Patient Perceptions of the Use of the Comprehensive Resource Model
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Patient perceptions of the use of the Comprehensive Resource Model as a treatment for complex trauma.
IRAS ID
196054
Contact name
Nicola Gillespie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of the West of Scotland
Duration of Study in the UK
years, 8 months, 00 days
Research summary
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most widely diagnosed mental health difficulties worldwide. The WHO (2013) estimated that in 2012, 3.6% of the world’s population suffered from PTSD, and that psychological trauma will be amongst the leading causes of disability (alongside depression and heart disease) by 2020.Many studies indicate that therapies are effective for single event PTSD but less effective for more complex presentations. Growing criticism of mental health treatments for PTSD highlights the importance of patient views on treatments to develop an understanding on how they engage and cope with interventions.
The study purpose is to explore:
Patient perceptions of the use of the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) as a treatment for complex trauma.
CRM uses bi-lateral stimulation to target memories. Bi-lateral stimulation involves recalling traumatic memories whilst simultaneously listening to intermittent, alternating left and right beeps. This catalyses the rebalancing of the nervous system by shifting information that is dysfunctional and stuck in the nervous system and places importance on building stability and mindfulness before, during and after any trauma processing.
The study will be undertaken as a qualitative approach. The formation of the interview questions and subsequent data analysis will utilize interpretive phenomenological approach. The researcher will recruit a purposive convenience sample of 6 – 10 participants. The participants in this study will have a diagnosis of a complex trauma disorder, have experience of the CRM therapy, be over age of 18 years and not currently be an inpatient or on a mental health treatment section to ensure full understanding and consent. The researcher will request permission from the clinicians working in the outpatient psychological therapies department currently working with CRM to issue patient information sheets inviting patients to participate within the study. Participants will undertake a one off semi-structured interview held within the psychological therapies department.REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
16/WS/0064
Date of REC Opinion
28 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion