EMDR Therapy in Alleviating Psychological Consequences Associated with Childhood Maltreatment – A Case Report

Child maltreatment includes all forms of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation of children.

Article Abstract

“According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2008), child maltreatment includes all forms of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation of children; which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity. Recently, the experience of witnessing domestic violence as a child has also been included as a form of child maltreatment (according to Higgins & McCabe 2000, 2001).

Most empirical studies of child maltreatment have been focused on the incidence and prevalence of different types of child maltreatment. The results of these studies have shown that children who are exposed to maltreatment are rarely exposed to only one type of maltreatment, but instead are more often exposed to multiple forms of maltreatment (Hamby & Finkelhor 2001, Higgins & McCabe 2000, 2001, Saunder 2003, Sesar et al. 2008, Vranic et al. 2002). Furthermore, empirical studies indicate that victims of child maltreatment experience both short and long-term psychological effects (Courtois 2004, Finkelhor et al. 2005, Higgins & McCabe 2001, Van Der Kolk et al. 1996). Children exposed to maltreatment are most likely to develop posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety and/or depression.”

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Dodaj, A., & Dodaj, A. (2018). EMDR therapy in alleviating psychological consequences associated with childhood maltreatment – A case report. Psychiatria Danubina, 30(suppl. 5), 307-310. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326978010