Exposure to multiple, chronic interpersonal traumas, often referred to as complex trauma exposure, can impact several areas of mental health need and functioning. A comprehensive assessment of needs and strengths is essential to making appropriate service recommendations. This study assessed 4,272 youth within the Illinois child welfare system using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS). A significant proportion of this sample had multiple/chronic caregiver-related trauma.

Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who fail to respond to established treatments are at risk for chronic disability and distress. Although treatment-resistant PTSD (TR-PTSD) is a common clinical problem, there is currently no standard method for evaluating previous treatment outcomes. Development of a tool that could quantify the degree of resistance to previously provided treatments would inform research in patients with PTSD. We conducted a systematic review of PTSD treatment trials to identify medication and psychotherapy interventions proven to be efficacious for PTSD.

This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of the most widely used mental health screening instrument in juvenile detention, the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI-2), for detecting trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among detained youth. The MAYSI-2 scales measuring Substance Use, Anger/Irritability, Depression/Anxiety, and Traumatic Experiences contributed to the prediction of PTSD symptoms, however, only Depression/Anxiety contributed to the prediction of associated symptoms for girls.

Objective: Estimates of the prevalence of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) in population surveys have increased over time. There is limited empirical evidence on the impact of changes in measurement practices on these estimates. The present study examined the effect of increasing the number of events assessed on the prevalence of exposure longitudinally. Methods: Data were ultilized from the 1997 and 2007 Australian National Surveys of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The problems of asylum seekers are multiple and complex. Next to having experienced a lot of adversities in their country of origin, when they arrive in a host country they face a (usually long) asylum procedure and a multitude of post-migration living problems. Literature shows high prevalence rates of mental disorders and low quality of life. The length of the asylum procedure is an even more important risk factor for psychopathology than the adverse life events in the country of origin.

This book describes the role of the arttherapist as an expert witness in a murdercase, the way to use art as evidence, and the conclusions and assessments that professionals can draw from a defendant's artworks. It examines the effectiveness of expert testimony as evaluated by the prosecution, defense, and court, and weights the moral, ethical and legal consequences of relying of such evidence. It presents an account of the ability of art to reflect a damaged and dangerous psyche.

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The study aims to determine whether 60-minute sessions of prolonged exposure (PE) that include 20-minutes of imaginal exposure (IE) are noninferior to the standard 90-minute sessions that include 40-minutes of IE in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to explore the relationship of treatment outcome to within- and between-session habituation and change in negative cognitions. Thirty-nine adult veterans with chronic PTSD were randomly assigned to 90-minute (n = 19) or 60-minute sessions (n = 20) of PE.

Abstract The Cultural Formulation (CF) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) provides a potential framework for improving the diagnostic assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in culturally diverse patients. We analyzed data from the Patient-Provider Encounte Study, a multi-site study that examines the process of diagnosis and clinical decision-making during an initial clinical intake session, in order to examine use of CF for PTSD diagnosis.

Numerous studies are underway, using data collected from clinical studies and data collected from surveys of combat troops, to determine the most efficacious treatment options for those diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In contrast, little is known about the effectiveness of predeployment training in preventing or mitigating the impact of combat-related stressors on the development of PTSD.