pre-treatment CD-RISC scores showed more significant improvements in PTGI (rho=0.88, p=0.004) and SRGS (rho=0.83, p=0.010) scores after treatment than did those with lower pre-treatment CD-RISC scores. Conclusion: EMDR therapy using standard protocol for trauma processing helped facilitating PTG in disaster survivors. To generalize these findings, further controlled studies comparing with other treatment modalities for PTSD are needed.
This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HC15C1405).
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KOREAN COLL NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Eye movement desensitization reprocessing
Post-traumatic growth
Post-traumatic stress disorders
Resilience
Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Facilitate Posttraumatic Growth: A Prospective Clinical Pilot Study on Ferry Disaster Survivors
Article
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15
10.9758/cpn.2017.15.4.320
320-327
CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE
Jeon, Sang Won
Han, Changsu
Choi, Joonho
Ko, Young-Hoon
Yoon, Ho-Kyoung
Kim, Yong-Ku
2017012143
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S]
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
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