The study of the group intervention containing EMDR therapy for children and mothers in the field of trauma after a mine explosion in Turkey
This study assessed the effectiveness of the EMDR Group Protocol with Children and Caregivers for victims of the Soma mine disaster.
Article Abstract
“Background: On the 13th of May 2014, 301 miners lost their lives in a coal mine explosion in Soma, Turkey. A field study was conducted by volunteers under the roof of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs: Trauma Recovery (EMDR-HAP-TR) organization.
Objective: All the interventions in this study were aimed to help victims of the disaster. Furthermore, the study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, specifically the EMDR Group Protocol (EMDR-GP) with Children and Caregivers, which was administered to children and mothers who lost their fathers and husbands in the Soma mine disaster.
Methods: Participants in the study were 25 children and 16 mothers in the intervention group and 25 children and 16 mothers in the control group. The Child’s Reaction to Traumatic Events Scale (CROPS) was administered to the children and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was administered to the mothers. In the intervention groupe, the Subjective Units of Disturbance scale (SUD) was administered both to children and to mothers at different times during the intervention, including before and after desensitization, and at the end of the intervention. CROPS and IES-R were administered before the intervention and 1-year post-intervention. In the control group, CROPS was administered to 25 children and IES-R was administered to 16 mothers. As there was no initial inclusion for a control group due to the field intervention, pre-test measures are not available for the control group.
Results: The SUD ratings and one-year follow-up results on CROPS and IES-R showed that the EMDR-GP reduced all scores for both children and mothers. Compared to the control group, the decrease of CROPS scores in children was found to be significant, while the decrease of IES-R scores in mothers was not. It can be suggested that the EMDR-GP with Children and Caregivers is an effective treatment.
Conclusion: These preliminary findings need to be verified by further studies with a larger number of participants and other populations. Future studies should also include a grief-based scale in situations where there is a risk of traumatic bereavement.”
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Bayhan, B. B., Tarquinio, C., Rydberg, J., & Korkmazlar, U. (2022). The study of the group intervention containing EMDR therapy for children and mothers in the field of trauma after a mine explosion in Turkey. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 6(1), 100248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2021.100248
About the Journal
“The European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation / Revue Européenne du Trauma et de la Dissociation is the official journal of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation and of the French language Association of Trauma and Dissociation. The journal is dedicated to publishing scientific and clinical literature on dissociation, the dissociative disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, complex PTSD, psychological trauma, and attachment disturbances, in order to foster exchange among researchers, clinicians and other professionals.”
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Date
September 22, 2021
Creator(s)
Berfin Bozkurt Bayhan, Cyril Tarquinio, Jenny Rydberg
Contributor(s)
Ümran Korkmazlar
Topics
Tragedies
Client Population
Children, Families/Parents
Practice & Methods
EMDR Early Intervention, Group
Extent
36 pages
Publisher
Elsevier
Rights
© 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
APA Citation
Bayhan, B. B., Tarquinio, C., Rydberg, J., & Korkmazlar, U. (2022). The study of the group intervention containing EMDR therapy for children and mothers in the field of trauma after a mine explosion in Turkey. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 6(1), 100248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2021.100248
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access