Help or hindrance? Medication in therapy

A report on a webinar in which Dr. Millia Begum discussed the use of medications and a discussion on how medication might impact different therapy approaches including EMDR therapy.

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“As the use of psychotropic medication becomes increasingly widespread, therapists have a responsibility to understand their place. The following is a report on a recent EMDR UK webinar given by psychiatrist Dr Millia Begum. The webinar gave participants an overview of how psychiatric medication is commonly used and may potentially influence therapeutic outcomes. With the help of two other experts Begum considered the limitations of psychotropics, psychological factors influencing medication responses, such as the placebo effect, and the question of whether medications interfere with the effectiveness of psychological therapies.  Some promising applications of psychotropic drugs for severe and treatment-resistant PTSD were examined in the second part, covering the re-emerging use of psychedelics and research into the clinical use of alpha-blockers (especially prazosin). This article can only summarise some of the topics addressed.”

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Rosenhammer, D. (2021). Help or hindrance? Medication in therapy. EMDR UK EMDR Therapy Quarterly. https://etq.emdrassociation.org.uk/2021/07/01/help-or-hindrance-medication-in-therapy/