Psychotraumanet : information portal about critical incidents

Psychotraumanet provides access to information about the psychosocial impact of critical incidents. You can find (scientific) articles, interviews, film and audio fragments and news from the media. On Psychotraumanet, the information is divided into ten themes: World War II, resilience & organization, disasters & crises, aggression management, screening & diagnostics, evidence based treatment, complex trauma, child& family, trauma & diversity and humanitarian emergencies.

 

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Case Report : Multi-modal motion-assisted memory desensitization and reconsolidation for traumatic grief (3MDR-TG)

Background: The loss of a loved one under traumatic circumstances puts bereaved individuals at risk of developing prolonged grief disorder (PGD), (symptoms of) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), also referred to as traumatic grief. Traumatic grief is often associated with high symptom levels and strong avoidance. Not all patients benefit from standard treatments. Multi-modal Motion-assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR) has shown to be effective in the treatment of treatment-resistant PTSD.

Are specific PTSD criteria associated with treatment outcome in traumatized veterans and police officers?

Background: A significant proportion of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not respond sufficiently to trauma treatment. To date, it has not been clearly demonstrated which patients respond well and which do not.

 

Objective: This study examined whether lifetime direct and interpersonal trauma exposure as well as the four distinct symptom clusters of PTSD were associated with treatment outcome.

 

Do young people get the mental healthcare they need? : Trajectories of depressive symptoms, correlates and care pathways in a clinical sample of young people reaching the upper age limit of their CAMHS.

Identifying young service users whose depressive symptoms persist into adulthood is crucial to avert potential difficulties they may face when transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Healthcare Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Healthcare Services (AMHS). As depressive symptoms are diverse in severity and stability, it is important to objectively identify those who require continued support.

Image-Based Meta- and Mega-Analysis (IBMMA) : A Unified Framework for Large-Scale, Multi-Site, Neuroimaging Data Analysis.

The increasing scale and complexity of neuroimaging datasets aggregated from multiple study sites present substantial analytic challenges, as existing statistical analysis tools struggle to handle missing voxel-data, suffer from limited computational speed and inefficient memory allocation, and are restricted in the types of statistical designs they are able to model.

Monitoring suicidal ideation trends and risk factors among Dutch youth during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

We examined trends and risk factors for self-reported suicidal ideation among Dutch youth (12–25 years) during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Study design

A repeated cross-sectional survey study.

 

Methods

A web-based psychoeducational programme for trauma-related symptoms in Indonesian undergraduate students : a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Potentially traumatic events (PTEs) are prevalent among Indonesian students. Web-based psychoeducation might increase mental health literacy and reduce barriers to healthcare access. We developed Pulihkan Luka (PL), a web-based psychoeducation programme for Indonesian undergraduate students. This pilot randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of PL. Students (N = 130) were randomly assigned to (1) four to seven sessions of PL + Enhanced Usual Care (PL+EUC; n = 64) or (2) EUC only (n = 66).

Psychometric properties of the Italian Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+).

The Traumatic Grief Inventory–Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+) is a widely used and reliable tool assessing Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) symptoms. This study examined the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the Italian TGI-SR+. A community sample of 308 participants aged 18–65 (M = 37.9, SD = 14.5) with 78.2% women completed the TGI-SR+ and measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic symptoms, and quality of life. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a unidimensional model. Reliability was excellent.

Feasibility, Acceptability and Clinical Utility of the Bereavement and Grief Cultural Formulation Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a new diagnostic category included in global diagnostic classification systems for mental disorders. However, PGD can only be diagnosed if the severity and duration exceed socio-cultural norms. Here, we present a new supplementary module to the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview: the Bereavement and Grief Cultural Formulation Interview (BG-CFI). The BG-CFI was developed to help clinicians provide a culturally informed diagnosis and guide treatment planning.

Integrating mental health care to reduce intimate partner violence in complex humanitarian emergencies

The public health burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) is immense, particularly in complex humanitarian emergencies, where up to three in four women report experiencing lifetime IPV. Informed by feminist theory, current interventions addressing IPV in these settings often use gender-transformative approaches to advance more equitable gender attitudes, community mobilisation efforts to engage men in changing gender norms, and economic-focused programming to advance equitable financial decision making within couples.

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