Friday, February 21, 2014

Simple Approaches To Proper EMDR Treatment

By Krystal Branch


Treating post traumatic stress disorder can be done with EMDR Denver. The person suffering from this disorder should call up for the assistance of a professional. The professional is the one who will administer this treatment. The said treatment is composed of eight phases, each with precise intentions of their own.

The first phase for this is the making of the history and treatment plan. The clinician, during this time, will be conducting an initial evaluation of the patient's history. The result of the evaluation conducted by the clinician will decide what treatment plan should be developed to help cure the patient of the sickness.

There is the processing too. This is the point in the treatment where the patient will have to focus on the traumatic memory. The clinician will then initiate lateral eye movements. With this phase, it is possible for the clinician to get associative information out of the patient suffering from the post traumatic stress disorder.

Assessment. At this phase, the client will have to remember the traumatic memory once again and visualize an image that will represent it. The client should explain any negative cognition related to the event or the image. After that, one should then create another image that might represent the event with a positive cognition.

Desensitization should then come next. With the traumatic memory still lingering in the patient's head, the patient should then pull up the negative cognition one has formed for this. Using the proper bilateral requests and gestures for the patient, it should be possible for the clinician to let the patient be desensitized about the event. There will be no need to feel as negatively about it as before.

Installation will then come next. This time, the person will be asked to focus on the positive cognition developed during the assessment part of the treatment. Just like with the procedure during the desensitization phase, the professional will ask the person to follow some gestures that will help install the positive thoughts into their minds in place of the negative ones.

The body scan is the next step to this. This is the part where one has to identify uncomfortable sensations that might still be lingering in one's body. While one is thinking about the disturbing memory, check the body for any tension or physical discomfort. Target them so that they can be eliminated.

Find closure. This is especially true when the treatment is progressing slowly. When the treatment do not show significant results in time, then it is better to go for relaxation techniques too. It should be helpful with emotional stability as well as tranquility. It will be a huge help for patients suffering from the disorder.

Reevaluation should be done as the last phase for this treatment. The treatment is not done with the initial evaluation. Make sure to go through proper reevaluation for the event so that the clinician can be assured that everything is well. The assessment is useful when the phases are followed properly.




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