In contrast to normative views on grief, phenomenological descriptions of grief aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the lived experience, providing space for both uniqueness and universality. However, it is unclear how application of phenomenological descriptions contributes to bereavement care. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical applicability of phenomenological descriptions of grief through autoethnographic exploration.

We studied the mechanisms of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and imagery rescripting (ImRs). We hypothesized that EMDR works via changes in memory vividness, that ImRs works via changes in encapsulated beliefs (EB), and that both treatments work via changes in memory distress. Patients (N = 155) with childhood-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) received 12 sessions of EMDR or ImRs. The vividness, distress, and EB related to the index trauma were measured with the Imagery Interview.

"De ether in Nederlands was een belangrijk strijdtoneel." Vincent Kuitenbrouwer over onderzoek naar Nederlandse radiopropaganda tijdens de bezetting. 

"Schuiven we de ware dimensie van de Holocaustr onbedoeld terzijde?" Christel Tijenk bespreekt de bruikbaarheid van de inzichten uit De Holocaust, een onvoltooide geschiedenis van Dan Stone voor de aankomende herinrichring van Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork. 

"Hoe verhoudt de openbaar beschikbare informatie over personen zicht tot de beperkingen die men nu hanteert voor veel oorlogsarchieven? "Jeroen van den Eijnde werpt de vraag op of informatie over slachtoffers ook niet veel toegankelijker zou moeten worden. 

In het CABR een 'collaboratie-archief' te noemen? Ismee Tames ontrafelt een aantal mythes over de aard en samenstelling van het archief. 

De geplande openbaarmaking van de CABR houdt de gemoederen bezig. Maar hoe groot zal de maatschappelijke impact nu daadwerkelijk zijn? 

Background: Experiencing sexual assault is associated with a significant increase in risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder and related concerns (e.g. alcohol misuse). Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence suggests that social support may be both broadly protective against and eroded by posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, little is known about how different aspects of social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms influence each other in the weeks and months immediately following sexual assault, when posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms first emerge.

Background: In attempts to elucidate PTSD, recent factor analytic studies resulted in complex models with a proliferating number of factors that lack psychometrical and clinical utility. Recently, suggestions have been made to optimize factor analytic practices to meet a refined set of statistical and psychometric criteria.

Background: Victims of physical/sexual violence or sexual abuse commonly experience defense responses that result in feelings of guilt and shame. Although trauma-focused interventions are effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, the presence of trauma-related shame and guilt can potentially hinder the process of disclosure during treatment, thus diminishing their overall effectiveness.