The unique forms of trauma experienced by survivors of genocidal rape are not well understood. Hence, we conducted a systematic scoping review regarding the consequences for survivors of rape during genocide. Searches conducted in PubMed, Global Health, Scopus, PyscInfo, and Embase produced a total of 783 articles. After completing the screening process, 34 articles were eligible for inclusion in the review.

Background: Evidence-based mental health interventions to support healthcare workers (HCWs) in crisis settings are scarce.

Objective: To evaluate the capacity of a mental health intervention in reducing anxiety and depression symptoms in HCWs, relative to enhanced care as usual (eCAU), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. In addition, URMs face several barriers to mental health care. Few studies have evaluated trauma-focused interventions for URMs that target these issues. The current study evaluated a multimodal trauma-focused treatment approach for URMs.

Purpose of Review
Women are twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to men after a traumatic experience. The purpose of this mini review was to explore recent research on biological contributors to this sex difference.

Background
Most staff stay healthy during humanitarian work, although some worsen. Mean scores on health indicators may be masking individual participants struggling with health issues.

Aims

To investigate different field assignment-related health trajectories among international humanitarian aid workers (iHAWs) and explore the mechanisms used to stay healthy.

Method

Growth mixture modelling analyses for five health indicators using pre-/post-assignment and follow-up data.

Het was ‘de meest demonische daad van het nationaalsocialisme’, volgens schrijver en Auschwitz-overlevende Primo Levi. Het bedenken en realiseren van het zogeheten Sonderkommando: een groep gevangenen in Auschwitz, veelal Joods, die werden gedwongen om mee te werken aan de massale vernietiging van hun medegevangenen. Filip Müller was een van die Sonderkommando’s, en overleefde de oorlog. Hij schreef een boek over zijn jaren in Auschwitz – en dat is nu voor het eerst in het Nederlands is vertaald: Sonderbehandlung, Mijn jaren in de crematoria en gaskamers van Auschwitz.

Aim:
to assess the efficacy of psychosocial interventions delivered through task-sharing approaches for preventing perinatal common mental disorders among women in low- and middle-income countries.

Inez Schelfhout is klinisch psycholoog bij ARQ Centrum’45. Zij behandelt mensen die, vaak wat later in hun leven, worstelen met een oorlogstrauma. In januari 2022 hield Schelfhout de lezing Splijting en integratie, ter gelegenheid van de start van het themajaar 2023 ‘Leven met oorlog’ van het Platform WO2.1 Naar aanleiding van de lezing stellen we Inez Schelfhout enkele vragen.

Background: Tonic immobility (TI) is a reflexive, involuntary response that causes motor inhibition, vocal suppression, and analgesia. TI is elicited by extreme fear and perception of entrapment in a life-threatening situation. Research suggests that TI is a frequent peritraumatic response and may be related to subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, findings are mixed and, as of yet, no systematic or meta-analytic review examining associations between TI and PTSD has been published.

We investigated whether the impact of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) on trauma-related symptoms changes across the transitional adult lifespan (i.e., 16–100 years old) and if this association differs for self-reported COVID-19–related PTEs compared to other PTEs. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 7,034 participants from 88 countries between late April and October 2020. Participants completed the Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS), a self-report questionnaire assessing trauma-related symptoms.