Suzan Soydas is een Phd student traumatische rouw bij Universiteit Utrecht en Arq Nationaal Psychotrauma centrum en psycholoog bij Arq nationaal psychotrauma centrum. Zij schreef voor de NtVP een blog over haar werkbezoek aan Melbourne, dat zij helaas voortijdig moest beëindigen vanwege de coronacrisis. 

Diagnostiek en behandeling van psychotrauma vraagt om specifieke expertise. Om die deskundigheid te garanderen biedt NtVP de certificering tot psychotraumatherapeut. Wie zijn de professionals die deze certificering hebben? In deze rubriek komen zij aan het woord, geven hun blik op hun werkveld en hun visie op de certificering tot psychotraumatherapeut.

Op 11 april 1945 komen Amerikaanse soldaten aan bij het concentratiekamp Buchenwald. Ze zijn verrast: de gevangenen hebben zelf al enkele uren de controle overgenomen en zijn zeer goed georganiseerd.
 

De gevangenen van Buchenwald hebben zich enkele uren voor de komst van de Amerikanen zelfstandig bevrijd. Het verzet in het kamp is al tijdens de oorlog zeer sterk. Aanvankelijk bestaat de gevangenenpopulatie vooral uit Duitsers, maar met de komst van Polen, Russen en Tsjecho-Slovaken in 1942 groeit de diversiteit.

Introduction

Psychological stress is associated with sedentary behavior, which may impair exercise performance. The aim of our study was to examine the association between psychological stress and physical fitness in military personnel.

Method

Attachment (mal)functioning and a history of childhood trauma (CT) are both considered psychological determinants of personality disorders (PDs). Their interaction, however, remains largely uninvestigated. In this study, the authors assessed adult and childhood attachment style in a sample of patients with diverse PDs (N = 75) and determined the relation with both occurrence and severity of CT.

Purpose: To evaluate whether severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Severe PPH can be experienced as a traumatic event. PTSD leads to negative mental health effects. Knowing risk factors for PTSD during childbirth offers opportunities for early interventions, which may prevent the development of PTSD.

Background

Background: Previous studies using candidate gene and genome-wide approaches have identified epigenetic changes in DNA methylation (DNAm) associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Background: The availability of interventions for bereaved parents have increased. However, most are practice based. To enhance the implementation of bereavement care for parents, an overview of interventions which are replicable and evidence-based are needed. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of well-defined bereavement interventions, focused on the parents, and delivered by regular health care professionals.

The Monash Dog-Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS) is a questionnaire that is used to evaluate the perceived relationship between humans and their dog. This questionnaire was originally only formulated and validated in English, which limits its use among non-English speaking individuals. Although a translation could be made, the translation of questionnaires without additional validation often impairs the reliability of that questionnaire. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate a translation of the MDORS that is suitable for use among native Dutch speakers.