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Posttraumatic stress disorder in people with dementia: study protocol Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 J. E. Ruisch, D. C. D. Havermans, E. M. J. Gielkens, M. Olff, M. A. M. J. Daamen, S. P. J. van Alphen, M. van Kordenoordt, J. M. G. A. Schols, K. R. J. Schruers, S. Sobczak
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is considered an independent risk factor for dementia. Despite the (clinical) evidence that PTSD is associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in peo...
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The impact of PTSD on associations between sex hormones and cardiovascular disease symptoms Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Joann J. Chen, Jahnvi Jain, Julia B. Merker, Theresa K. Webber, Jeffery C. Huffman, Antonia V. Seligowski
Background: Women have twice the lifetime prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relative to men, and PTSD is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Two sex hormones – es...
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Using decision tree to predict non-suicidal self-injury among young adults: the role of depression, childhood maltreatment and recent bullying victimization Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Huagen Wang, Shicun Xu, Shihui Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Runsen Chen
Importance: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a significant mental health issue requiring a deeper understanding of its underlying causes, such as childhood maltreatment, adult bullying victimizat...
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Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of huddinge online prolonged exposure therapy (HOPE) for severe and complex PTSD Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Maria Bragesjö, Volen Z. Ivanov, Erik Andersson, Christian Rück
Background: Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy such as prolonged exposure is considered firsthand choice for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but is seldom available in r...
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The effect of maternal childhood maltreatment on postpartum mother–child bonding and maternal hair glucocorticoids Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Luisa Bergunde, Marlene Karl, Miriam Borrmeister, Isabel Jaramillo, Victoria Weise, Judith T. Mack, Kerstin Weidner, Wei Gao, Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen, Susan Garthus-Niegel
Background: Maternal experiences of childhood maltreatment (CM) constitute a risk factor for impairments in the mother–child relationship. One mechanism underlying this intergenerational transmissi...
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Cognitive factors as mediators of the relationship between childhood trauma and depression symptoms: the mediating roles of cognitive overgeneralisation, rumination, and social problem-solving Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Zobeydeh Dehghan Manshadi, Hamid Taher Neshat-Doost, Laura Jobson
Background: Childhood trauma has negative immediate and long-term impacts on depression. Questions remain, however, regarding the cognitive factors influencing this relationship. This study aimed t...
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Prevalence and associated factors of secondary traumatic stress in emergency nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Zhiyong Xu, Bingnan Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Xuan Wang, Yifan Jiang, Min Zhang, Ping Li
Background: Nurses in emergency departments are at a high risk of experiencing secondary traumatic stress because of their frequent exposure to trauma patients and high-stress environments.Objectiv...
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Exploring transdiagnostic stress and trauma-related symptoms across the world: a latent class analysis Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Stephanie Haering, Marike J. Kooistra, Christine Bourey, Ulziimaa Chimed-Ochir, Nikola Doubková, Chris M. Hoeboer, Emma C. Lathan, Hope Christie, Anke de Haan
Background: Although trauma exposure is universally prevalent, the ways in which individuals respond to potentially traumatic events vary. Between-country differences have been identified as affect...
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The day-to-day relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and social support after sexual assault Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Esther S. Howe, Emily R. Dworkin
Background: Experiencing sexual assault is associated with a significant increase in risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder and related concerns (e.g. alcohol misuse). Cross-sectional an...
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Predictors of early adulthood insomnia following exposure to a single mass violence attack during adolescence: 7–13 year follow-up from the Utøya and HUNT studies Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Kate Porcheret, Grete Dyb, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Synne Øien Stensland
Background: The long-term impact of mass violence attacks is practically unknown, especially in children and adolescents. In a previous study, we found that 8.5 years after a terror attack targetin...
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The German PCL-5: evaluating structural validity in a large-scale sample of the general German population Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Amelie Pettrich, Michael Friedrich, Yuriy Nesterko, Heide Glaesmer
Background: In attempts to elucidate PTSD, recent factor analytic studies resulted in complex models with a proliferating number of factors that lack psychometrical and clinical utility. Recently, ...
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BLAME-LESS STUDY: a two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of an online psychoeducation programme for adolescents who have experienced physical/sexual violence or sexual abuse. Rationale, study design, and methods Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Rik Knipschild, Helen Klip, Katie Winkelhorst, Tessa Stutterheim, Agnes van Minnen
Background: Victims of physical/sexual violence or sexual abuse commonly experience defense responses that result in feelings of guilt and shame. Although trauma-focused interventions are effective...
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DNA methylation changes in association with trauma-focused psychotherapy efficacy in treatment-resistant depression patients: a prospective longitudinal study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Rosana Carvalho Silva, Paolo Martini, Christa Hohoff, Stefania Mattevi, Marco Bortolomasi, Valentina Menesello, Massimo Gennarelli, Bernhard T. Baune, Alessandra Minelli
Background: Stressful events increase the risk for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and trauma-focused psychotherapy can be useful for TRD patients exposed to early life stress (ELS). Epigenet...
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Profiles of posttraumatic stress disorder and negative world assumptions in treatment-seeking refugees Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Iris I. Bosscher, Simone M. de la Rie, Niels van der Aa, Paul A. Boelen
Background: Refugees often suffer from trauma-related psychopathology, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Negative world assumptions are strongly correlated with the development, co...
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Mindful self-compassion for veteran women with a history of military sexual trauma: feasibility, acceptability, potential benefits, and considerations Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Tosca D. Braun, Prachi H. Bhuptani, Bailey O’Keefe, Ana M. Abrantes, Eliza Marsh, Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer
Background: Military sexual trauma (MST) is reported by up to 74% of women veterans in the United States and is a driver of poor behavioural and physical health. Self-compassion is a transdiagnosti...
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Moral injury and pre-deployment personality factors as contributors to psychiatric symptomatology among combatants: a two-year prospective study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Yossi Levi-Belz, Ariel Ben-Yehuda, Yoav Levinstein, Gadi Zerach
Background: Combatants who are exposed to events that transgress deeply held moral beliefs might face lasting psychopathological outcomes, referred to as Moral Injury (MI). However, knowledge about...
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The effects of a combination of cognitive interventions and loving-kindness meditations (C-METTA) on guilt, shame and PTSD symptoms: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Meike Müller-Engelmann, Luisa Bahnemann, Stella Kümmerle
Background: Trauma-related guilt and shame are crucial for the development and maintenance of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). We developed an intervention combining cognitive techniques with ...
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Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Mattia I. Gerin, Essi Viding, Louise Neil, Diana J. N. Armbruster-Genc, Ze Freeman, Molly Sharp, Harriet Phillips, Eamon J. McCrory
Background: Childhood maltreatment profoundly influences social and emotional development, increasing psychiatric risk. Alterations in the implicit processing of threat-related cues following early...
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Associations of past-year overall trauma, sexual assault and PTSD with social support for young adult sexual minority women Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Katherine van Stolk-Cooke, Mathew Price, Christina Dyar, Lindsey Zimmerman, Debra Kaysen
Background: Young adult sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk for sexual assault (SA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and inadequate social support. While SA and PTSD can lead to ...
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The role of interoception in reducing trauma-associated distress: a feasibility study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Daria Shatrova, Pablo F. Cáncer, Jose Manuel Caperos
Background: Altered interoception plays an important role in chronic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY)...
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Differentiating social environments of high-risk professionals and specialised nurses: a qualitative empirical study on social embeddedness Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Renate Geuzinge, Merel Visse, Eric Vermetten, Joachim Duyndam
Objective: High-risk professionals and specialised nurses in hospitals are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events. Psychotrauma researchers have extensively studied personal risk factor...
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Grief and delivering a statement in court: a longitudinal mixed-method study among homicidally bereaved people Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Lieke C.J. Nijborg, Maarten J.J. Kunst, Gerben J. Westerhof, Jos de Keijser, Lonneke I.M. Lenferink
Background: Participating in a criminal trial may increase the likelihood of developing psychopathology. In 2021, people bereaved by a plane disaster (flight MH17) had the opportunity to deliver a ...
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‘Life should go on’: a qualitative inquiry of parental reactions, experiences, and perceived needs following adolescents’ recent traumatic exposure Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Hala Kerbage, Martine Elbejjani, Wissam El-Hage, Diane Purper-Ouakil
Background: Parents have a significant role in supporting children who have been exposed to traumatic events. Little is known about parental experiences and needs in the wake of traumatic exposure,...
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Feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted psychological first aid training intervention (Preparing Me) to support the mental health and well-being of front-line healthcare workers in China: a feasibility randomized controlled trial Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Ling Wang, Ian Norman, Tao Xiao, Yamin Li, Xizhao Li, Ting Liu, Jianjian Wang, Lina Zeng, Ziqing Zhong, Chengzhu Jian, Mary Leamy
Background: Psychological first aid (PFA) training helps to prepare healthcare workers (HCWs) to manage trauma and stress during healthcare emergencies, yet evidence regarding its effectiveness and...
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Effectiveness of prolonged exposure (PE) after implementation at a crime victim support centre Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Azusa Saito, Nobuko Tsuruta, Yoko Arai, Kaori Okamoto, Tomomi Narisawa, Mari Nozaki, Natsuki Konno, Nozomu Asukai
Background: Recent practice guidelines strongly recommend evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) as the first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, previous studies foun...
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Predictors and (in-)stability of ICD-11 complex posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults: findings from a longitudinal study in Switzerland Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Milan Rusmir, Shauna L. Rohner, Andreas Maercker, Aileen N. Salas Castillo, Myriam V. Thoma
Objective: There is a lack of research on complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) in older individuals, with little known about the temporal course of CPTSD. Therefore, this study assessed a...
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Predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes in phase-based treatment and trauma-focused treatments in patients with childhood abuse-related post-traumatic stress disorder Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Noortje I. van Vliet, Rafaele J. C. Huntjens, Maarten K. van Dijk, Mark Huisman, Nathan Bachrach, Marie-Louise Meewisse, Sietske van Haren, Ad de Jongh
Background: Knowledge of treatment predictors and moderators is important for improving the effectiveness of treatment for PTSD due to childhood abuse.Objective: The first aim of this study was to ...
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Mental healthcare utilisation among Danish formerly deployed military personnel and their civilian counterparts: a cohort study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Christian Ditlev Gabriel Stoltenberg, Mia Sadowa Vedtofte, Anni Brit Sternhagen Nielsen, Søren Bo Andersen, Volkert Siersma, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Merete Osler
Background: Prior studies comparing the mental healthcare utilisation (MHU) of Danish formerly deployed military personnel (FDP) with the general population have not included data on psychotherapy ...
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So how special is special K? A systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine for PTSD RCTs Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Nicholas C. Borgogna, Tyler Owen, Jacob Vaughn, David A. L. Johnson, Stephen L. Aita, Benjamin D. Hill
Background: PTSD is a significant mental health problem worldwide. Current evidence-based interventions suffer various limitations. Ketamine is a novel agent that is hoped to be incrementally bette...
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Components of event-related potentials and borderline personality disorder: a meta-analysis Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Fabiola Salas, Marcelo Nvo-Fernández, Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi, Daniela Avello Sáez, Geraldy Sepúlveda Páeza, Marc Via García, Cesar Villacura-Herrera
Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by symptoms associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, altered self-image, impulsivity, and instability in personal relat...
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Mental health impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on mothers Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 M. K. Pardon, J. Dimmock, R. Chande, A. Kondracki, B. Reddick, A. Davis, A. Athan, M. Buoli, J. L. Barkin
Background: The perinatal period is a time of increased vulnerability for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Emotional trauma is a risk factor for PMAD development and is common among su...
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Somatic symptoms and insomnia among bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the Utøya terror attack Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Erik-Edwin Leonard Nordström, Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Pål Kristensen, Jens C. Thimm
Background: Levels of prolonged grief symptoms (PGS) and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) can be high, many years following bereavement after terror, but knowledge concerning somatic health is...
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Preventing sexual violence in sexual orientation and gender diverse communities: A call to action Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Allyson M. Blackburn, Benjamin W. Katz, Daniel W. Oesterle, Lindsay M. Orchowski
Background: Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual orientation and gender diverse (SOGD) communities are at disproportionately higher risk for sexual violence c...
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Posttraumatic stress and depression symptom classes in parents of trauma-exposed children: a transdiagnostic perspective using pooled individual participant data Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Yaara Sadeh, Leila Graham, Michael Curtis, Melissa Janson, Jeeeun Kim, Ashlyn Schwartz, Andrea Undset, Anna Denejkina
Background: In the aftermath of child trauma, post-traumatic stress (PTS) and depression symptoms often co-occur among trauma exposed children and their parents. Studies have used latent class anal...
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Emergency department clinicians’ views on implementing psychosocial care following acute paediatric injury: a qualitative study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Nimrah Afzal, Mark D. Lyttle, Mohsen Rajabi, Frankie Rushton-Smith, Rhea Varghese, David Trickey, Sarah L. Halligan, on behalf of the Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI)
Introduction: The early post-trauma period is a key time to provide psychological support to acutely injured children. This is often when they present to emergency departments (EDs) with their fami...
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Childhood adversity and mind wandering: the mediating role of cognitive flexibility and habitual tendencies Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Xinqi Zhou, Yayun Meng, Jiarui Li, Xi Shen
Background: Initial evidence proposes that exposure to childhood adversity may induce avoidance or withdrawal behaviour. However, it remains unclear whether childhood adversity results in avoidance...
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Complex posttraumatic stress disorder in intergenerational trauma transmission among Eritrean asylum-seeking mother-child dyads Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Rahel Bachem, Yafit Levin, Kim Yuval, Nora Korin Langer, Zahava Solomon, Amit Bernstein
Background: Traumatic stress among forcibly displaced people has a variety of adverse consequences beyond individual mental health, including implications for poor socioemotional developmental outc...
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Moral injury and mental health among health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: meta-analysis Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Bruno Messina Coimbra, Cecilia Zylberstajn, Mirjam van Zuiden, Chris Maria Hoeboer, Andrea Feijo Mello, Marcelo Feijo Mello, Miranda Olff
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers (HCWs) may have been confronted with situations that may culminate in moral injury (MI). MI is the psychological distress that may resu...
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Rethinking sexual violence labels: exploring the impact of ‘victim’ and ‘survivor’ discourse Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Brittany O’Shea, Rebecca Feicht, Marion Brown, Matthew Numer
Background: Universities’ responses to sexual violence have faced scrutiny for their lack of proactiveness and their failure to address campus socio-cultural norms that contribute to rape myth acce...
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Is lifetime traumatic brain injury a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment in veterans compared to non-veterans? Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Rebecca Akhanemhe, Sharon A. M. Stevelink, Anne Corbett, Clive Ballard, Helen Brooker, Bryon Creese, Dag Aarsland, Adam Hampshire, Neil Greenberg
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is prevalent in veterans and may occur at any stages of their life (before, during, or after military service). This is of particular concern, as previous e...
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Integration of limbic self-neuromodulation with psychotherapy for complex post-traumatic stress disorder: treatment rationale and case study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Naomi B. Fine, Ellie Neuman Fligelman, Nora Carlton, Miki Bloch, Talma Hendler, Liat Helpman, Zivya Seligman, Daphna Bardin Armon
Treatment Rationale: Exposure to repeated sexual trauma, particularly during childhood, often leads to protracted mental health problems. Childhood adversity is specifically associated with complex...
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Preliminary evidence for the importance of therapeutic alliance in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Richard J. Zeifman, Hannes Kettner, Stephen Ross, Brandon Weiss, Michael C. Mithoefer, Ann T. Mithoefer, Anne C. Wagner
Background: MDMA-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) is a combined psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic intervention that shows promise in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Althoug...
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Cross-sectional examination of correlates of sexual victimization disclosure via #MeToo Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Prachi H. Bhuptani, Margarita Cruz-Sanchez, Lindsay M. Orchowski
Background: Sexual victimization is a serious public health problem, with a range of negative impacts on mental and physical health. Responses that individuals get to disclosure of sexual victimiza...
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The role of resilience in the relationship between intimate partner violence severity and ICD-11 CPTSD severity Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Carmen Fernández-Fillol, Natalia Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Miguel Perez-Garcia, Philip Hyland, Mark Shevlin, Thanos Karatzias
Background: Resilience is a modulating factor in the development of PTSD and CPTSD after exposure to traumatic events. However, the relationship between resilience and ICD-11 CPTSD is not adequatel...
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Data sharing and re-use in the traumatic stress field: An international survey of trauma researchers Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Krithika Prakash, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Lonneke I. M. Lenferink, Talya Greene
ABSTRACT Background: The FAIR data principles aim to make scientific data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. In the field of traumatic stress research, FAIR data practices can help accelerate scientific advances to improve clinical practice and can reduce participant burden. Previous studies have identified factors that influence data sharing and re-use among scientists, such as
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The psychological impact of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on children: addressing the need for ongoing mental health support and global humanitarian response Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Yasser Saeed Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan, Majid Alabdulla
ABSTRACT This letter aims to explore the potential impact of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on the psychological well-being of the affected children and adolescents. It emphasises the crucial importance of prompt identification and management of emerging mental health disorders in this vulnerable population. The letter draws on existing research evidence to highlight the need for suitable mental health
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Self-stigma predicts post-traumatic and depressive symptoms in traumatized individuals seeking interventions for dissociative symptoms: a preliminary investigation Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Hong Wang Fung, Emma Černis, Michelle Hei Yan Shum
ABSTRACT Background: Previous studies showed that self-stigma is associated with poor clinical outcomes in people with serious mental illness, and is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, less is known about self-stigma in people with dissociative symptoms, which are often related to psychological trauma. This study examined whether baseline self-stigma would be associated
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Examining MEmory Training for Recovery-Adolescent among Afghan adolescent boys: a pilot randomised controlled trial Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Sayed Jafar Ahmadi, Zeinab Musavi, Sumia Ahmadi, Sakina Masha, Nasima Muradi, Nasrat Ullah Samim, Sayed Abbas Sarwary, Sayed Ali Akbar Sarwary, Shamila Shahinzada, Daniel McAvoy, Arul Earnest, Laura Jobson
ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a pilot randomised controlled trial examining the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of MEmory Training for Recovery-Adolescent (METRA) in improving psychological symptoms among Afghan adolescent boys following a terrorist attack. Method: A pilot randomised controlled trial compared METRA to a Control Group, with a three-month follow-up. The study occurred in Kabul
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A non-randomized pilot trial of the use of prazosin in the prevention of transition from acute stress disorder to post-traumatic stress disorder Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Charline Magnin, Emmanuel Poulet, Laurent Fanton, Philippe Vignaud, Jerome Brunelin
ABSTRACT Background: Following a traumatic event, 40–80% of the patients with acute stress disorder (ASD) will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 67% at 6 months. Alpha1-blockers are effective in treating some symptoms of PTSD but their usefulness in acute stress situations remains unclear. We hypothesized that reducing noradrenergic hyperactivity with an alpha1-blocker during the acute
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Longitudinal changes in mental health professionals’ perceived trauma care competencies after participation in a brief online training programme Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Odeta Gelezelyte, Auguste Nomeikaite, Evaldas Kazlauskas
ABSTRACT Background: Further developments in trauma care training for mental health staff are needed to ensure that trauma survivors are recognised and get the most effective care. The evaluation of the effects of trauma care training programs would enable the untangling of the most efficient ways of building the competence of clinicians who encounter trauma-exposed patients in their routine clinical
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Everyday life experiences for evaluating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Li Liang, George A. Bonanno, Clint Hougen, Stevan E. Hobfoll, Wai Kai Hou
ABSTRACT Background: Previous research has highlighted the importance of regularizing daily routines for maintaining mental health. Little is known about whether and how regularity of daily routines is associated with reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Objective: We aimed to examine the associations between regularity of daily routines and PTSD symptoms in two studies (N = 796)
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Complementary and integrative interventions for PTSD Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Barbara Niles, Ariel Lang, Miranda Olff
ABSTRACT To treat the impact of trauma, most current evidence supports the use of trauma-focused psychotherapy as the first line approach. However, millions of individuals exposed to trauma worldwide seek Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) therapies in hopes of achieving wellness above and beyond reducing symptoms. But what is the evidence for CIH interventions? What are potential pitfalls
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Moral injury in psychiatric patients with personality and other clinical disorders: development, psychometric properties, and validity of the Moral Injury Events Scale–Civilian Version Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Dominik Szabó, Vera Békés, Erika Evelyn Lévay, Ella Salgó, Zsolt Szabolcs Unoka
ABSTRACT Background: Moral injury emerges when someone perpetrates, fails to prevent, or witnesses acts that violate their own moral or ethical code. Nash et al. [(2013). Psychometric evaluation of the moral injury events scale. Military Medicine, 178(6), 646–652] developed a short measure, the Moral Injury Events Scale (MIES) to facilitate the empirical study of moral injury in the military. Our study
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Perceived parental depression and PTSD in adolescents: mediating roles of attachment insecurity and coping style Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Yingying Ye, Yifan Li, Rong Ma, Junjun Qi, Xiao Zhou
ABSTRACT Background: Earthquakes can cause negative psychological states in adolescents and their parents, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Previous cross-sectional studies have shown that adolescents who perceive parental depression after an earthquake are more likely to experience PTSD. However, the mechanism underlying this process remains unclear and previous studies
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Depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms two years post-rape and the role of early counselling: Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation (RICE) study Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 S. Mhlongo, S. Seedat, R. Jewkes, B. Myers, E. Chirwa, J. Nöthling, C. Lombard, N. Peer, A.P. Kengne, C. Garcia-Moreno, K. Dunkle, N. Abrahams
ABSTRACT Background: Survivors of sexual violence are at higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes compared to those exposed to other interpersonal traumas. Objective: To examine the trajectory of both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression as well as the role of early counselling over 24 months among rape survivors. Method: The South African Rape Impact Cohort Evaluation (RICE) study
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Biological embedding of early trauma: the role of higher prefrontal synaptic strength Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Amanda J. F. Tamman, Lihong Jiang, Christopher L. Averill, Graeme F. Mason, Lynnette A. Averill, Chadi G. Abdallah
ABSTRACT Background: Early trauma predicts poor psychological and physical health. Glutamatergic synaptic processes offer one avenue for understanding this relationship, given glutamate’s abundance and involvement in reward and stress sensitivity, emotion, and learning. Trauma-induced glutamatergic excitotoxicity may alter neuroplasticity and approach/avoidance tendencies, increasing risk for psychiatric
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Psychometric properties of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder scale: replication and extension in two German-speaking samples Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Sarah K. Danböck, Sabrina E. Hettegger, Sofia Anders, Laila K. Franke, Michael Liedlgruber, Stephan F. Miedl, Arlinda Gashi, Anton Kurapov, Rainer-Christian Weber, Thomas Ehring, Frank H. Wilhelm
ABSTRACT Background: The fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) introduced the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder (D-PTSD). To assess this subtype, the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD Scale (DSPS), a 15-item self-report measure to identify lifetime and current dissociative symptoms of D-PTSD, was developed. However, so far, the scale has only
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A randomized controlled trial of Deep Brain Reorienting: a neuroscientifically guided treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Breanne E. Kearney, Frank M. Corrigan, Paul A. Frewen, Stephanie Nevill, Sherain Harricharan, Krysta Andrews, Rakesh Jetly, Margaret C. McKinnon, Ruth A. Lanius
ABSTRACT Background: Advanced neuroscientific insights surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its associated symptomatology should beget psychotherapeutic treatments that integrate these insights into practice. Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a neuroscientifically-guided psychotherapeutic intervention that targets the brainstem-level neurophysiological sequence that transpired during
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Examining trauma cognition change trajectories among initial PTSD treatment non-optimal responders: a potential avenue to guide subsequent treatment selection Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Philip Held, Cailan C. Splaine, Dale L. Smith, Debra Kaysen
ABSTRACT Background: Despite their general effectiveness, 14-50% of individuals do not fully respond to evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although changes in negative posttrauma cognitions (NPCs) are considered a likely PTSD treatment mechanism, less is known about how NPCs change among individuals who continue to be symptomatic following treatment (non-optimal responders)
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PTSD Symptom dynamics after the great east japan earthquake: mapping the temporal structure using Dynamic Time Warping Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. (IF 5.783) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Florentine H.S. van der Does, Masanori Nagamine, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Toshinori Chiba, Naoki Edo, Masato Kitano, Eric Vermetten, Erik J. Giltay
ABSTRACT Background: After the Great East Japan Earthquake [GEJE], approximately 70,000 Japan Ground Self Defense Force [JGSDF] personnel were deployed, risking Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]. The network approach to psychopathology suggests that symptoms may cause and exacerbate each other, resulting in the emergence and maintenance of disorders, including PTSD. It is therefore important to