ReAttach: Promising Treatment Of Clinical Symptoms In Schizophrenia? The Disappearance Of The Parrot - A Single Case Study

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Published: Aug 31, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v7i6.3114
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ReAttach W.A.R.A. New Mind Creation Schizophrenia

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Zeestraten-Bartholomeus
P. Bita
M., Abdi Zarrin, S

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Introduction: Hearing voices, the result of specific psychological problems, such as mood complaints like depression and anxiety or personality disorders like schizophrenia, can hinder patients from doing daily things. For example, the voices say nasty things that someone has started listening to, or concentration is more difficult because of the voices. Hearing voices can cause fear, sadness, anger, or shame. Multiple case studies have shown that ReAttach, a noninvasive and gentle training intervention, can potentially transform the treatment of hearing voices, eliminating clinical symptoms.
Method: The authors describe a single case study of a 65-year-old male with SZ to stress the importance of further research into this promising and transformative phenomenon.
Results: After ReAttach, we witnessed a significant positive change in daily functioning. ReAttach can enhance stimulus processing, strengthen cognitive skills, and train secure attachment. The voices are gone, and the patient can monitor himself, a testament to the transformative potential of ReAttach.

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Zeestraten-Bartholomeus, P. Bita, & M., Abdi Zarrin, S. (2024). ReAttach: Promising Treatment Of Clinical Symptoms In Schizophrenia? The Disappearance Of The Parrot - A Single Case Study. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 7(6), 125–132. https://doi.org/10.53555/jrtdd.v7i6.3114
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Zeestraten-Bartholomeus

 ReAttach Academy, Berg and Terblijt, The Netherlands

P. Bita

Ph.D. student, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran

 

M., Abdi Zarrin, S

Department of Educational Sciences, University of Qom, Iran  

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