Psychodiagnostic assessment with refugees : Studies on the Cultural Formulation Interview and somatization / Psychodiagnostiek bij vluchtelingen : Studies over het culturele-formulering-interview en over somatisatie

"In the present study, we have assessed the content, the development, and the experience of a cultural interview in the first meeting of a refugee. This cultural interview is an operationalization of the Outline for a Cultural Formulation (OCF), which was published in the DSM-IV. For DSM-5, we constructed a new interview, the so-called Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI), and collaborated in an international field trial.

Intergenerational Associations of Parent Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Health Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) robustly predict future morbidity and mortality. Researchers are just beginning to investigate intergenerational effects. We hypothesize there are intergenerational associations between parent ACE exposure and worse child health, health behaviors, and health care access and use.

 

Vulnerability to heatwaves and implications for public health interventions : A scoping review

 

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Background

Heatwaves form a serious public health threat, especially for vulnerable groups. Interventions such as active outreach programs, exposure reduction measures and monitoring and mapping of at-risk groups are increasingly implemented across the world but little is known about their effect.

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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers : a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial

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Background

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in military personnel and first responders, many of whom do not respond to currently available treatments. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for treating chronic PTSD in this population.

 

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