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Farrell, Derek 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9898-8031, Kiernan, M.D., de Jongh, Ad, Miller, P.W., Bumke, P., Ahmad, S., Knibbs, Lorraine, Mattheß, Cordula, Keenan, P. and Matthess, Helga
(2020)
Treating implicit trauma: a quasi-experimental study comparing the EMDR Therapy Standard Protocol with a ‘Blind 2 Therapist’ version within a trauma capacity building project in Northern Iraq.
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 5 (3).
ISSN 2364-3404 (eISSN)
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Abstract
Psychological trauma is a silent epidemic which presents as a global public health issue, often in the form of post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an empirically supported treatment intervention for PTSD and has been used as part of trauma-capacity building, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). For some survivor’s, their trauma experiences cannot be spoken of: they may be alluded to, suggested and though not directly expressed. There are several factors as to why these implicit trauma experiences are ‘unspoken’, for example, when the trauma involves a deep-rooted sense of shame or guilt, a distorted sense of over-responsibility or when to speak of the trauma engenders fear of retribution, reprisal and consequence. This paper will explore the effectiveness of using two protocol variations of EMDR Therapy—standard versus a ‘Blind 2 Therapist’ protocol version as part of a quasi-experimental study which took place in Northern Iraq. The study contains two projects and subsequently tested several hypotheses regarding safety, effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the ‘Blind 2 Therapist’ protocol within EMDR Therapy. Results indicated support for the B2T protocol intervention with various trauma populations including Yezidi survivors of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)—also known as Daesh.
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| Additional Information: | The full-text of the online published article can be accessed via the official URL. © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons |
| Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | EMDR, trauma, treatment, shame, retribution, implicit, standard protocol, Blind 2 Therapist Protocol |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | College of Business, Psychology and Sport > School of Psychology |
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| Copyright Info: | Open access article |
| Depositing User: | Derek Farrell |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2020 09:59 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2020 10:08 |
| URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9384 |
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