EMDR as a treatment for improving attachment status in adults and children

Wesselmann, Debra; Davidson, M. Meghan; Armstrong, Stefanie; Schweitzer, Cathy; Bruckner, D.; Potter, Ann E.

doi:10.1016/j.erap.2012.08.008

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“…EMDR seems to allow the elaboration of traumatic memories that characterize the AN patient's stories and to actively relate to disturbing memories, helping the resolution of the emotional blocks with a consequent elaboration of the first relations with the caregivers [87][88][89].…”

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EMDR in Anorexia Nervosa: From a Theoretical Framework to the Treatment Guidelines

Zaccagnino¹,

Civilotti²,

Cussino³

et al. 2017

Eating Disorders - A Paradigm of the Biopsychosocial Model of Illness

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Studies on the risks and on the positive factors implied in the onset of anorexia nervosa ("N) have reported the role of an insecure or disorganized state of mind (SoM) with respect to atachment. We compare the efects of eyes movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) approach with cognitive behavioral therapy (C"T) in the treatment of "N in terms of SoMs, relective function (RF), and narrative coherence (Coh). Our results are part of a broader observational clinical comparative study of the two approaches, and it is based on the "dult "tachment Interview (""I) outcomes. Diferences in terms of belongingness to a secure group and an unsecure group before and after the treatments in EMDR and C"T group have been reported through McNemar's test. The generalized linear model (GLM) repeated-measures multivariate "NOV" (RM-M"NOV") has been selected. Our results suggest that EMDR allows an active reprocessing of traumatic memories related to family dynamics and to eating behaviors, which could enable a positive resolution of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. The emotional reprocessing of unresolved atachment issues can allow a beter modulation of the control-related rigidity that is a commonality between "N patients.

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EMDR in Anorexia Nervosa: From a Theoretical Framework to the Treatment Guidelines

Zaccagnino¹,

Civilotti²,

Cussino³

et al. 2017

Eating Disorders - A Paradigm of the Biopsychosocial Model of Illness

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“…Shapiro & Forest, 2016) and related traumatic symptoms. EMDR has also been used in the treatment of attachment trauma, also referred to as relational trauma (Parnell, 2013; Wesselmann et al, 2012; Wesselmann & Potter, 2009).…”

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Emotionally focused therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An integrated treatment to heal the trauma of infidelity.

Negash

Carlson

Linder

2018

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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Despite the prevalence of infidelity and the serious harm it causes relationships, scarce clinical literature exists about how to use trauma-informed approaches to help couples in conjoint therapy. Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) have been empirically proven in their own right to be effective in the treatment of trauma and couples, respectively, and were utilized conjointly in this article as a means to heal trauma related to infidelity in couple therapy. The combined EFT-EMDR approach consists of using EMDR as an intervention within specific stages of EFT. A case example is presented to illustrate use of the integrated approach. Suggestions from this article may help couple therapists understand the role that trauma plays in maintaining the attachment injury of infidelity and to adequately attend to the traumatic impact of infidelity on both partners.

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“…This trains the client to monitor his or her own change so that the therapist does not need to know the details of the target image. Wesselmann et al (2012) describes successfully using EMDR methods to address shame emerging from attachment experiences. This article is an attempt to outline another framework to address such issues.…”

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Compassion-Focused EMDR

Kennedy

2014

J EMDR Prac Res

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lies over the reptilian brain. The neocortex is responsible for self-conscious awareness, abstract ideas, planning, and accessible thought processes and is the most recently evolved aspect of the human brain. It likely evolved in conjunction with our complex social systems (Gilbert, 1989;MacLean, 1990). Although many motivational systems are concerned with resources, survival, reproduction, or exploration, a compassionate motivation is linked to archetypal influences over our behavior in social situations (Gilbert, 1989(Gilbert, , 2007. These social motivations include the capacity to give and receive care, both to oneself and others.Depue and Morrone-Strupinsky (2005) found two types of positive emotion. One was related to caregiving, affiliation, and social safeness, whereas the other was related to agency and pleasure. Compassion is linked to emotion regulation through good, safe, affiliative experiences. Such attachment experiences are highly related to soothing capacity, persons' mindfulness of their own mind, and their ability to appreciate the motivations of others (Bateman & Fonagy, 2012).

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EMDR as a treatment for improving attachment status in adults and children

Cited by 30 publications

References 28 publications

EMDR in Anorexia Nervosa: From a Theoretical Framework to the Treatment Guidelines

EMDR in Anorexia Nervosa: From a Theoretical Framework to the Treatment Guidelines

Emotionally focused therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: An integrated treatment to heal the trauma of infidelity.

Compassion-Focused EMDR

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