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Assessment and Management of Conditions Specifically related to Stress

World Health Organisation and UNHCR · Clinical guidance

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“EMDR is an advanced psychological intervention for stress and PTSD.
Like CBT-T, EMDR aims to reduce subjective distress and strengthen adaptive beliefs related to the traumatic event. Unlike CBT-T, EMDR does not involve (a) detailed descriptions of the event, (b) direct challenging of beliefs, (c) extended exposure or (d) homework.”

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https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/85623/9789241505932_eng.pdf

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https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/85623/9789241505932_eng.pdf

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Assessment and Management of Conditions Specifically related to Stress
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https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/mhgap-module-assessment-management-of-conditions-specifically-related-to-stress · https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK190416/

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“EMDR is an advanced psychological intervention for stress and PTSD. · Like CBT-T, EMDR aims to reduce subjective distress and strengthen adaptive beliefs related to the traumatic event. Unlike CBT-T, EMDR does not involve (a) detailed descriptions of the event, (b) direct challenging of beliefs, (c) extended exposure or (d) homework.”

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https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/85623/9789241505932_eng.pdf

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https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/85623/9789241505932_eng.pdf

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    https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/mhgap-module-assessment-management-of-conditions-specifically-related-to-stress · https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK190416/

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