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Dear colleagues,
EMDR Europe Association is delighted to introduce our “last but not least” keynote speaker who will present at the forthcoming EMDR Europe R&P Conference in Prague 30 May – 1 June, 2025.
Frank Padberg, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, and director of the Section of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU Hospital Munich. His research focuses on the development of non-pharmacological therapies for people living with complex affective disorders, i.e. depression with chronic courses and significant psychiatric co-morbidities (e.g. borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder).
Prof. Padberg presentation is “A Transdiagnostic Cluster Approach to Child Maltreatment: A New Model for Assessment and Therapy”.
Child Maltreatment (CM) is a global and broadly confirmed risk factor for mental and physical illness, but unfortunately is not routinely assessed in health care.
Some psychological treatments including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) specifically target mental health conditions associated with CM. Also the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) focusses on maladaptive interpersonal experiences and behaviors in persistent depressive disorder.
However, it is unclear how information about CM should be evaluated, where such information is specifically meaningful and how recalled CM can be included in current approaches of personalizing treatment for people living with mental disorders.
The aim of this keynote is to introduce a novel concept of CM evaluation and its relevance for interpersonal experiences (e.g. loneliness and social isolation), symptoms (e.g. depression and suicidality) and psychological treatment (Goerigk et al. 2024).
We look forward to meeting you soon in the beautiful city of Prague.
Warmest regards,
Bruna Maccarrone
Chair of the Conference Committee of EMDR Europe Association
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