EMDR and Family Therapy in the Treatment of Domestic Violence

Stowasser, Julie E.

doi:10.1002/9781118269985.ch12

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“…Given the association between psychopathy and relationship distress, this disorder is likely common in community couple therapy practice. Current guidelines stipulate that couple therapy not be offered to couples where: (1) the perpetrator of abuse lacks remorse, and does not take full responsibility for the abuse; (2) the perpetrator of abuse has a personality disorder; (3) the victim expresses fear; or (4) there is an ongoing threat of violence [96,97]. Given that therapists are known not to adequately screen for these contraindications to couple therapy [98,99], it is reasonable to hypothesize that many couples where these conditions are present do participate in couple therapy.…”

Section: Couple Therapy In the Context Of Psychopathymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Psychopathy on the Family

Leedom¹

2017

Psychopathy - New Updates on an Old Phenomenon

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Psychopathy is the amalgamation of personality disorder traits associated with criminal and other antisocial behavior. Although current theory postulates that psychopathic individuals do not form lasting bonds with others, this chapter provides ample evidence that psychopathic individuals are highly social and maintain ties over years. Psychopathic individuals have relationships with friends, co-workers, relatives, siblings, parents, romantic partners, and children. These relationships serve their social and material needs. This chapter presents all available studies to date on the friendship, filial, sibling, partnering, and parenting behavior of psychopathic individuals. The impact of psychopathic individuals on organizational and family functioning is also addressed.

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Section: Couple Therapy In the Context Of Psychopathymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Psychopathy on the Family

Leedom¹

2017

Psychopathy - New Updates on an Old Phenomenon

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“…A child placed in a context of domestic violence can, in the future, repeat the same dysfunctional relational patterns they learned during childhood [78]. For these reasons, it is vital to break the vicious circle of intergenerational transmission of violent patterns, and many studies have proven EMDR therapy's efficacy in cases of domestic violence on the part of both parents and children [74,[79][80][81]. All these results support EMDR as an effective treatment modality for survivors of sexual and domestic violence and highlight the need for its inclusion in clinical and supportive programs [82][83][84].…”

Section: Emdr Therapy and Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Child and Adolescent Psychology: a Narrative Review

Civilotti

Margola

Zaccagnino³

et al. 2021

Curr Treat Options Psych

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Purpose of review Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is recognized as an excellent approach to the treatment of trauma in clinical and academic contexts by several national and international organizations. The purpose of this work is to summarize the results of research on EMDR therapy with children and adolescents in various contexts through a narrative review of the scientific literature. Recent findings Selected studies were clustered in several clinical domains: (2) EMDR and trauma (T), (3) EMDR and violence, (4) EMDR and physical illnesses, and (5) EMDR and psychological problems. Our research indicates how the effectiveness of EMDR therapy within the context of child and adolescent psychology has been widely established in literature. One of the advantages of the use of EMDR therapy with children and adolescents is its flexibility, which allows it to be adapted for various age ranges, situations, and cultures. Summary EMDR therapy is a structured psychotherapeutic method that facilitates the treatment of several psychopathologies and problems related to both traumatic events and more common experiences that are emotionally stressful for children and adolescents, although new studies are necessary to increase its validity.

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“…Here, treatment providers should acknowledge and provide participants with the opportunity to process their experiences of FV victimization (e.g., through referral to specialist treatment providers) before-or alongside-engaging in treatment focused on their FV perpetration. Brief periods of effective treatment (e.g., EMDR-based treatment; Stowasser, 2007) may enable these participants to gain better control over their responses to triggers in their current relationships, thereby enabling them to make better use of other strategies regularly taught in FV perpetrator treatment programs. Given Pathway 1 participants' experiences of childhood FV victimization, they too may benefit from a trauma-informed treatment approach.…”

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Pathways to Family Violence: Investigating Patterns in the Event Process of Family Violence Perpetrators

Stairmand

Dixon

Polaschek

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This study is part of a larger research project that developed the event process model of family violence (FVEPM). The FVEPM was developed by applying grounded theory methods to the event narratives of 14 men and 13 women completing community-based family violence (FV) perpetrator treatment programs. The current study extends this work with the original sample, by examining the routes individual events take through the FVEPM. Three main pathways—comprising 93% of event narratives—were identified: a conflict escalation pathway ( n = 14), an automated violence pathway ( n = 6), and a compliance pathway ( n = 6). Our findings extend existing FV typologies and theories by identifying patterns of features pertaining to the individual, the relationship, and the situation that converge to result in FV perpetration during a FVE. Further validation and development of the pathways may provide FV practitioners with an organizing framework from which to identify more nuanced assessment, treatment planning, and risk management processes for the diverse range of FV perpetrators they are tasked with treating.

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EMDR and Family Therapy in the Treatment of Domestic Violence

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

The Impact of Psychopathy on the Family

The Impact of Psychopathy on the Family

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Child and Adolescent Psychology: a Narrative Review

Pathways to Family Violence: Investigating Patterns in the Event Process of Family Violence Perpetrators

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