Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapy for rape victims: A case series
EMDR was employed to reduce their risk of suicide or suicidal ideations in rape victims who were hospitalized with major depressive disorder.
Article Abstract
“A case series was conducted on three rape victims who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was employed to reduce their risk of suicide or suicidal ideations. EMDR can be an effective treatment to reduce the level of suicidal ideation in rape victims.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Rostaminejad, A., Alishapour, M., Jahanafar, A., Fereidouni, Z., & Behnammoghadam, M. (2022). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapy for rape victims: A case series. Clinical Case Reports, 10(3), e05620. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5620
Date
March 20, 2022
Creator(s)
Akbar Rostaminejad, Maryam Alishapour, Abdolhadi Jahanfar
Contributor(s)
Zhila Fereidouni, Mohammad Behnammoghadam
Topics
Depression, Self-Harm/Suicidality, Sexual Trauma
Publisher
Wiley
Rights
© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
APA Citation
Rostaminejad, A., Alishapour, M., Jahanafar, A., Fereidouni, Z., & Behnammoghadam, M. (2022). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as a therapy for rape victims: A case series. Clinical Case Reports, 10(3), e05620. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5620
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
