Training Program for Eye Movement Desensitization and

¶ … training program for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) used by the Department of Veterans Affairs because it had been found that there were few personnel who could deal with the high number of cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One main point of the article is that PTSD is common among veterans who seek help with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Another main point is that Department of Veterans Affairs staff may not be equipped to deal with the high number of cases of PTSD, especially cases that are chronic and severe. A third point is that EMDR can be an effective intervention when treating PTSD. A fourth point of the article is that participants in the EMDR program reported good results, and the treatment impact was deemed statistically significant for the patient population in question.

A fifth point is that the Department of Defense can and should use data such as this to create future programs for the psychological services rendered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2.Discuss the generalizability and validity of the study.

For example, will findings of this study generalize to other people and/or situations, can we generalize from the study participants to the general population, and do the methods employed have validity? The study is specific to the military patient population, which has different experiences and variables from the general population. Therefore, the results of the current study cannot be extrapolated to the general population. The study does examine the effectiveness of one type of treatment intervention for PTSD, however.

Because PTSD does occur in the general population and can be a response to any stressor, it is likely that future research could reveal ways that the EMDR intervention can be used in a non-military patient population. The research design ensures internal validity, which means that the results of the findings can be trusted to be free of any researcher error. The methods employed have validity, because the results reveal the effectiveness of the training program and not of the EMDR treatment in and of itself.

3.Evaluate the worthiness of the study. Discuss the value in systematically studying the topic, rather than relying on common sense. Determine whether it would it be appropriate to fund this research with publicly-funded grants. This study has a high degree of worthiness because PTSD is a major problem among veterans and military members who continue to serve. Especially former combatants experience PTSD, but this research applied equally as well to members of the military with PTSD who did not experience combat situations.

It would be helpful to conduct more in-depth research into how EMDR can be combined with other treatment interventions to alleviate the suffering associated with PTSD. When examining treatment interventions of any type, one cannot rely on common sense but on scientific methods only. Studying PTSD is necessary from a national security standpoint, as it is crucial to have military personnel who are as healthy and resilient as possible.

If scientists discover that methods like EMDR help to reduce the prevalence or severity of PTSD among military personnel, then it would certainly be appropriate to fund this research with public money. 4.Suppose that you are lab assistant (or graduate student) to the researchers who wrote the article. Suggest what you would you do to follow up with the study. Then, identify a logical next step.

If I were a graduate student or laboratory assistant to the researchers who wrote this article, I would suggest that they conduct a similar study on a wider patient population. This would entail the cooperation of several different Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. I would also want to examine the effectiveness of similar training programs in other treatment interventions that may prove effective in alleviating PTSD symptoms.