personality disorders, non-PTSD psychotrauma and alcohol use disorder personality disorders, trauma and alcohol addiction
Conditions
Interventions
During the intervention phase, participants receive 10 x 90 min. sessions EMDR-therapy over a period of five weeks (on average two sessions per week) aimed at non-PTSD trauma as an add-on intervention
Sponsors
IrisZorg
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: PD diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria;AUD diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria;Active, regular outpatient AUD/SUD treatment, expected to last at least until the follow-up assessment; At least partial control over substance use. That is, participants can attend sessions sober;Age 18 years or older;Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria;Inadequate proficiency in the Dutch language;Factors that (also) interfere with regular addiction care such as a psychiatric crisis due to acute or severe suicidality or a florid psychotic state, or aggressive behavior or cognitive problems that prohibit a clear understanding of instructions of interfere with adequate assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility: indicators of safety, treatment compliance, acceptability and adoption of the EMDR-therapy approach; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept: changes in level of personality functioning and symptoms, general wellbeing, substance use and craving from T0-T2. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactW. Markus
IrisZorg
Outcome results
None listed