Treatment of NLP Method in Women Who Have Experienced Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Dissorder

Yfat Weinstein-Zohar

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: NLP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02730806

WEINNLPCTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this interventional study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the NLP PTSD protocol in the event of PPPTSD. The study's main hypothesis is that the implementation of the NLP protocol will be effective and result in reduction of the overall PTSD level.

Full description

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is considered to be a major Public Health disorder in the Western world with 8% prevalence. When including partial/Sub-clinic PTSD, prevalence rises dramatically. Studies examining the common intervention methods indicate certain clinical effectiveness although none presents sweeping efficiency. Therefore, this syndrome is still a significant clinical problem in Public Health.

This study focuses on women population who have experienced trauma in childbirth. Such women experience full post traumatic symptoms (Full PTSD) or Partial/Subclinical PTSD. This syndrome is defined in professional literature as PPPTSD (Post-Partum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). While childbirth is a healthy part of the cycle of life, birth itself is an event that may involve a risk to the mother and child life. PPPTSD prevalence ranges between 1%-6% and is expressed in at least two of the criteria listed in the DSM. 8.3%-28% of women suffer from partial PPPTSD.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a "one-on-one" intervention method, connecting Neurological processes (N), Linguistic (L) and learned behaviors (P), in order to allow conceptual/perceptual, mental and behavioral changes. Even though NLP is used since the 1970's and field testimonies report its effectiveness, there are only few studies regarding its effectiveness in the field of PTSD.

This study's main objective is to examine the effectiveness of the NLP PTSD protocol.

The study population will include approx 30 women, up to 2 years after birth, with PPPTSD. The women will be treated in 5 individual sessions implementing the NLP PTSD protocol.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Women
2. Age: 18-40
3. 2 years from the date of birth;
4. PTSD or PTSD symptoms (indicating partial PTSD) diagnosed as a leading problem in the participant's life
5. Hebrew speaking
6. Insured by Maccabi Health Services

Exclusion criteria

1. Presence of one of the following:

   (A) Mental retardation; (B) Schizophrenia or other mental illnesses;

2. Changes in medication dose during the study or during the three prior months;

3. Suicide attempts or self-harm;

4. Alcohol or drug use;

5. Postpartum depression;

6. Incompetent

7. Stillbirth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

NLP PTSD intervention protocol

Experimental group

Description:

Behavioral intervention (NLP) - intervention method will be 5 weekly personal therapy and counseling sessions with a certified therapist specializing in NLP, implementing the NLP PTSD protocol, such as Visual Kinesthetic Dissociation (VKD) behavioral technique for PPPTSD cases

Treatment:

Behavioral: NLP