Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder characterized for apathological response to a stressful event that involves a physical or psychological risk.It is a public health problem that causes great disability and difficulties in biopsychosocialdevelopment of the patient. Cu...

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Main Author: Navas-Torrejano Diana Stefanía
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Cartagena 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
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Online Access:http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/76/71
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spelling doaj-607406cf49824e468753ab50d42d0cc92021-07-02T05:46:45ZspaUniversidad de CartagenaRevista Ciencias Biomédicas2215-78402011-06-0121158162Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorderNavas-Torrejano Diana StefaníaPosttraumatic stress disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder characterized for apathological response to a stressful event that involves a physical or psychological risk.It is a public health problem that causes great disability and difficulties in biopsychosocialdevelopment of the patient. Currently, there are different therapeutic methods fortreating this disease; the most studied one with positive results is “eye movementdesensitization and reprocessing” (EMDR) based on bilateral visual stimulation, whichgives the patient an opportunity to assimilate the traumatic event, transforming itsemotional content and providing adaptation and integration of information and physicaland psychological balance with adaptive responses allowing normal development andinteraction with the environment. With EMDR to address post-traumatic stress disorderthe memory is there, but it does not hurt.RESUMEN:El trastorno de estrés postraumático está clasificado como uno de los trastornos deansiedad dado como una respuesta patológica a un evento estresante que supone unriesgo físico o psicológico. Corresponde a un problema de salud pública que causagran incapacidad y dificultades en el desarrollo biopsicosocial de la persona afectada.Actualmente se llevan a cabo diferentes métodos terapéuticos para el tratamiento dedicha patología, dentro de las mas estudiadas y con amplios resultados positivos seencuentra la terapia de reprocesamiento llamada Desensibilización y Reprocesamientopor medio de Movimiento Ocular (EMDR por sus siglas en inglés) basado en estimulaciónbilateral ocular, principalmente, que otorga al paciente la oportunidad de asimilar elevento traumático transformando su contenido emocional y brindando adaptación eintegración de la información y equilibrio físico y psicológico con respuestas adaptativasque permite el desarrollo e interacción normal con el entorno. Con la Técnica EMDR paraenfrentar el trastorno de estrés postraumatico, se alcanza que si bien el recuerdo está,ya no hiere.http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/76/71EMDRPosttraumatic stress disorderReprocessing.
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author Navas-Torrejano Diana Stefanía
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
EMDR
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Reprocessing.
author_facet Navas-Torrejano Diana Stefanía
author_sort Navas-Torrejano Diana Stefanía
title Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
title_short Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
title_full Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
title_fullStr Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
title_full_unstemmed Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
title_sort eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr): treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
publisher Universidad de Cartagena
series Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
issn 2215-7840
publishDate 2011-06-01
description Posttraumatic stress disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder characterized for apathological response to a stressful event that involves a physical or psychological risk.It is a public health problem that causes great disability and difficulties in biopsychosocialdevelopment of the patient. Currently, there are different therapeutic methods fortreating this disease; the most studied one with positive results is “eye movementdesensitization and reprocessing” (EMDR) based on bilateral visual stimulation, whichgives the patient an opportunity to assimilate the traumatic event, transforming itsemotional content and providing adaptation and integration of information and physicaland psychological balance with adaptive responses allowing normal development andinteraction with the environment. With EMDR to address post-traumatic stress disorderthe memory is there, but it does not hurt.RESUMEN:El trastorno de estrés postraumático está clasificado como uno de los trastornos deansiedad dado como una respuesta patológica a un evento estresante que supone unriesgo físico o psicológico. Corresponde a un problema de salud pública que causagran incapacidad y dificultades en el desarrollo biopsicosocial de la persona afectada.Actualmente se llevan a cabo diferentes métodos terapéuticos para el tratamiento dedicha patología, dentro de las mas estudiadas y con amplios resultados positivos seencuentra la terapia de reprocesamiento llamada Desensibilización y Reprocesamientopor medio de Movimiento Ocular (EMDR por sus siglas en inglés) basado en estimulaciónbilateral ocular, principalmente, que otorga al paciente la oportunidad de asimilar elevento traumático transformando su contenido emocional y brindando adaptación eintegración de la información y equilibrio físico y psicológico con respuestas adaptativasque permite el desarrollo e interacción normal con el entorno. Con la Técnica EMDR paraenfrentar el trastorno de estrés postraumatico, se alcanza que si bien el recuerdo está,ya no hiere.
topic EMDR
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Reprocessing.
url http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/76/71
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