Efficacy of EMDR treatment in generalized anxiety disorder after a long-standing pharmacological treatment – a case report

A case report using EMDR therapy to reduce anxiety so the patient no longer met diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder.

Article Abstract

“This case report aims to show the use and efficacy of EMDR in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) treatment after a long-standing pharmacological approach. A client, aged 46, comes from a large nuclear family, born as the eldest of three children of legally married parents. The first psychological assessment showed a high rate of anxiety and depression symptoms and somatization disorders. Our Case Report supports achieving good results with GAD in case when the client was approached with a combination of psycho-pharmaceuticals and psychotherapy (EMDR therapy). This Case Report supports achieving good results with the combined effect of psychopharmaceuticals and psychotherapy, namely the EMDR technique in order to reduce worry and related anxiety to the level, where the client does not meet the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder.”

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Omeragic, I., & Hasanovic, M. (2021). Efficacy of EMDR treatment in generalized anxiety disorder after a long-standing pharmacological treatment – a case report. Psychiatria Danubina, 33(Suppl 1), S77-S82. Retrieved from: https://www.psychiatria-danubina.com/articles