Relevance and feasibility of group traumatic episode protocol delivered to migrants: A pilot field study
Group EMDR, like Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (GTEP), could offer a more resource-efficient way to provide psychiatric care to migrants.
Article Abstract
“Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are commonly observed in migrants. Although Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be helpful to treat these diseases, it remains difficult to propose EMDR as an individual intervention in help-seeking migrants. Group EMDR, like Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP), which was built around the 8 phases of the original EMDR protocol, could offer an effective treatment to a large number of people. It may also be more resource-efficient to provide psychiatric care to migrants.
Methods: In this open-label trial, the feasibility and the effectiveness of a 6-session G-TEP intervention was investigated in a group of 10 migrants.
Results: The intervention was well tolerated by participants. The final attrition rate was 10%. After the intervention, there was a 28.2% significant decrease in PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms, as measured by the International Trauma Questionnaires (total_ITQ) scores (p = 0.013) and a trend towards a significant decrease in MDD symptoms, as measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (p = 0.057).
Conclusions: G-TEP may be effective in decreasing PTSD symptoms in migrants. The accessibility, low-cost, and very structured features of G-TEP may make its implementation sustainable in the field of psychiatric care for migrants.”
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Article Access
Open Access
Vignaud, P., Chauliac, N., Contamin, E., Richer, S., Vuillermoz, C. Brunelin, J., & Prieto, N. (2023). Relevance and feasibility of group traumatic episode protocol delivered to migrants: A pilot field study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), 5419. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075419
Date
April 6, 2023
Creator(s)
Philippe Vignaud, Nicolas Chauliac, Emmanuel Contamin
Contributor(s)
Sébastien Richer, Cécile Vuillermoz, Jérôme Brunelin, Nathalie Prieto
Client Population
Immigrants/Refugees
Practice & Methods
Group
Extent
7 pages
Publisher
MDPI
Rights
Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
APA Citation
Vignaud, P., Chauliac, N., Contamin, E., Richer, S., Vuillermoz, C. Brunelin, J., & Prieto, N. (2023). Relevance and feasibility of group traumatic episode protocol delivered to migrants: A pilot field study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), 5419. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075419
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access
