EMDR Treatment of Workplace Trauma: A Case Series

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Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

Violence and aggression in the workplace is an increasing international concern. No studies have yet determined the most efficacious psychotherapeutic strategies to alleviate the consequences of workplace violence, and none have identified interventions that might fortify workers who are repeatedly exposed to danger. This case series describes the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment of seven bank employees and one transportation worker who suffered repeated acute traumatization. The Impact of Events Scale, the Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 10-Questions Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory were used to measure changes in symptom severity. Results showed that EMDR effectively reduced symptoms and may provide a possible protective buffer in situations of ongoing workplace violence.

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Publication Title

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research

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Rost, C., Hofmann, A., & Wheeler, K. (2009). EMDR Treatment of Workplace Trauma A Case Series. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3(2), 80-90.

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