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Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Published on: March 8, 2018
[Post-traumatic and psychotic symptoms in severely traumatised patients]
R A Kurth1, H Gerhardt, I Schäfer
1BFU, Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer Ulm. r.kurth@rehaverein.de
Background:
Severely traumatised patients may show a variety of impairments, including psychotic symptoms. The therapist's specific professional background (e. g., trauma-focussed psychotherapy or general psychiatry) may impede adequate diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
Methods:
Three case reports show the development and change of post-traumatic and psychotic symptoms over time and the influence of specific interventions.
Conclusions:
It is important not to jump to conclusions and interpret perceptual disturbances (flashbacks, dissociative or psychotic ones) too quickly in an one-sided way. Further scientific investigations are mandatory in order to understand and treat patients in an adequate way.
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