The effect of eye movement desensitization on neurocognitive functioning compared to retrieval-only in PTSD patients : a randomized controlled trial

Background
There is robust evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with neurocognitive deficits, such as executive dysfunction or memory dysfunction. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD, in which eye movements (EMs) are performed during traumatic memory retrieval. We examined whether Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) improves neurocognitive functioning in PTSD patients, in comparison with a retrieval-only control condition without EMs.

Editorial: Special Issue on Digital Psychiatry

Despite a growing recognition of mental health challengesworldwide, there remains a significant gap between the demandfor and the availability of mental health services. The WHO es-timates that globally, up to 71% of individuals with severe mental illnesses such as psychosis receive no treatment, and accessis even more limited in low-income countries. Barriers such asstigma, resource shortages, and insufficiently trained profes-sionals may exacerbate this issue. 

 

A call to represent the current diversity of family forms in attachment research

As family forms become increasingly diverse, their underrepresentation in attachment research is glaring. Although attachment theory aims to explain the influence of early relationships, studies have disproportionately focused on mothers. Even when other attachment figures are considered, the research is typically limited to fathers in biparental mother-father families. In this piece, we report on the wide variety of family configurations worldwide, and how children experience care from multiple attachment figures.

BOEM! PAUKESLAG! Daar ligt alles plat : Verpleegkundige zorg voor Oekraïense vluchtelingen met PTSS in België

Probleemstelling: Bij de behandeling van Oekraïense vluchtelingen met een posttraumatische stressstoornis is het van groot belang om reeds in een vroege fase symptomen te herkennen en te behandelen. Gezien dat praktische informatie rond verpleegkundige interventies omtrent dit ziektebeeld schaars en verspreid is, blijkt dat in de praktijk echter niet altijd het geval te zijn. Er is ruimte voor verbetering en dat is waar deze bachelorproef een bijdrage probeert te leveren.

 

Mental health during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War : A scoping review and unmet needs

Introduction
The Russo-Ukrainian War (RUW) poses a significant mental health burden, warranting a scoping review of the evidence to shed light on the unmet needs.

 

School organisational trauma during student suicide crisis

Recent qualitative research in Ireland illuminates the impact of student suicide on Irish school guidance counsellors and the school organisation. It exposes distinctive factors in the overall system contributing to their experience of organisational trauma when coping with suicide aftermath. A qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study privileged the voices of this Irish cohort of first responders to student suicide. Much international literature highlights the often severe effects of suicide trauma on mental health professionals.

The factor structure of the International Trauma Questionnaire : Heywood cases in confirmatory factor analysis

Background: A number of studies have tested the factor structure of the suggested ICD-11 symptom criteria for PTSD and complex PTSD (CPTSD) across various trauma populations, finding support for two different models in line with the ICD-11 theoretical rationale.

Objective: Here, we aim to explore the factor structure of the Danish version of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) by testing two alternative factor models that have previously gained support in a large sample of treatment-seeking veterans.

ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder and complex PTSD : prevalence, predictors, and construct validity in Swiss older adults

Background: This study assessed the prevalence rates, construct validity, predictors, and psychosocial factors linked to ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD), as assessed by the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a German-speaking sample of Swiss older adults.

 

Oorlog verbeeld : De schijn van feitelijkheid

AI-gegenereerde beelden van Anne Frank duiken steed vaker op. Kees Ribbens duidt deze praktijk. 

Interview : “Kunst kan net een andere snaar raken”

Wat is de rol van beeldende kunst in Nederlandse oorlogsmusea? Met deze vraag stapte redacteur Pepijn de Koning naar Anke van de Laan, directeur van het Nationaal Monument Oranjehotel. 

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