Kinderen waarvan een ouder wordt gedood in de huiselijke sfeer, komen terecht in een complexe situatie die grote impact kan hebben op hun leven. Onderzoek naar deze groep biedt enkele handvatten voor hulpverleners.

Traumatische rouw is al jaren het aandachtsgebied van Geert Smid, psychiater en plaatsvervangend opleider bij ARQ Centrum’45. Op 20 maart spreekt hij zijn oratie uit ter aanvaarding van de door ARQ ingestelde bijzondere leerstoel Psychotrauma, verlies en rouw na rampen en geweld, gevestigd aan de Universiteit voor Humanistiek.Tijd voor een interview met deze gepassioneerde psychiater die met beide benen in de praktijk staat en zoekt naar de betekenisgeving rondom traumatisch verlies.

De laatste jaren wordt steeds meer onderkend dat verstoorde rouw een stoornis is, anders dan bijvoorbeeld een depressie of PTSS. Wat is verstoorde rouw? Wanneer treedt het op en hoe kun je het behandelen? In dit inleidende artikel licht Paul Boelen de ontwikkelingen rondom ‘persisterende complexe rouwstoornis’ toe.

There are few medications with demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of posttraumatic stressdisorder (PTSD). Treatment guidelines have unequivocally designated psychotherapy as a first line treatment for PTSD. Yet, even after psychotherapy, PTSD often remains a chronic illness, with high rates of psychiatric and medical comorbidity. Meanwhile, the search and development of drugs with new mechanisms of action has stalled. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore not just novel compounds, but novel approaches for the treatment of PTSD.

Background: Organizations assisting refugees are over burdened with the Syrian humanitarian catastrophe and encounter diverse difficulties facing the consequences of this massive displacement. Aid-workers experience the horrors of war through their efforts to alleviate suffering of Syrian refugees.

Background: Traumatic Events (TEs) are often seen as risk factors not only for the development of eating disorders (EDs) but also for their impact on the severity of clinical presentation and psychiatric comorbidities.

In this study, the feasibility and efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Daily Life (ACT-DL), ACT augmented with a daily life application, was investigated in 55 emerging adults (age 16 to 25) with subthreshold depressive and/or psychotic complaints. Participants were randomized to ACT-DL (n = 27) or to active control (n = 28), with assessments completed at pre- and post-measurement and 6- and 12-months follow-up. It took up to five (ACT-DL) and 11 (control) months to start group-based interventions. Participants attended on average 4.32 out of 5 ACT-DL sessions.

Police officers routinely face critical incidents such as violent offenders, motor vehicle fatalities, and mistreated children (Cross & Ashley, 2004; Karlsson & Christianson, 2003). Police are tasked with keeping the peace and helping traumatized victims. Over time, the effort to alleviate the victims’ suffering may come with a cost. Charles Figley (1995) coined the term “compassion fatigue” (pp. 9) to describe this “cost of caring for those who suffer.” Compassion fatigue (CF) has multiple negative effects on caregiving professionals’ wellbeing and occupational performance.

Background
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) typically report a poorer treatment response than those who have not served in the Armed Forces. A possible explanation is that veterans often present with complex symptoms of PTSD. ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD (CPTSD) have not previously been explored in a military sample.

Background

Survivors of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captivity are at high risk of developing mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Aims

This study looks at the correlation between sexual abuse, shame, somatoform or bodily distress disorders, and dissociative seizures (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures).

Method