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- Title
The EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol With an Intensive Care Survivor: A Case Study.
- Authors
Clarke, Rachel
- Abstract
The intensive care survivor population is increasing. Critical illness can lead to long term psychological distress for a significant proportion of intensive care survivors. This situation has been brought into even starker focus with the impact of COVID-19. Critical illness can lead to long term psychological distress for a significant proportion of intensive care survivors. Risk factors for post-intensive care psychological distress include delirium experiences. This single case study describes the therapeutic process and utility of the Recent-Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), an eye movement Desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy protocol for early intervention, with an ICU survivor where therapy was conducted remotely. The treatment provision is unusual in terms of the use of the R-TEP protocol and therapy not being in person. Treatment response was assessed using three standardized measures pre-treatment, post-treatment and at 4-month follow-up, and through qualitative feedback. The advantages of the R-TEP structure are discussed and the need for further research with the ICU survivor population considered.
- Subjects
CRITICAL care medicine; EMDR (Eye-movement desensitization &; reprocessing); PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
- Publication
Journal of EMDR Practice & Research, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 2, p50
- ISSN
1933-3196
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/EMDR-2021-0028