Deanna Mulvihill
Registered Nurse- Multi-State Privilege,USA
Title: The application of rebonding of the body to a substance abuse program
Biography
Biography: Deanna Mulvihill
Abstract
People who have experienced trauma are at a greater risk of physical and mental health problems including PTSD and alcohol and substance abuse. Women with trauma who seek treatment have difficulty benefiting from present programs. Alcohol and other substance used to cope with the symptoms of PTSD and both produce neurohormonal changes in the body. During a 4 month intersubjective ethnographic study in a treatment, it was documented that all women had a history of trauma including the staff, the trauma was documented and discussed during admission meeting but was not considered as part of the treatment plan. Many of the interventions that were part of the program triggered PTSD. Rebonding of the body, a trauma specific multimodality trauma specific program was introduced to a 24 day program to address the underlying trauma issues and provided skills to address triggers.
