Frontline mental health, emergency, law enforcement, and social workers have faced unprecedented psychological distress in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the RCT (Randomized Controls Trial) study was to investigate the effectiveness of a Group EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy (Group Traumatic Episode Protocol—GTEP) in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Moral Injury. The treatment focus is an early intervention, group trauma treatment, delivered remotely as video-conference psychotherapy (VCP). This early intervention used an intensive treatment delivery of 42-h sessions over 1 week. Additionally, the group EMDR intervention utilized therapist rotation in treatment delivery. …
Clinical Trial Registration:Clinicaltrials.gov, ISRCTN16933691.
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If this topic is personally relevant, the general page on Trauma and PTSD may be a helpful starting point. Trauma-related difficulties can also overlap with anxiety and depression.
If symptoms are persistent, severe, or affecting daily life, it can be helpful to speak with a qualified mental health professional.