Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Childhood Specific Phobia : A Case Report

소아기 특정 공포증의 EMDR 치료 증례

  • Bae, Hwal-Lip (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Ho (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Jang, Hee-Soon (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Hanyang University Guri Hospital)
  • 배활립 (한양대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실 및 구리병원 정신과) ;
  • 김대호 (한양대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실 및 구리병원 정신과) ;
  • 장희순 (한양대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실 및 구리병원 정신과)
  • Received : 2009.03.10
  • Accepted : 2009.04.06
  • Published : 2009.04.30
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Abstract

Recently, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was given the status of an approved form of psychotherapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. However, its effectiveness in the treatment of other anxiety disorders such as phobia is yet to be determined given that controlled studies have provided mixed results. This report summarizes the case of a child with a specific phobia (i.e. nighttime fear) which was successfully treated with two sessions of EMDR. This result suggests the further and thorough evaluation of this technique for use in childhood phobic disorders.

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