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A Case Study: Effects of EMDR Therapy on a Patient with Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

A.B. Yasar ,
A.E. Abamor ,
F.D. Usta ,
S. Erdogan Taycan  and
M. Zengin Eroglu
A.B. Yasar
Affiliation:
Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
A.E. Abamor
Affiliation:
Istanbul Sehir University, Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey
F.D. Usta
Affiliation:
Uskudar University, Clinical Psychology MsC, Istanbul, Turkey
S. Erdogan Taycan
Affiliation:
Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Zengin Eroglu
Affiliation:
Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

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Background

Loss of a loved one is a distressing event that may result in grief characterized by emotional distress, longing of the dead, and dysfunctionality. Persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD) is differentiated by extended and damaging bereavement [1], which is being treated by some with EMDR [2]. In this study, the effects of an EMDR session on a patient with PCBD will be analyzed.

Case

G.Ö. (45) is a married housewife who had been working, mother of a kid and a baby. She has lived with her family and her mother in a metropolitan city until her mother died a year ago, unexpectedly. Then, she quitted her job and they moved in a small city upon her husband's wish. The inpatient had complaints such as active suicidal thoughts, marital dissatisfaction and an ongoing deep sadness. EMDR therapy is applied on her grief and dysfunctional beliefs.

Conclusion

After one session of EMDR, her mood improved, her ruminations declined, she sought job, and became hopeful for the future. In our case, even one session of EMDR let remarkable improvements on PCBD. Indeed, as for other trauma-related issues, EMDR therapy can be utilized on PCBD.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster Viewing: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S728
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017

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