Accelerated Resolution Therapy-Based Intervention in the Treatment of Acute Stress Reactions During Deployed Military Operations
| Autor: | Olli T Toukolehto, Daniella M Preece, Kathleen M Samsey, Wendi M Waits |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Evidence-based practice Psychotherapist Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing medicine.medical_treatment 0211 other engineering and technologies Psychological intervention Poison control 02 engineering and technology Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Intervention (counseling) Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Retrospective Studies 021110 strategic defence & security studies business.industry 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Desensitization (psychology) Psychotherapy Military personnel Military Personnel business Military deployment |
| Zdroj: | Military medicine. 185(3-4) |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X |
| Popis: | Introduction The treatment and resolution of psychological traumas during military deployments directly supports medical readiness and the military mission and potentially prevents symptom progression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, current evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies can be difficult to employ during military contingency operations due to various barriers. Deployed military behavioral health providers need an effective, trauma-focused intervention that is suitable for the operational environment. In this retrospective case series, we describe how a therapeutic intervention based on accelerated resolution therapy (ART), an emerging trauma-focused psychotherapy, was pivotal in the treatment of acute stress reactions in eight deployed U.S. Army soldiers. Materials and Method ART can be conceptualized as a hybrid of several evidence-based psychotherapy techniques. In brief, ART is a manualized, procedural adaptation of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) that incorporates mindful awareness of emotions and sensations, bilateral eye movements, imaginal exposure, desensitization, visual and cognitive rescripting, and gestalt-style interventions for the processing of traumatic experiences. The eight deployed U.S. soldiers in this case series received a single 45 to 60 minute session of an ART-based intervention within 96 hours of a traumatic death. Results All of the treated soldiers had rapid improvement in both depressive and acute stress symptoms after treatment. Furthermore, the therapeutic benefits were sustained at 1 year postincident despite continued exposure to the stress of deployed military operations for up to 6 months after treatment. Conclusion Based on these encouraging preliminary findings, the authors recommend that behavioral health providers who are preparing to deploy become familiar with ART or related interventions in order to develop the confidence and the skills that are needed to provide timely and effective trauma-focused care for deployed soldiers. |
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