Beliefs, sense of control and treatment outcome in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Few studies have shown that maladaptive beliefs relate to treatment outcome.

METHOD:

In a randomized controlled study, 87 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) had exposure therapy alone or cognitive restructuring alone, or both combined, or relaxation. Independent blind assessors assessed patients at pre-, mid- and post-treatment and at follow-up; at those times patients rated cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of their disorder.

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Impact of Event Scale : psychometric properties.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

For more than 20 years, the Impact of Event Scale (IES) has been widely used as a measure of stress reactions after traumatic events.

AIMS:

To review studies that evaluated the IES's psychometric properties.

METHOD:

Literature review.

RESULTS:

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Psychosocial work characteristics as risk factors for the onset of fatigue and psychological distress : prospective results from the Maastricht Cohort Study

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Prolonged fatigue has recently attracted attention in occupational (mental) health research since it may lead to sickness absenteeism and work disability. To date, little is known about the role of psychosocial work characteristics in the aetiology of fatigue. In this study we examined prospectively a wide range of psychosocial work characteristics as possible risk factors for the onset of fatigue and psychological distress in the working population.

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Stress reactions in police officers after a disaster rescue operation

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Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

This is the first of a series of five articles

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Long-term assessment of personality after burn trauma in adults.

Several studies have shown that burn victims display higher rates of premorbid
psychopathology, such as depression, substance abuse, and personality disorders, than the
general population (Patterson et al., 1993).

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Retraumatization of Israeli civilians during a reactivation of the Gulf War threat

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Nuclear terrorism; Commentary: The myth of nuclear deterrence in south Asia; Commentary: The psychology of terrorists

Three members of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility discuss the threat of nuclear terrorism and conclude that the only effective way to tackle it is to abolish nuclear weapons

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Biological warfare and bioterrorism.

This article has a correction. Please see: Biological warfare and bioterrorism - March 16, 2002

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Chemical weapons

Chemical warfare has been widely condemned since it was first used on a massive scale during the first world war. Chemical weapons are cheap, can cause mass casualties, and are relatively easy to produce, even by developing nations. They have been used in many conflicts during the 20th century (box), most recently by Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war,1 as well as in terrorist attacks.

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