بررسي اثر بخشي درمان حساسيت زدايي حركات چشم و پردازش مجدد(EMDR) بر تغييرات شناختي و كاركردي مغزي ( شبكه اي و منطقه اي) زنان داراي تجربه تروماي ناشي از تجاوز جنسي

The purpose of The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy on cognitive and functional brain changes (network and regional) in women who experienced sexual rape trauma in Isfahan city in 1402. This research is of single case type and the statistical population of this research was among all the women who experienced trauma due to sexual rape in Isfahan city. To conduct this research, three volunteers were selected after a public call and in a purposeful manner. For this purpose, they were first assessed with a structured clinical interview for DSM5-TR (2022) and were found to meet the entry criteria and lack the exit criteria. They were then subjected to baseline eva‎luations with research tools including the PTSD checklist for DSM5, Re-Osterit Complex Form Test (ROCF) and electroencephalogram EEG. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy was applied and eva‎luated three times during the therapy process (every two weeks). Finally, follow-up eva‎luations continued for three weeks with research tools. Data analysis in the field of psychological variables (traumatic symptoms and traumatic memory) was done using visual analysis of charts. In order to analyze the data in the field of neuropsychological research variables (the activity of the areas related to visual, sensory, motor and executive processes and sensory and control functional networks of the brain), initial processing was done in MATLAB software and then in LORETA software and MATLAB were used for final processing. The results showed that EMDR therapy was effective in improving the traumatic symptoms and visual memory of the participants. Also, EMDR therapy in the participants caused an effect in some areas related to visual, sensory, motor and executive processing and also caused the creation and formation of some sensory and control functional networks, the importance of these changes has been discussed. Overall, this research showed that EMDR therapy can be effective in improving the psychological condition of women who have experienced trauma caused by sexual rape, and these effects are aligned with cognitive brain changes, which adds to the scientific support of EMDR therapy.

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