Violence and aggression in the workplace is an increasing international concern. No studies have yet determined the most efficacious psychotherapeutic strategies to alleviate the consequences of workplace violence, and none have identified interventions that might fortify workers who are repeatedly exposed to danger. This case series describes the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of seven bank employees and one transportation worker who suffered repeated acute traumatization. The Impact of Events Scale, the Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 10-Questions Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory were used to measure changes in symptom severity. Results showed that EMDR effectively reduced symptoms and may provide a possible protective buffer in situations of ongoing workplace violence.
Date
May 1, 2009
Creator(s)
Christine Rost, Arne Hofmann, Kathleen Wheeler
Practice & Methods
Resilience
Extent
10 pages
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Rights
Copyright © 2009 EMDR International Association
APA Citation
Rost, C., Hofmann, A., & Wheeler, K. (2009). EMDR Treatment of Workplace Trauma A Case Series. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(2), 80–90. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.3.2.80
Series
3
Installment
2
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
Peer-Reviewed
Original Source
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
Access Type
Open Access