In addition, the workshop will discuss the adjunctive use of opioid antagonists in the treatment
of dissociative symptoms with a particular focus on EMDR.
Childhood trauma and perceived parental dysfunction in the etiology
of dissociative symptoms in psychiatric inpatients
Attachment quality has been linked with later problem behaviours, with disorganized attachment especially predictive
of dissociative symptoms (e.g. seeming spacey, «in a fog» etc.), 7 and internalizing and externalizing problems.6,8 - 10 A number of prevention and intervention programs have been developed that aim to improve infant attachment quality.
Not exact matches
The results
of the CETOCT team highlight the important role
of inferential confusion and
dissociative experiences, which are signs that best predict OCD
symptoms.
The researchers asked 75 people with OCD to complete questionnaires assessing inferential confusion, schizotypal personality,
dissociative experiences, strength
of obsessive beliefs, and depressive and anxiety
symptoms.
The Role
of Depression and Dissociation in the Link Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later Parental Practices Collin - Vezina, Cyr, Pauze, & McDuff Journal
of Trauma and Dissociation, 6 (1), 2005 View Abstract Explores the link between child sexual abuse and maternal parenting, while taking into account mothers» childhood physical and emotional traumas and current depressive and
dissociative symptoms.
Attempts to maintain sobriety or abstinence are undermined by the loss
of chemical support, increased intrusive
symptoms, and
dissociative fragmentation.
Explore seven
symptom clusters that are important to review in making differential diagnoses
of dissociative disorders and complex PTSD.
However, it allows assessment
of complex
dissociative symptoms in any clinical interview in any clinical setting.
Early disorganised attachment also proved to be one
of the rare early predictors
of subsequent childhood behaviour problems [41 — 44] and adolescent psychopathology, such as
dissociative symptoms and borderline personality disorder [45, 46].
That is, fragmentation
of self and
dissociative symptoms commonly interfere with information processing, thus barring the integration and resolution
of the traumatic experience through EMDR.
Differential diagnoses
of overlapping
symptoms of more commonly known diagnoses that mask a
dissociative disorder will be described, such as ADHD, psychosis, bipolar disorder.
A major focus will be the interweaving
of the stabilization, affect and
dissociative symptom management skills, (taught in phases 1 and 2) during the actual trauma processing and desensitization phase
of EMDR treatment.
Participants will learn how to effectively integrate different somatic and ego - state interventions in the treatment
of attachment and trauma related syndromes and
dissociative symptoms, as well as how to enhance information processing during the EMDR treatment.
The adjunctive use
of opioid antagonists to reduce
dissociative symptoms with a specific focus on stabilization and EMDR processing.
1st Summit
of Complex Trauma,
Dissociative Symptoms & EMDR Therapy This Summit consists
of 4 modules
of 3 hours each and it is presented using a webinar format.
Module 2 Working with Complex Trauma and
Dissociative Symptoms during the EMDR Processing Phases Presented by: Carol Forgash, LCSW Abstract This workshop will present a theoretical and practical rationale for utilizing trauma informed phase oriented therapy interventions to provide safe treatment
of highly traumatized clients in EMDR phases 4 - 7.
Research on Dissociation suggests a link between
dissociative symptoms and lowered activity in brain regions associated with emotional processing and memory (amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, and middle / superior temporal gyrus), attention and awareness (insula), filtering sensations (thalamus), processing
of information about self (precuneus), and cognitive control (lateral prefrontal cortices).
This 12 hour - 4 day virtual workshop provides theoretical and practical strategies to assist clinicians working with children with severe dysregulation
of the affective system such as: Children exhibiting insecure patterns
of attachment, complex PTSD and
dissociative symptoms.
However, in the case
of disrupted attachment and significant
dissociative symptoms EMDR can be destabilizing if used early on in treatment.
In this workshop participants will learn how Schema Therapy experiential methods and the mode model can be adapted and titrated to achieve a safe, stable and transformative change in the
symptoms of Complex Trauma and
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Licensed marriage and family therapists Connors and Thomas will discuss the challenging situations where clients with a history
of chronic and complex interpersonal trauma present with diverse clusters
of symptoms, relational issues, and
dissociative defenses.
[
Dissociative Disorders
of Consciousness: Theory,
symptoms, therapy].
Measures utilized include the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Spielberger State - Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Subjective Units
of Disturbance (SUD), the
Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Impact
of Events Scale (IES), the Modified PTSD (MPTSD) Scale, the Global Severity Index (GSI), Positive
Symptom Distress subscale (PSD), and the
Dissociative Interview Schedule (DIS).
Measures utilized include the PTSD
Symptom Scale (PSS - SR), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the
Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), the Subjective Units
of Disturbance Scale (SUDS), and the Validity
of Cognition Scale (VOC).
Her specialties are: Addiction (prevention and intervention), individuals diagnosed with, or presenting
symptoms of,
Dissociative Identity Disorder, Depression and Anxiety, PTSD, childhood trauma survivors as well as personal growth and insight seeking individuals.
Measures utilized include Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disease (DSM - IV), the Clinician - Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the Assault Information Interview (AII), the Treatment, Legal, and Drug Update Interview (UPDATE), the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire (SLESQ), the SCID Non-Patient Version, the PTSD
Symptom Scale - Self - Report (PSS - SR), the Impact
of Event Scale - Revised (IES - R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the
Dissociative Experiences Scale - II (DES - II), and the State - Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
In an important longitudinal study, Ogawa et al. (1997) found that among a sample
of children at particular risk for traumatization,
dissociative symptoms in early childhood were associated with the severity
of trauma and so - called disorganized attachment; these factors predicted
dissociative symptoms up to two decades later.
Prevention
of DID requires intervention in abusive families and treating children with
dissociative symptoms as early as possible.
This virtual training will provide a number
of strategies for working with clients with complex trauma and
dissociative symptoms throughout the eight phases
of EMDR therapy.
Children who have disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure have been shown to be vulnerable to stress, have problems with regulation and control
of negative emotions, and display oppositional, hostile - aggressive behaviours, and coercive styles
of interaction.2, 3 They may exhibit low self - esteem, internalizing and externalizing problems in the early school years, poor peer interactions, unusual or bizarre behaviour in the classroom, high teacher ratings
of dissociative behaviour and internalizing
symptoms in middle childhood, high levels
of teacher - rated social and behavioural difficulties in class, low mathematics attainment, and impaired formal operational skills.3 They may show high levels
of overall psychopathology at 17 years.3 Disorganized attachment with a primary attachment figure is over-represented in groups
of children with clinical problems and those who are victims
of maltreatment.1, 2,3 A majority
of children with early disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure during infancy go on to develop significant social and emotional maladjustment and psychopathology.3, 4 Thus, an attachment - based intervention should focus on preventing and / or reducing disorganized attachment.
Yet,
dissociative symptoms can seriously impair the success
of treatment.
This advanced workshop provides theoretical and practical strategies to assist clinicians working with children with severe dysregulation
of the affective system such as: Children exhibiting insecure patterns
of attachment, complex PTSD and
dissociative symptoms.
The assessment protocol included the main attachment figure's sociodemographic data, psychopathology, and dissociation; history
of youth protection services, and child's adjustment measures (general, internalizing, externalizing and social problems, and
dissociative symptoms).
Contributions
of the mother — infant relationship to
dissociative, borderline, and conduct
symptoms in young adulthood