Seven-Year Follow-Up Study of Symptoms in Asylum Seekers and Refugees With PTSD Treated With Trauma-Focused Groups

Objective: To examine sustainability of symptom outcomes of a 1-year phase-based traumafocused, multimodal, and multicomponent group therapy in a day treatment program for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over an average period of 7 years.

PTSD in the elderly : the interaction between trauma and aging

Background: Because an increasingly large cohort of individuals is approaching their elderly years, there is concern about how the healthcare system will cope with the greater demands placed upon it. One area of concern is the impact of trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the aged. Although several reviews have highlighted the lack of knowledge and research on the topic, there still remain gaps in the literature. Nevertheless, some recent behavioral, endocrinological and neuroimaging studies may provide new insights into the discussion.

DSM-5, online scholing voor professionals

Accare publiceert vanuit haar academische functie een serie filmpjes over de DSM-5. Deze online scholing is vrij toegankelijk voor alle professionals en andere geïnteresseerden. In de online scholing vertellen verschillende belanghebbenden over de voor- en nadelen die zij zien van het werken met de DSM-5. Peter Dijkshoorn, kinderpsychiater en bestuurder van Accare, benoemt de betekenis en de waarde van de DSM-5 in de huidige jeugdhulp. Daarnaast komen vele stoornissen uit de DSM-5 aan bod. Accare vult deze lijst nog verder aan met nieuwe opnames.

Age-period-cohort effects on inequalities in psychological distress, 1981-2000.

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BACKGROUND:

In the closing decades of the twentieth century, changes in population sociodemographics took place that might be thought to have an adverse influence on the nation's psychological distress. Here, we examine the stability of social and gender inequalities in psychological distress throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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A hazardous profession : war, journalists, and psychopathology.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

War journalists often confront situations of extreme danger in their work. Despite this, information on their psychological well-being is lacking.

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