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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What Factors are Associated with Posttraumatic Growth in Older Adults? : A Systematic Review

Objectives

Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is of increased theoretical and clinical interest. However, less is known about PTG in older adults specifically. This systematic review aimed to identify domains where PTG is studied for older adults; investigate factors associated with PTG in older adults; consider how these might differ between historical and later life traumas.

 

Methods

Online databases were searched for quantitative studies examining PTG outcomes in adults aged ≥ 60 years.

 

Results

Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds : Helping families to overcome intergenerational mental health challenges

In het onderzoek zijn de volgende onderzoeksvragen onderzocht:

1) Wat zijn belangrijke en effectieve aangrijpingspunten in de behandeling wanneer het ouderschap en het jonge kind onderdeel zijn van de behandeling van ouders met psychische stoornissen, om de cyclus van intergenerationele overdracht te doorbreken? (Hoofdstuk 2)

Trauma echoes : factors associated with peritraumatic distress and anxiety five days following Iranian missile attack on Israel

Introduction: On 13–14 April 2024, Iran launched ∼300 drones and missiles at Israel, in an unprecedented attack. As most studies examine the effects of trauma months or years later, less is known about its effects days later. To fill this gap, this study gauged the population response, five days after the attack. Specifically, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with two precursors for later development of PTSD, peritraumatic distress (PD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

 

Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude

Background: The body is the medium through which humans experience the world, and the body is key to most suffering, healing, and clinical mental diagnoses. Body attitude refers to the affective, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of embodiment, which typically is more negative in clinical samples.

Dream Enactment Behaviour in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Background: Sleep disturbances are widely reported in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Although Dream Enactment Behaviour (DEB) has long been associated with PTSD, its high prevalence has only recently been recognized, sparking discussions about the classification of trauma-related sleep disorders. The impact of DEB on treatment outcomes in PTSD remains unexplored.

 

Maximizing expectancy violation and exposure outcomes in patients with PTSD

Background: It has been proposed that maximizing expectancy violation enhances the efficacy of exposure therapy. The clinical utility of expectancy violation remains unclear and it has not yet been studied in PTSD.

Objective: We aimed to test whether explicitly focusing on expectancy violation leads to superior exposure outcomes.

Therapists perspectives on the Early Intervention after Rape study : a qualitative process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial

Background: Early interventions using trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy have the potential to alleviate post-traumatic stress symptoms in individuals who have experienced recent sexual assault. Specialized Sexual Assault Centers (SACs) in Norway offers psychosocial support, however, this support varies across SACs and its efficacy has not been researched.

Experience of post-traumatic growth among parents of children with biliary atresia undergoing living-related liver transplantation: a descriptive phenomenological study

Objectives: To explore the experience of post-traumatic growth among parents of children with biliary atresia undergoing living-related liver transplantation.

Methods: Participants were recruited within 2 weeks of their child's transplant surgery using purposive sampling. Transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's descriptive analysis framework, with collaborative analysis conducted using NVivo 12 software and a post-traumatic growth model.

Heterogeneity in racist events and posttraumatic mental health among Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) first responders

Background: Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) first responders in Canada report experiencing racism and an increased risk of trauma-related mental health symptoms.

 

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