Fostering trust – a qualitative outcome study of psychodynamic group and individual psychotherapy for refugees with PTSD

Background: Refugees and asylum-seekers have an elevated risk of mental health issues, such as depression and posttraumatic stress. Qualitative outcome studies can contribute by offering insight into patients’ experiences of what they find beneficial and how they undergo the process of recovery. This study aligns with the small body of qualitative research focusing on refugees’ perspectives of psychotherapeutic treatment for PTSD.

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Attachment, emotion regulation, and their roles in refugee post-traumatic stress and post-migration living difficulties

Background: Upon arrival in the host country, refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) experience a range of post-migration living difficulties (PMLD), which are often linked to psychological symptoms such as post-traumatic stress (PTS). Initial research suggests that attachment insecurity partly explains the association between PMLD and psychological symptoms in RAS. However, the mechanisms through which attachment insecurity may act as a mediator are not well understood, though emotion dysregulation is one of the potential candidates.

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Understanding nightmares after traumatic events in Detroit (UNiTED) : prospective associations with interpersonal violence and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms

Background: Research suggests trauma-related nightmares (TRNs) during the acute aftermath of trauma may contribute to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it is unknown who is most vulnerable to TRNs, which is critical to identify at-risk patients toward whom early nightmare-focused treatments can be targeted to prevent PTSD.

 

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The relationship between climate change and mental health: a systematic review of the association between eco-anxiety, psychological distress, and symptoms of major affective disorders

Background and objectives

The adverse impacts of climate change on mental health is a burgeoning area, although findings are inconsistent. The emerging concept of eco-anxiety represents distress in relation to climate change and may be related to mental health. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between eco-anxiety with validated mental health outcomes, specifically psychological distress and symptoms of major affective disorders.

 

Design

Systematic review.

 

Methods

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Editorial : Clinical implementation of the DSM-5 cultural formulation interview

There is an increasing need for mental health care to adapt assessment and treatment to cultural and social variety of populations. If cultural factors are not properly assessed, patients may receive an incorrect diagnosis, or the severity of their condition may be misjudged (1). Further, a lack of clinicians’ cultural sensitivity can create communication barriers leading to a patient’s breakdown of trust in the therapeutic process and a hesitancy to communicate important information (2).

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Is pregnancy loss (that) disenfranchised? : Evidence from a vignette study

Background: Perceiving that society disregards grief after pregnancy loss (disenfranchised grief) elevates bereaved parents’ psychological burden.

 

Objective: In this research, we aimed to compare the disenfranchisement of pregnancy loss with four other loss types considering the bereaved’s gender.

 

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Torture and its sequelae among prostituted women in the United States

Background: Extreme violence and psychological abuse have been extensively documented and are pervasive in prostitution. Survivors of prostitution report high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, depression, and self-loathing. These are the same sequelae reported by torture survivors.

 

Objective: Severe forms of violence have been categorized as torture by experts. The authors note that torture is commonly suffered during prostitution and should be appropriately named.

 

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Celebrating 15 years of Psychotraumatology – a future with generative AI?

The European Journal of Psychotraumatology (EJPT) was launched in 2010. In this editorial, wereview the journal’s developments over the past 15 years, and discuss some of the currentethical challenges in scientific publishing, including the impact of generative AI. How canwe responsibly use these new technologies?

 

Additionally, we present 15 years of journalmetrics, highlight past and upcoming special issues on ‘hot topics,’ and are pleased toannounce awards for the best paper and best reviewer of 2023, recognizing twooutstanding recipients.

 

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+) in Chinese Bereaved People.

Objective

The Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+) measures the most recent prolonged grief disorder (PGD) symptom sets defined in the 11th edition of the International Statistical of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) and the text revision of the fifth edition of the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR). However, the TGI-SR+ has not yet been translated and validated in Chinese. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese translation of the TGI-SR+.

 

 

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Social support and (complex) posttraumatic stress symptom severity : does gender matter?

Background: Perceived social support is an established predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to a traumatic event. Gender is an important factor that could differentiate responses to social support, yet this has been little explored. Symptoms of complex PTSD are also common following trauma but have been under-researched in this context. Large scale studies with culturally diverse samples are particularly lacking.

 

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