Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of EMDR Therapy in Adults with PTSD and Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Mental Health Problems: A Multiple Baseline Study

Autor/inn/en	Verhagen, Inge; van der Heijden, Renate; de Jongh, Ad; Korzilius, Hubert; Mevissen, Liesbeth; Didden, Robert
Titel	Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of EMDR Therapy in Adults with PTSD and Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Mental Health Problems: A Multiple Baseline Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16 (2023) 4, S.291-313 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-5864
DOI	10.1080/19315864.2022.2148791
Schlagwörter	Therapy; Eye Movements; Intervention; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Mild Intellectual Disability; Safety; Feasibility Studies; Program Effectiveness; Adults; Mental Disorders; Depression (Psychology); Psychopathology; Severity (of Disability); Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Augenbewegung; Sicherheit; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychopathologie; Schweregrad; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: Little is known about the efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in people with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF). Aims: To explore the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of EMDR therapy in adults with MID-BIF, PTSD, and comorbid mental health and psycho-social problems. Methods and procedures: Data were collected from nine participants using a non-concurrent multiple baseline design. PTSD symptoms, level of daily life impairment, and possible adverse effect were measured weekly during baseline, treatment, post-treatment, and at three-month follow-up. Depressive symptoms, general psychopathology, and mental health problems were assessed once in every phase. Outcomes and results: Participants displayed a significant reduction of PTSD symptoms, and the majority of participants no longer met criteria for DSM-5 PTSD diagnosis after therapy. EMDR therapy appeared to be safe, as no adverse events were reported during the study time frame. Further, participants showed a decrease in depressive symptoms as well as less severe general psychopathology and mental health problems following therapy. Conclusion: EMDR therapy was found to be safe, feasible, and (potentially) efficacious in decreasing PTSD symptoms, loss of PTSD diagnoses, reduction of level of daily life impairment, and general psychopathology for adults with MID-BIF, suffering from both severe mental health and psycho-social problems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01