Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan who play the computergame "Tetris” within 24 hours after an aversive event show larger reductions in frequency of event-related intrusive memories at 1 week after the event than soldiers who do not play “Tetris…
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Bron
Aandoening
Intrusive memories; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Intrusieve herinneringen; Posttraumatische stress-stoornis (PTSS)
Ondersteuning
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
Uitkomstmaten
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Frequency of intrusions measured with a structured clinical interview at 1 week after the aversive event.
Achtergrond van het onderzoek
N/A
Doel van het onderzoek
Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan who play the computergame "Tetris” within 24 hours after an aversive event show larger reductions in frequency of event-related intrusive memories at 1 week after the event than soldiers who do not play “Tetris”.
Onderzoeksopzet
Assessments will be scheduled before the intervention, immediately post-intervention, 1 week after the intervention and 6 weeks after deployment.
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions:
1. Tetris (n=51);
2. Assessments Only (n=51).
The Tetris group will be asked to repeatedly bring the event to mind, while playing Tetris on a computer for 30 minutes. The Assessments Only group will be administered the same pre measures used in the Tetris group, and are asked to return after 30 min. to complete the post assessment. Both groups will be offered care as usual by the Dutch Defense Military Mental Health.
Publiek
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Belangrijkste voorwaarden om deel te mogen nemen (Inclusiecriteria)
1. Exposure to an event according to the stressor A1 criterion of the DSM IV; (American Psychiatric Association, 1994);
2. The event happened no longer than 24 hours earlier.
Belangrijkste redenen om niet deel te kunnen nemen (Exclusiecriteria)
Respondents are excluded if they:
1. Are not fully conscious at the time of the intervention;
2. Are severely injured (i.e., physically unable of undergoing the intervention);
3. Are suicidal;
4. Meet the criteria for any of the following DSM-IV diagnoses: psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, or PTSD.
Opzet
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Geen registraties gevonden.
In overige registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL2223 |
| NTR-old | NTR2348 |
| CCMO | NL32189.068.10 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd. |
| OMON | NL-OMON34053 |
Samenvatting resultaten
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Engelhard, I. M. & van den Hout, M. A. (2007). Preexisting neuroticism, subjective stressor severity, and posttraumatic stress in soldiers deployed to Iraq. Can.J.Psychiatry, 52, 505-509.
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Engelhard, I. M., van den Hout, M. A., Janssen, W. C., & van der, B. J. (2010). Eye movements reduce vividness and emotionality of "flashforwards". Behav.Res.Ther.
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Holmes, E. A., James, E. L., Coode-Bate, T., & Deeprose, C. (2009). Can playing the computer game "Tetris" reduce the build-up of flashbacks for trauma? A proposal from cognitive science. PLoS.One., 4, e4153.
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Sijbrandij, M., Olff, M., Reitsma, J. B., Carlier, I. V., De Vries, M. H., & Gersons, B. P. (2007). Treatment of acute posttraumatic stress disorder with brief cognitive behavioral therapy: a randomized controlled trial. Am.J.Psychiatry, 164, 82-90.
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Sijbrandij, M., Olff, M., Reitsma, J. B., Carlier, I. V., & Gersons, B. P. (2006a). Emotional or educational debriefing after psychological trauma. Randomised controlled trial. Br.J.Psychiatry, 189, 150-155.