Deborah Korn

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EMDR and the Treatment of Complex PTSD: A Review

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 2009

... functionally limited, specifically with regard to interpersonal relationships, affect modula-... more

Un commentaire sur Hornsveld et al. (2011) : Un test valide du Développement et Installation des ressources ? Absolument pas

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 2013

ABSTRACT Les chercheurs ont publié des preuves qui soutiennent tant l&#39;hypothèse de “mémoi... more ABSTRACT Les chercheurs ont publié des preuves qui soutiennent tant l&#39;hypothèse de “mémoire de travail” que celle des “MOR/réponse d&#39;orientation” pour décrire les mécanismes sous-jacents aux effets thérapeutiques documentés de l&#39;EMDR sur des patients atteints d&#39;un état de stress post-traumatique. Hornsveld et al. (2011) apportent des preuves supplémentaires de l&#39;impact des mouvements oculaires (MO) sur des aspects du rappel de souvenirs positifs, mais ils amplifient la pertinence de leurs résultats par rapport au Développement et installation de ressources (DIR : Korn &amp; Leeds, 2002) et à l&#39;hypothèse d&#39;interaction interhémisphérique (Propper &amp; Christman, 2008). De multiples mécanismes sous-tendent le plus probablement les effets observés de l&#39;EMDR et du DIR. Le test nécessaire du DIR consisterait à assigner de manière randomisée des patients atteints d&#39;un trouble de stress extrême non spécifié, éprouvant des difficultés de coping mesurées, à des conditions différentes : l&#39;une étant une procédure DIR sans stimulation sensorielle bilatérale (ou autrement distrayante), l&#39;autre comportant des MO bilatéraux.

A Commentary on Hornsveld et al. (2011): A Valid Test of Resource Development and Installation? Absolutely Not

Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 2012

ABSTRACT Researchers have published evidence supporting both the “working memory” and the “REM/Or... more ABSTRACT Researchers have published evidence supporting both the “working memory” and the “REM/Orienting Response” hypotheses as mechanisms underlying the documented treatment effects of EMDR on patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Hornsveld et al. (2011) provide additional evidence of the impact of eye movements (EMs) on aspects of positive memory recall, but overstate their findings relevance to resource development and installation (RDI: Korn &amp; Leeds, 2002) and to the interhemispheric interaction hypothesis (Propper &amp; Christman, 2008). Most likely multiple mechanisms underlie the observed effects of EMDR and RDI. The needed RDI test is to randomly assign patients with Disorders of Extreme Stress not Otherwise Specified with measured coping difficulties to alternate conditions: one an RDI procedure without bilateral (or other distracting) sensory stimulation and one with bilateral EMs.

Preliminary evidence of efficacy for EMDR resource development and installation in the stabilization phase of treatment of complex posttraumatic stress disorder

by Andrew M. Leeds, PhD and Deborah Korn

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2002

This article reviews the complexity of adaptation and symptomatology in adult survivors of childh... more This article reviews the complexity of adaptation and symptomatology in adult survivors of childhood neglect and abuse who meet criteria for the proposed diagnosis of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD), also known as Disorders of Extreme Stress, Not Otherwise Specified (DESNOS). A specific EMDR protocol, Resource Development and Installation (RDI), is proposed as an effective intervention in the initial stabilization phase of treatment with Complex PTSD/DESNOS. Descriptive psychometric and behavioral outcome measures from two single case studies are presented which appear to support the use of RDI. Suggestions are offered for future treatment outcome research with this challenging population.