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The use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of traumatic stress and complicated mourning: psychological and behavioral outcomes

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Issues concerning two treatments, guided mourning (GM) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), for those who are grieving the deaths of others are examined. The topics include the nature traumatic grief, the manner in which GM and EMDR help patients confront the death event; the neural processing of grief; and the effect of the treatments on grief, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and self-esteem.

Author: Sprang, Ginny
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2001
Research, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Grief counseling, Loss (Psychology)

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy of grief: a review and application

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This article explores grief therapy and the importance of employing a cognitive perspective. The author discusses the processes a bereaved person must go through towards recovery, stating grief is not only an emotional process, but behavioral and cognitive as well, and argues social workers must apply a cognitive approach in their therapy.

Author: Malkinson, Ruth
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2001
Psychological aspects, Death, Bereavement

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Treating anxiety in a managed care setting: a controlled comparison of medication alone versus medication plus cognitive-behavioral group therapy

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Research on panic disorder treatment is presented, evaluating the effects of medication and medication with cognitive therapy within managed care practice. Results show that the addition of cognitive therapy greatly improves treatment outcomes over medication alone.

Author: Mitchell, Christopher G.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 1999
Managed care plans (Medical care), Panic disorders, Panic disorder, Medicine, Psychosomatic, Psychosomatic medicine

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Subjects list: Care and treatment, Statistical Data Included, United States, Grief, Evaluation, Cognitive therapy
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