Objective Parents bereaved by infant death experience a wide range of symptomatology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that may persist for years after the loss. Little research has been conducted on PTSD in fathers who have lost an infant. Mothers report most symptoms to a greater extent than fathers, but not much is known about other sex differences following infant death. Method...

Outbreaks of infectious diseases have increasingly led to crises in recent decades. These crises are often very complex. There are many disciplines involved, the effects extend internationally, there is pressure, there are scientific uncertainties and there is talk of changing social perceptions. In the past, e.g. the outbreak of SARS, has shown that in crisis, it is not sufficient to publish...

During disasters, aid organizations often respond using the resources of local volunteer members from the affected population who are not only inexperienced, but who additionally take on some of the more psychologically and physically difficult tasks in order to provide support for their community. Although not much empirical evidence exists to justify the claim, it is thought that preparation,...

Overlevenden van concentratiekamp Ravensbrueck hebben hun herinneringen 65 jaar lang uitgedragen aan een breed publiek. Daarmee vestigden ze een beeld van het kamp dat door de jaren heen nagenoeg onveranderd bleef. Het was voor hen een houvast in een veranderend Europa. Uiteenlopende groepen vulden deze onwrikbare herinnering echter aan en gaven hieraan steeds opnieuw betekenis. Onwrikbare...

Since a substantial and still growing part of trauma victims concern people from ethnic minority groups, the key questions for many mental health care professionals nowadays are: Are the regular trauma models and evidencebased interventions effective for affected ethnic minority groups? And which specific ingredients in intercultural trauma therapy appear to be culturally sensitive? In this paper...