K-complexes are not preferentially evoked to combat sounds in combat-exposed Vietnam veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder

The primary objective was to compare the evoked K-complex response to salient versus non-salient auditory stimuli in combat-exposed Vietnam veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Three categories of auditory stimuli (standard 1000Hz tones, trauma-related combat sounds, and affectively neutral environmental sounds) were presented during stage 2 sleep utilizing an oddball...

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Introducing thematic clusters of articles

The European Journal of Psychotraumatogy (EJPT) is becoming an important repository of knowledge for the field of psychotraumatology. Since its launch in December 2010 (see Olff, 2010, Olff & Bindslev, 2011) new ideas and initiatives have developed to further increase visibility and easy access to papers published in the Journal. Most scientific journals include in their editorial strategies...

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Journal of Latina/o Psychology

The Journal of Latina/o Psychology is committed to publishing scholarly writing on research, practice, advocacy, education, and policy relevant to Latino communities. The journal publishes empirical, theoretical, methodological, and applied research.

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Group therapy with male asylum seekers and refugees with PTSD: A controlled comparison cohort study of three day-treatment programs

Abstract: Studies on group treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in asylum seekers and refugees are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of three different trauma-focused day-treatment group programs for treatment of PTSD in male asylum seekers and refugees. Three treatment groups (n = 56) and a waitlisted control group (n = 16) of help-seeking Iranian and...

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El futuro del Pais Vasco y de Navarra : el relato de las victimas del terrorismo : VIII seminario sobre informacion, victimas y terrorismo, Madrid, 21 y 22 de marzo de 2012

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EMDR: treatment research and practice

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Living in an environmentally traumatized world : healing ourselves and our planet

This book follows environmental changes-including those caused by human actions, as well as those resulting from natural circumstances-and provides a process to manage their impact on the futureThis book discusses recent environmental events and examines the reasons why the resulting changes are inevitable. The authors assert that people experience six universal stages when they suffer from...

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Coping styles in the treatment of traumatized refugees

Coping styles may influence refugees' psychological adjustment to traumatic experiences and have been associated with PTSD severity en quality of life. This study investigated if coping styles interact with psychological adjustment, dropout en treatment response and if treatment changes coping. Participants were traumatized refugees and asylum seekers (N=72) referred to a specialized Dutch clinic...

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Understanding nomadic realities : case studies on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Eastern Africa

This studie presents studies from what is known as so called hard to reach areas Afar Ethiopia, Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania, and other pastoralist groups in Tanzania. Health professionals and planners explore both sides of the situation: on the one hand are the cultural and local beliefs in the context of sexual and reproductive health, on the other are the day-to-day challenges of making...

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Journal of behavior assessment and intervention in children

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