Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Additional interventions are needed for survivors of psychological trauma because of several barriers to and limitations of existing treatment options (eg, need to talk about the trauma in detail). Case studies are an important step in exploring the development of novel interventions, allowing detailed examination of individual responses to treatment over time. Here, we present a case study that aims to test a novel intervention designed to disrupt memory reconsolidation, taking a single-symptom approach by focusing on intrusive memories of a traumatic event.

Objective

This study aims to examine a novel brief cognitive intervention to reduce the number of intrusive memories of trauma in an Icelandic setting and to extend previous studies by examining long-term eff

SUBMITTER: Thorarinsdottir K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603162 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature