Cessation of deliberate self harm following eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: A case report
A case report of using EMDR with an eighteen year old female patient presenting with acts of self cutting.
Article Abstract
“We present a case report of an eighteen year old female patient presenting with a psychological trauma related complaint. Part of the manifestation of the complaint included acts of self cutting over a number of years. Following two sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing with one of the authors (DM) her self cutting ceased. This is maintained at thirteen months follow up. We conclude that Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing may be an effective treatment option in reducing repeat self harm where traumatic events are noted to be the precursor to deliberate self harm.”
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Article Access
Open Access
McLaughlin, D. F., McGowan, I. W., Paterson, M. C., & Miller, P. W. (2008). Cessation of deliberate self harm following eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: A case report. BMC Cases Journal, 177. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-177
Date
September 23, 2008
Creator(s)
Derek F. McLaughlin, Iain W. McGowan, Michael C. Paterson
Contributor(s)
Paul W. Miller
Topics
Self-Harm/Suicidality
Extent
4 pages
Publisher
BMC
Rights
© 2008 McLaughlin et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
APA Citation
McLaughlin, D. F., McGowan, I. W., Paterson, M. C., & Miller, P. W. (2008). Cessation of deliberate self harm following eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing: A case report. BMC Cases Journal, 177. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-177
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
