Dealing with the aftermath of mass disasters. A field study on the application of EMDR integrative group treatment protocol with child survivors of the 2016 Italy earthquakes
This study explored the effects of the EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol
(EMDR-IGTP) on child survivors of the earthquakes that struck Umbria, a region of
central Italy, on August 24th and on October 26th 2016. Three hundred and thirty-two
children from the town of Norcia and nearby severely disrupted villages received 3 cycles
of EMDR-IGTP. The Emotion Thermometers (ET-5) and the Children’s Revised Impact
of Event Scale (CRIES-13) were administered before (T0) and about 1 week after the