EMDR in paediatric hospital setting: A case report of an adolescent with cancer
A case study with an adolescent cancer patient being treated with EMDR therapy for anxiety and general discomfort.
Article Abstract
“Introduction: Childhood cancer is rare, but it is the most frequent serious event with a high risk of traumatization for children, adolescents, parents and siblings. EMDR is widely studied as clinical intervention that addressed cancer-related stressors among cancer adult population, but to our knowledge, no researches have been conducted among children and adolescent with cancer. Methods: The purpose of this case study is to describe for the first time the application of the EMDR protocol in a paediatric hospital setting with a 17-years-old Italian adolescent who received a diagnosis of leukemia. He accessed the psychological support service complaining of feelings of anxiety and general discomfort. EMDR protocol started after the diagnosis and ended after the usual eight phases. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to assess stress disorders symptoms as outcome at the baseline (before the First Phase) and at the end of the EMDR protocol (after the Eight Phase). Results: By using EMDR protocol the patient reported a decrease of emotional activation after a few EMDR sessions. Conclusion: EMDR protocol may be effective for paediatric cancer patients in treating stress disorders symptoms and it can be proposed immediately after diagnosis as a standard care also in paediatric hospital setting.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Ciappina, S., Roccia, E., Concas, D., Faretta, E., Fernandez, I., Quarello, P., Zucchetti, G., & Fagioli, F. (2024). EMDR in paediatric hospital setting: A case report of an adolescent with cancer. Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1347822. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1347822
About the Journal
“Frontiers in Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes advances in psychological research.”
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Date
February 22, 2024
Creator(s)
Sabrina Ciappina, Elvia Roccia, Deborah Concas
Contributor(s)
Elisa Faretta, Isabel Fernandez, Paola Quarello, Giulia Zucchetti, Franca Fagioli
Topics
Anxiety/Panic/Phobias, Cancer
Client Population
Adolescents
Practice & Methods
Hospital
Extent
7 pages
Publisher
Frontiers
Rights
© 2024 Ciappina, Roccia, Concas, Faretta, Fernandez, Quarello, Zucchetti and Fagioli. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
APA Citation
Ciappina, S., Roccia, E., Concas, D., Faretta, E., Fernandez, I., Quarello, P., Zucchetti, G., & Fagioli, F. (2024). EMDR in paediatric hospital setting: A case report of an adolescent with cancer. Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1347822. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1347822
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
