Elimination of posttraumatic symptomatology by relaxation and visual-kinesthetic dissociation

Hossack, Alex; Bentall, Richard P.

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“…Here, an argument for a mechanism based on the emerging evidence for memory reconsolidation has been presented that is congruent with the structural elements of the intervention and predicts similar results (Dietrich, 2000;Hossack & Bentall, 1996;Koziey & McLeod, 1987;McDowell & McDowell, n.d.).…”

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“…Figley reviews the technique and provides a case study. Each of the referenced studies recommends the technique as a valuable tool for treating PTSD and makes suggestions for further research (Carbonell & Figley, 1999;Dietrich et al, 2000;Figley, 2002;Hossack & Bentall, 1996;Koziey & McLeod, 1987;Muss, 1991Muss, , 2002. There is also one non-peer-reviewed study that is reported online (Guy & Guy, 2003).…”

Section: Reconsolidation and The Visual-kinesthetic Dissociation Protmentioning

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PTSD: Extinction, reconsolidation, and the visual-kinesthetic dissociation protocol.

Gray¹,

Liotta²

2012

Traumatology

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Every year thousands of returning military, state, and local police officers and civilians of every description suffer from the intrusive symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Current treatments rooted largely in extinction protocols require extensive commitments of time and money and are often ineffective. This study reviews several theories of PTSD and two important mechanisms that explain when treatment does and doesn't work: extinction and reconsolidation. It then reviews the research about and suggests an explanatory mechanism for the visual-kinesthetic dissociation protocol (V/ KD), also known as the rewind technique. The technique is notable for its lack of discomfort to the client, the possibility of being executed as a content-free intervention, its speed of operation, and its long-term, if largely anecdotal, efficacy. A case study, specific diagnostics for extinction, and reconsolidative mechanisms and suggestions for future research are provided.

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PTSD: Extinction, reconsolidation, and the visual-kinesthetic dissociation protocol.

Gray¹,

Liotta²

2012

Traumatology

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“…The visual kinaesthetic dissociation procedure is essentially an information-processing technique that has proven successful in resolving individual cases of physical and sexual abuse, including rape (Hossack & Bentall, 1996;Kosiey & Mcleod, 1987). Horowitz (1976a, b) proposed that in nontraumatic situations information is assimilated into existing cognitive schema, the defensive functioning regulating the information processing.…”

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A survivor‐orientated approach to the rehabilitation of a personality‐disordered institutionalised medium secure service user: case study

Hossack¹,

McCarthy²,

McClean³

et al. 2008

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

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BackgroundInstitutionalised behaviour Goffman (1961) concluded that 'stigmatisation' was the psychological consequence of institutionalisation and a major inhibitor of social integration, because of the focus on a 'sick' or 'abnormal' identity. For those individuals who have also endured childhood sexual abuse, the effect can be twofold. For those individuals who are admitted to a secure unit later in life, a sense of safety and relief is not uncommon, in an environment where they do not feel out of place. An institutionalised attachment may be the first enduring attachment that does not feel threatening or abnormal. Over time, however, that attachment can become dependency, based on a system that promotes 'care by control', inadvertently reinforcing the helplessness learnt during childhood. When discharge is imminent, the separation anxiety that is frequently evoked is based on losing an environment that cares (Adshead, 2004).Briere (1992) highlights the development of dysfunctional personality traits related to unresolved traumatic abuse and damaged or failed A survivor-orientated approach to the rehabilitation of a personality-disordered institutionalised medium secure service user: case study

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“…Effect sizes using Hedge's unbiased g statistic are calculated for the groups and are reported in table 2. Visual-Kinesthetic Disassociation (V/KD) (Bandler & Grinder, 1979) facilitates the attainment of a degree of kinesthetic dissociation as the individuals visually reexperience their trauma (Hossack & Bentall, 1996), enabling them to process the event( s) from a de-centered perspective. The approach has not been researched with persons with complex posttraumatic and dissociative disorders, and should be utilized with care with this clientele in the absence of further study, since it facilitates dissociation.…”

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A review of alternative approaches to the treatment of post traumatic sequelae.

Dietrich¹,

Baranowsky²,

Devich-Navarro³

et al. 2000

Traumatology

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Approaches to the treatment of posttraumatic sequelae are reviewed in terms of criteria for evaluating inferential validity with case studies, and where applicable, effect sizes are provided where there are data from group compansons. The approaches covered in this paper include the Trauma Recovery Institute (TRI) Method, Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), Visual/Kinesthetic Disassociation (V/KD), and Thought Field Therapy (TFT). Internal validity of case studies on the TRI Method and V/KD appear controlled for, whereas reports on TFT do not meet internal validity criteria. Effect sizes are reported on one study that compared TIR to waitlist control and Direct Therapeutic Exposure (DTE), suggesting that TIR is superior to waitlist control, and shows more modest gains over DTE. The available evidence suggests TIR, the TRI Method, and V IKD are effective treatments for posttraumatic sequelae.

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Elimination of posttraumatic symptomatology by relaxation and visual-kinesthetic dissociation

Cited by 14 publications

References 16 publications

PTSD: Extinction, reconsolidation, and the visual-kinesthetic dissociation protocol.

PTSD: Extinction, reconsolidation, and the visual-kinesthetic dissociation protocol.

A survivor‐orientated approach to the rehabilitation of a personality‐disordered institutionalised medium secure service user: case study

A review of alternative approaches to the treatment of post traumatic sequelae.

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