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.

 

Reference: 
Joan M. Cook, Debra L. Kaysen, Jackie June ter Heide, Cherie Armour, Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, Sandra L. Bloom, John Briere, Eric Bui, Eve Carlson, Marylene Cloitre, Marie-Ève Daspe, Charles R. Figley, Julian D. Ford, Bonnie L. Green, Talya Greene, Rodrigo Gillibrand, Maj Hansen, Nathaniel G. Harnett, Irma M. Hein, Jinhee Hyun, Jana D. Javakhishvili, Debra Kaminer, Nancy Kassam-Adams, Karestan C. Koenen, Catrin Lewis, Alexander McFarlane, Alessandra Minelli, Candice Monson, Frank Neuner, Elana Newman, Angela Nickerson, Meaghan O’Donnell, Misari Oe, Matthew Price, Patricia Resick, Neil P. Roberts, Carolina Salgado, Ulrich Schnyder, Soraya Seedat, Antonia V. Seligowski, Marit Sijbrandij, Stuart Turner, Bessel van der Kolk and Miranda Olff | 2025
In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology; ISSN: 2000-8066 | 16 | 1 | 2496125
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2496125
Keywords: 
Mental health, Politics, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychosocial impact, Psychotrauma, PTSD (en), Research
Affiliation author(s): 
ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre