World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating post traumatic stress disorder with emotional freedom technique and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (WORK)

World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating post traumatic stress disorder with emotional freedom technique and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

A single subject design case study of a survivor of the Twin Towers collapse who was treated for prolonged PTSD complicated by dissociated memories with EFT and EMDR.

Article Abstract

“BACKGROUND: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) have been empirically validated as effective psychotherapeutic interventions for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This single subject design case study is of a survivor of the Twin Towers collapse who was treated for prolonged PTSD complicated by dissociated memories.

OBJECTIVE: EMDR and EFT’s effectiveness in treating PTSD were evaluated.

METHOD: Multiple assessments using Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) and Personality combination with EMDR were conducted.

RESULTS::Effects of a single session of EFT assessed immediately after treatment demonstrated an elimination of clinically significant scores on both the TSI and PAI. The participant concluded treatment with nearly complete symptom remediation and a return to work.

CONCLUSION: The combination of treatment methods appears to be highly effective and allowed this subject to return to work after many years of disability.”

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Nicosia, G. J., Minewiser, L., & Freger, A. (2019). World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating post traumatic stress disorder with emotional freedom technique and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. WORK, 63(2), 199-204. Open access: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-192921

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“WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary, international journal which publishes high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work. The journal’s subtitle has been deliberately laid out: The first goal is the prevention of illness, injury, and disability. When this goal is not achievable, the attention focuses on assessment to design client-centered intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or controls that use scientific evidence to support best practice.”

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World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating post traumatic stress disorder with emotional freedom technique and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (WORK)