Background: Epigenetic mechanisms have been suggested to play a role in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here, blood-derived DNA methylation data (HumanMethylation450 BeadChip) collected prior to and following combat exposure in three cohorts of male military members were analyzed to assess whether DNA methylation profiles are associated with the development of PTSD. A total of 123 PTSD cases and 143 traumaexposed controls were included in the analyses.

Objective:

The disappearance of a loved one is claimed to be the most stressful type of loss. The present review explores the empirical evidence relating to this claim. Specifically, it summarizes studies exploring the prevalence and correlates of psychological symptoms in relatives of missing persons as well as studies comparing levels of psychopathology in relatives of the disappeared and the deceased.

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Japans legerpersoneel maakte zich tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog massaal schuldig aan verkrachtingen en dwangprostitutie. Minstens een half miljoen vrouwen werd slachtoffer. Met het geld dat deze ‘troostmeisjes’ opbrachten, financierde Japan zijn oorlogsvoering.

Dat onthult onderzoeksjournaliste Griselda Molemans in haar boek ‘Levenslang oorlog. De verzwegen slachtoffers van het Japanse Keizerlijk systeem van verkrachting en dwangprostitutie tussen 1932 en 1945’ (Uitgeverij Quasar Books & Multimedia 2020, ISBN 9789082373950).

Historische schuldbelijdenissen zijn in de mode. Maar ze zijn lang niet altijd terecht, ook niet als ze gaan over de jaren 1940-1945, schrijft Roelof Bouwman.

Momenteel zijn er meer dan 100.000 veteranen in Nederland. Velen van hen kampen met psychische problemen. De behandeling van veteranen kent veel uitdagingen, die te maken hebben met specifieke beroepsgerelateerde aspecten van het militair-zijn, de context van de missie waarin de traumatisering heeft plaatsgevonden en persoonlijkheidsfactoren. Deze samenvatting van een PsyXpert-nascholingsartikel gaat tevens in op innovatieve behandelingen als HITT, 3MDR, MDMA-ondersteunende psychotherapie, en lotgenotencontact in groepsbehandelingen.

Increased recognition that grief may turn into a disorder led to the inclusion of Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder (PCBD) in DSM-5 and Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in ICD-11. Four additional criteria sets for disturbed grief have been proposed in recent years: Prigerson et al. proposed criteria for PGD (“PGD-2009″), Maercker et al. presented an ICD-11 beta draft version of PGD (“PGD-BD”), Shear et al. put forth criteria for complicated grief (“CG”), and, recently, criteria for PGD in DSM-5-TR have been proposed.

Background: Previous research has indicated that one out of ten naturally bereaved individuals develops prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Less is known about the prevalence of PGD following unnatural deaths, such as accidents, disasters, suicides, or homicides. The aim of this study was to compute the pooled prevalence of PGD and to determine possible causes of its varied estimates.

Premier Mark Rutte maakte op de nationale holocaustherdenking van 26 januari 2020 zijn excuses namens de regering voor het handelen van de overheid tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

This book addresses the source of societal tensions and violent conflict in contemporary Europe, involving people from minority groups of Muslim culture. Six country case studies – on Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia and the United Kingdom – give a comprehensive account of Islam-related tensions and violence, from the jihadist terrorist acts seen in Europe in the aftermath of 9/11 in the US, through to the urban riots of the type seen in France in 2005. These events are analysed with a common typology together with detailed accounts of the social context in each country.

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is the most common illicit substance use disorder in the United States and is related to a range of functional impairment. CUD is associated with comorbid mental health disorders and other substance use disorders, compounding impairment from either type of disorder alone. U.S. military veterans also experience CUD at high rates; however, less is known about comorbidity and its impact on service utilization among veterans. Better understanding of comorbidity in this group is important, given that the Veterans Health Administration is the largest U.S.