An umbrella review and meta-analysis of 87 meta-analyses examining healthcare workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced several changes in their work (e.g., longer hours, new policies) that affected their mental health. In this study, an umbrella review and meta-analysis of meta-analyses was conducted to examine the prevalence of various mental health problems experienced by HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a systematic review searching PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases (PROSPERO: CRD42022304823).

Associations between specific and cumulative adverse childhood experiences, childhood obesity, and obesogenic behaviours

Background: Individuals impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk of developing obesity, however, few studies have prospectively measured ACEs and obesity during childhood. Associations with the adoption of obesogenic behaviours during childhood, which directly contribute to obesity are also understudied.

Objective: To examine associations between individual and cumulative ACEs, obesity, and obesogenic behaviours during childhood.

Gender differences in early posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms : a network analysis

Background: Despite known gender/sex differences in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptoms between men and women in the early post-trauma period are not well-characterized.

 

Objective: This study utilized network analysis to assess potential differences in the associations among PTSD symptom clusters between men and women during the early post-trauma period.

 

Attachment theory : survival, trauma, and war through the eyes of Bowlby

Children are no strangers to war and conflict, and for as long as history has been documented, so too has the negative impact of war on children. Attachment theory, which has shone a light upon the ways in which early life experiences can impact individuals across the lifespan, is a helpful lens through which we can view the consequences of war. Similar to the aftermath of war leading to lifelong and transgenerational suffering due to deaths and physical health issues, attachment difficulties created during war further compound long-term damage.

“I see it running through my family” : The intergenerational and collective trauma of gender-based violence

This article uses two paradigmatic case studies to build on the theories of intergenerational and collective trauma to argue that dissociation should be a key target of prevention strategies for gender-based violence. To illustrate this point, we draw on the life histories of two Australian grandmothers, Kylie and Louise, who described how abuse in early childhood shaped their experiences of violence in adulthood, which in turn impacted their children and, consequently, their grandchildren.

What Factors are Associated with Posttraumatic Growth in Older Adults? : A Systematic Review

Objectives

Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is of increased theoretical and clinical interest. However, less is known about PTG in older adults specifically. This systematic review aimed to identify domains where PTG is studied for older adults; investigate factors associated with PTG in older adults; consider how these might differ between historical and later life traumas.

 

Methods

Online databases were searched for quantitative studies examining PTG outcomes in adults aged ≥ 60 years.

 

Results

Breaking Barriers, Building Bonds : Helping families to overcome intergenerational mental health challenges

In het onderzoek zijn de volgende onderzoeksvragen onderzocht:

1) Wat zijn belangrijke en effectieve aangrijpingspunten in de behandeling wanneer het ouderschap en het jonge kind onderdeel zijn van de behandeling van ouders met psychische stoornissen, om de cyclus van intergenerationele overdracht te doorbreken? (Hoofdstuk 2)

Mentale veerkracht is een gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid : Zorgprofessionals mogen ook iets van hun organisatie verwachten

Wie goed voorbereid is op stressvolle omstandigheden, kan daar ook beter mee omgaan. De auteurs laten zien hoe veerkracht in elkaar steekt en benadrukken dat de ontwikkeling daarvan een gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid betreft van werknemer én werkgever.

 

Trauma echoes : factors associated with peritraumatic distress and anxiety five days following Iranian missile attack on Israel

Introduction: On 13–14 April 2024, Iran launched ∼300 drones and missiles at Israel, in an unprecedented attack. As most studies examine the effects of trauma months or years later, less is known about its effects days later. To fill this gap, this study gauged the population response, five days after the attack. Specifically, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with two precursors for later development of PTSD, peritraumatic distress (PD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

 

Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude

Background: The body is the medium through which humans experience the world, and the body is key to most suffering, healing, and clinical mental diagnoses. Body attitude refers to the affective, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of embodiment, which typically is more negative in clinical samples.

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