ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Case Report

Authors

Behnammoghadam   M. (1 )
Rahimi Mahmoud Abad   S. (2 )
Behnammoghadam   A. (* )






(* ) Psychology Department , Psychology Faculty, Yasuj Branch, Payam-e-Noor University, Yasuj, Iran
(1 ) Critical Care Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
(2 ) Clinical Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran

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Article History

Received:   October  12, 2013
Accepted:   February 22, 2014
ePublished:   April 2, 2014

ABSTRACT

Aims Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that occurs in people who have been exposed to psychological traumatic events. The aim of this study was to report the successful treatment of a veteran, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder due to war using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing method.
Materials & Methods In this case report, the patient was a 46 year old married male with four children sufferring from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by the war, including mental flashback to the event, mental numbness, avoidance and hyper motivation. The patient was treated with 3 sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Diagnosis and post-traumatic stress disorder grading scale, the scale relating to mental distress and validity of cognitions scale were used to data collection.
Findings Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms declined in the patient and therapeutic results was stable in 6 months follow up.
Conclusion Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing method is effective in reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder due to war.

Keywords: Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, War, Veteran,

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