Timely Mental Health Interventions in the Context of War and Humanitarian Crises as a Factor in Preventing the Long-term Consequences of Individual Trauma and Its Intergenerational Transmission

Objectives

There is a need to screen individuals requiring assistance, identify their specific needs, and determine predictors of the impact of war on their mental health. This will allow us to assess the burden of trauma and the mental health resources of people, with a focus on perceptions of support and recovery from the crisis.

Materials and Methods

Constructing moral stance in intergenerational trauma memory narratives

Approaches to intergenerational memory (IgM) view it as a construct between personal and collective remembering in family stories impacting identity development. This article explores the dynamic construction of moral stance as a narrative dimension within the context of intergenerational perpetrator trauma memory accounts embedded in descendant life history narratives. Four retellings of the same IgM narrative constitute the longitudinal case study to demonstrate the construction of a moral stance by shifting the focus from what had happened to reveal the perspectives in retrospect.

Cost-effectiveness of massed versus spaced trauma-focused treatment as first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with multiple trauma exposure : protocol for a single-blind non-inferiority randomised controlled trial

Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious disorder that burdens individuals and society. The current standard of first-line treatment for PTSD is spaced trauma-focused treatment (S-TFT), involving weekly sessions. While effective, S-TFT may take relatively long to complete, especially in patients exposed to multiple potentially traumatic events (PTEs).

Unraveling Youth Trauma and Parental Influence After Twin Earthquakes

Background: Earthquake exposure has been linked with high rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and comorbid conditions. Familial factors play critical roles in modulating these outcomes. This study examined youth trauma and parental influence following the twin earthquakes in Kefalonia, Greece, in 2014.

Prolonged grief disorder

Prolonged grief disorder is a mental health disorder recently included in diagnostic manuals worldwide. This Review presents published research evidence in strong support for the current conceptualisation of prolonged grief disorder:
a diagnosable mental health condition with core symptoms of yearning, preoccupation, or both, which is associated with symptoms of emotional pain, identity disturbances, loss of meaning and purpose, and functional impairment.

Co‐Rumination as a Moderator Between Best‐Friend Support and Adolescent Psychological Distress

Introduction: Co‐rumination, characterized by excessively discussing problems and dwelling on negative affect within a dyadic friendship, has been associated with adolescents' symptoms of depression, anxiety and perceived stress‐collectively referred to as psychological distress. This study explored whether co‐rumination moderates the association between perceived best friend support and psychological distress.

 

Emotional vs. social loneliness and prolonged grief : a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model

Background: Bereavement following death, with loneliness as a prominent feature, can result in enduring stress and compromised health.
 

Preventing common mental health problems in war-affected populations : the role of digital interventions

The full-scale Russian Federation invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has profoundly impacted the lives of millions, and resulting in numerous losses, including the loss of loved ones, health, possessions, social status, and security (12).

Risk and protective factors for the mental health of displaced Ukrainian families in the Netherlands : study protocol of a 4-year longitudinal study

Background Over 6 million people have fled their homes in response to the full-scale invasion of Russian armed forces into Ukraine and are forcibly displaced since the start on 4 February 2022. Refugees, both adults and children, have a high risk of developing mental health disorders, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety disorders. Research into the mental health of Ukrainian families and their needs is urgently needed.

Experts in traumatic stress are concerned about global impact of what is happening in U.S.

Trauma is a global issue and public health concern. Political decisions may directly impact rates of trauma exposure, be it individual trauma or mass disaster, and guide how we deal with the consequences of trauma. In this editorial, we warn that the current U.S. administration’s decisions are impacting exposure to and consequences of trauma worldwide as well as disrupting the field of traumatic stress in research and practice.

 

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