The Mind Body Transformation Model (MBTM): An Integrative Clinical Approach to Trauma Treatment with Children

Journal of Counselor Practice ◽

10.22229/tmb1122020 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Cortny Stark ◽

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Mary Kathryn Brammer ◽

Gene Crofts

Keyword(s):

Transformation Model ◽

Treatment Center ◽

Trauma Treatment ◽

Clinical Approach ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Child Survivors ◽

Individualized Care ◽

Psychological Disturbances ◽

Youth At Risk ◽

The Mind

Children exposed to traumatic events often experience emotional, physical, and psychological disturbances as well as disruption of the normative course of development. Meeting the needs of child survivors requires flexibility and individualized care. The integrative trauma treatment approach presented here, the Mind Body Transformation Model (MBTM), provides practitioners with an innovative framework for organizing trauma treatment for minor clients. The primary aim of this approach is to mitigate the immediate impact of trauma and remediate long-term effects. This integrative trauma treatment model borrows from several evidence-based traditions, selecting those strategies that enhance attunement, attachment, and coregulation between child and caregiver. MBTM is currently in practice at the Trauma Treatment Center and Research Facility in Rio Rancho, NM, with youth at risk for negative health outcomes. This manuscript provides insight regarding the origins, theoretical foundation, and practical application of MBTM.

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Preparing Muslims with diabetes mellitus for Ramadan fasting in Singapore: a clinical approach and review of current practice

Singapore Medical Journal ◽

10.11622/smedj.2021047 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

SB Zainudin ◽

E Yeoh

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Current Practice ◽

Diabetes Education ◽

Local Population ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Glucose Monitoring ◽

Clinical Approach ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Fasting Period ◽

Ramadan Fasting

Ramadan fasting, a month-long annual practice for Muslims, can be challenging for those who have diabetes mellitus with or without associated complications or pre-existing comorbidities, as well as healthcare providers involved in their care. Inadequate preparation for this fasting period can result in increased complications. We reviewed the current practice of Muslims with diabetes mellitus in Singapore who intend to fast during Ramadan, with particular attention on locally available evidence. Adequate preparation for Ramadan fasting, including pre-Ramadan assessment, optimisation of glycaemic control, structured Ramadan-focused diabetes education, medication adjustment, glucose monitoring and test fasting, can lead to benefits in terms of improvements in metabolic control and reduced risk of fasting-related complications in people with diabetes mellitus. While there are ongoing efforts to reduce risk during this period, larger-scale national programmes are needed to avert complications and assess the long-term effects of Ramadan fasting in the local population.

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Music Related Sensibilities in Trauma Treatment: An interview with Janina Fisher

Music and Medicine ◽

10.47513/mmd.v10i3.637 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 162

Author(s):

Andrew Rossetti ◽

Janina Fisher ◽

Marija Pranjic

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Medical Center ◽

Musical Training ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Trauma Theory ◽

Trauma Treatment ◽

Clinical Psychologist ◽

Clinical Approach ◽

Music Therapists ◽

Keywords Trauma

Janina Fisher PhD has collaborated with many of the pillars in the field of trauma theory and treatment – including Judith Herman, Bessel van der Kolk, and Pat Ogden – and she is a pioneering force and innovator in her own right. A prominent clinician and consultant, Dr. Fisher is a licensed clinical psychologist and instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. The opportunity to interview Dr. Fisher stemmed from her participation in the conference Trauma Theory & Treatment: Somatosensorial Implications of Resilience, hosted by the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. The conference lectures included mental healthcare professionals ranging from a broad spectrum of disciplines, with a strong showing of music therapists with specialties in trauma treatment with diverse populations. As conference co-chair I took the opportunity to interview Dr. Fisher, who graciously agreed to sit down with me and answer some questions. As a music psychotherapist whose work centers on pre-emptive strategies in fragile hospital populations such as newly diagnosed cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, her in-depth and thoughtful responses to my probing questions offered unique insight. At various junctures, I provide some commentary to contextualize some of the salient themes. Her comments expand upon the growth and ‘interdisciplinarization’ of the evolving field of trauma. We are indeed fortunate to have her share her knowledge and expertise on its inner workings and perspectives within these pages. The following is a candid exchange in which Dr. Fisher provides insight not only on her ideas on the neurobiological nature of trauma, but also how musical concepts, and her own musical training in her youth informs her clinical approach in working with victims of emotional trauma. I am grateful to Marija Pranjic for transcribing the interview. Keywords: Trauma, PTSD, Music Therapy, Dissociation, Safety

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Clinical Research in Finance

Journal of Nepalese Business Studies ◽

10.3126/jnbs.v2i1.60 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 95-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rajan Bahadur Paudel

Keyword(s):

Clinical Research ◽

Research Methodology ◽

Clinical Approach ◽

New Approach ◽

Business Studies ◽

The Mind ◽

Shed Light

This paper attempts to shed light on the new approach of research in finance: clinical approach. This approach is based on these four paradigms: functionalist, interpretative, radical humanist and radical structuralist. The thrust of this paper is to inculcate the concept and paradigms of this new approach of research methodology in the mind of researchers. Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol.2(1) 2005 pp.95-98

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How Homo economicus lost her mind and how we can revive her

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x1800033x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

Author(s):

Peter DeScioli

Keyword(s):

Economic Thought ◽

History Of Economic Thought ◽

Homo Economicus ◽

Economic Theories ◽

Target Article ◽

History Of ◽

The Mind ◽

And Behavior

AbstractThe target article by Boyer & Petersen (B&P) contributes a vital message: that people have folk economic theories that shape their thoughts and behavior in the marketplace. This message is all the more important because, in the history of economic thought, Homo economicus was increasingly stripped of mental capacities. Intuitive theories can help restore the mind of Homo economicus.

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Ovarian Dysfunction in Fetally Irradiated Beagles

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100080717 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 658-659

Author(s):

T. M. Seed ◽

M. H. Sanderson ◽

D. L. Gutzeit ◽

T. E. Fritz ◽

D. V. Tolle ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gamma Rays ◽

Low Dose ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Ovarian Dysfunction ◽

Dose Rates ◽

Highly Sensitive ◽

Microscopic Evaluation ◽

Ovarian Pathology ◽

Normal Offspring

The developing mammalian fetus is thought to be highly sensitive to ionizing radiation. However, dose, dose-rate relationships are not well established, especially the long term effects of protracted, low-dose exposure. A previous report (1) has indicated that bred beagle bitches exposed to daily doses of 5 to 35 R 60Co gamma rays throughout gestation can produce viable, seemingly normal offspring. Puppies irradiated in utero are distinguishable from controls only by their smaller size, dental abnormalities, and, in adulthood, by their inability to bear young.We report here our preliminary microscopic evaluation of ovarian pathology in young pups continuously irradiated throughout gestation at daily (22 h/day) dose rates of either 0.4, 1.0, 2.5, or 5.0 R/day of gamma rays from an attenuated 60Co source. Pups from non-irradiated bitches served as controls. Experimental animals were evaluated clinically and hematologically (control + 5.0 R/day pups) at regular intervals.

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Ultrastructural investigations of MDL 19,660-induced effects on the canine platelet and megakaryocyte

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100159412 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 374-375

Author(s):

D.E. Loudy ◽

J. Sprinkle-Cavallo ◽

J.T. Yarrington ◽

F.Y. Thompson ◽

J.P. Gibson

Keyword(s):

Antidepressant Drug ◽

Beagle Dogs ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Short Term ◽

Platelet Counts ◽

Toxicological Studies ◽

Induced Aggregation ◽

Internal Architecture

Previous short term toxicological studies of one to two weeks duration have demonstrated that MDL 19,660 (5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,4-dihydro-2,4-dimethyl-3Hl, 2,4-triazole-3-thione), an antidepressant drug, causes a dose-related thrombocytopenia in dogs. Platelet counts started to decline after two days of dosing with 30 mg/kg/day and continued to decrease to their lowest levels by 5-7 days. The loss in platelets was primarily of the small discoid subpopulation. In vitro studies have also indicated that MDL 19,660: does not spontaneously aggregate canine platelets and has moderate antiaggregating properties by inhibiting ADP-induced aggregation. The objectives of the present investigation of MDL 19,660 were to evaluate ultrastructurally long term effects on platelet internal architecture and changes in subpopulations of platelets and megakaryocytes.Nine male and nine female beagle dogs were divided equally into three groups and were administered orally 0, 15, or 30 mg/kg/day of MDL 19,660 for three months. Compared to a control platelet range of 353,000- 452,000/μl, a doserelated thrombocytopenia reached a maximum severity of an average of 135,000/μl for the 15 mg/kg/day dogs after two weeks and 81,000/μl for the 30 mg/kg/day dogs after one week.

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Long-term effects of a course on dental care for handicapped persons

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1989.53.12.tb02379.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 53 (12) ◽

pp. 722-724 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R Bedi ◽

D O'Donnell

Keyword(s):

Dental Care ◽

Long Term Effects

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Experiences With and Lessons Learned From Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Support Program for Older Hearing Aid Users and Their Communication Partners in the Hearing Aid Dispensing Setting

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2020_aja-19-00072 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (3S) ◽

pp. 638-647 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Janine F. J. Meijerink ◽

Marieke Pronk ◽

Sophia E. Kramer

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Hearing Aid ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Research Note ◽

Support Program ◽

Large Sample Size ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Communication Program ◽

Communication Partners

Purpose The SUpport PRogram (SUPR) study was carried out in the context of a private academic partnership and is the first study to evaluate the long-term effects of a communication program (SUPR) for older hearing aid users and their communication partners on a large scale in a hearing aid dispensing setting. The purpose of this research note is to reflect on the lessons that we learned during the different development, implementation, and evaluation phases of the SUPR project. Procedure This research note describes the procedures that were followed during the different phases of the SUPR project and provides a critical discussion to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the approach taken. Conclusion This research note might provide researchers and intervention developers with useful insights as to how aural rehabilitation interventions, such as the SUPR, can be developed by incorporating the needs of the different stakeholders, evaluated by using a robust research design (including a large sample size and a longer term follow-up assessment), and implemented widely by collaborating with a private partner (hearing aid dispensing practice chain).

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