Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing on the Treatment of Sex Addicts Women

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

F. Modaresi ¹ , M. Mohamadi ² , Gh Naziri ³

1 - کارشناس ارشد روان شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات،گروه روان شناسی، فارس، ایران
2 - دکترای تخصصی، متخصص روانشناسی بالینی، استادیاردانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، گروه روان¬شناسی، فارس، ایران
3 - دکترای تخصصی، متخصص روانشناسی بالینی، استادیاردانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، گروه روان¬شناسی، فارس، ایران

Received: 2014-01-04 Accepted : 2014-01-04 Published : 2013-05-22

Keywords: Women, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, sex addicts,

Abstract :

Aim: The target of this investigation is to evaluate the effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on healing of sex addict women. Method: The performance of this research was done by the single Subject on five sex addict women in Fars province, chose by the purposive sampling methods, using the several basal line method. For gathering information, the questionnaire of Karnes sex addict, was used. Results revealed that the entire hypothesis was confirmed. The index of healing in sexual behaviors variables was downward in relation to the basal line of healing. Discussion: Regarding the comprising index of women's sex addicts with trauma and sexual abuse in their childhood, according to this investigation and the positive relation between sex addict related trauma and symptoms of post trauma stress, and positive effect of this method of healing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing could be used for sex addicts healing