EFFICACY OF HOLOGRAPHIC REPROCESSING THERAPY ON AROUSAL AND INTRUSION SYMPTOMS IN VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Due to lack of intervention studies in the introduction of new, integrated and
trauma focused therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in Iran, this research was conducted to study
the efficacy of holographic reprocessing therapy on arousal and intrusion symptoms in veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Materials & Methods: This single-case experimental study used A-B plan with different subjects that
were conducted during 9 sessions on three patients with one month follow-up. The data were analyzed
with visuals inspection, improvement percentage and reliable change index (RCI) strategies. Instruments
used in this research included the Structured Clinical Interview for Axis I disorders and the impact of
Event Scale-Revised (IES-R).
Results: The findings showed that the holographic reprocessing therapy reduced the severity of arousal
and intrusion symptoms in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and follow-up period of therapy
indicating the consistency of therapy.
Conclusion: This therapy with providing reprocessing facilitates a change in clients’ perceptions of a
traumatic event, themselves, and others. It is through this perceptual shift they are able to gain new
insight. This kind of therapy created significant changes in symptoms of all three patients and therapeutic
achievements were maintained over follow-up.