Treating daytime blindness with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report
This case report demonstrates efficaciousness of EMDR therapy on PTSD-related daytime blindness (hemeralopia).
Article Abstract
“Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) is physical complaints which are difficult to diagnose by the medical analysis. According to studies, traumatic life events, and adverse childhood experiences underlie the occurrence of MUPS. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy that is applied to treat post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), and recently it is known that EMDR can be used in the treatment protocol of other mental health problems. This case report demonstrates efficaciousness of EMDR therapy on PTSD-related daytime blindness (hemeralopia).”
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Article Access
Open Access
Altunbas, F. D. (2018). Treating daytime blindness with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report. The European Research Journal 4(4), 421-424. Open access: https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.372040
Date
October 4, 2018
Creator(s)
Fatma Dilara Altunbaş
Topics
Medical/Somatic, PTSD
Client Population
Disabilities
Extent
4 pages
Rights
The European Research Journal, hosted by Turkish JournalPark ACADEMIC, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
APA Citation
Altunbas, F. D. (2018). Treating daytime blindness with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: A case report. The European Research Journal 4(4), 421-424. Open access: https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.372040
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Article, Peer-Reviewed
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access