The study of the group intervention containing EMDR therapy for children and mothers in the field of trauma after a mine explosion in Turkey

On the 13th of May 2014, 301 miners lost their lives in a coal mine explosion Soma, Turkey. A field study was conducted by volunteers under roof EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs: Trauma Recovery (EMDR-HAP-TR) organization. All interventions this were aimed to help victims disaster. Furthermore, assess effectiveness intervention, specifically Group Protocol (EMDR-GP) with Children and Caregivers, which administered children mothers who fathers husbands Soma Participants 25 16 intervention group control group. The Child's Reaction Traumatic Events Scale (CROPS) Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) mothers. In groupe, Subjective Units Disturbance scale (SUD) both at different times during including before after desensitization, end intervention. CROPS IES-R 1-year post-intervention. group, As there no initial inclusion for due pre-test measures are not available SUD ratings one-year follow-up results on showed that EMDR-GP reduced all scores Compared decrease found be significant, while not. It can suggested Caregivers is an effective treatment. These preliminary findings need verified further studies larger number participants other populations. Future should also include grief-based situations where risk traumatic bereavement.