The primary objective was to compare the evoked K-complex response to salient versus non-salient auditory stimuli in combat-exposed Vietnam veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Three categories of auditory stimuli (standard 1000Hz tones, trauma-related combat sounds, and affectively neutral environmental sounds) were presented during stage 2 sleep utilizing an oddball...

Die Katathym Imaginative Psychotraumatherapie (KIPT) stellt einen klinisch erfolgreichen Ansatz zur Behandlung von chronischer und komplexer Traumatisierung dar. Vor allem bei Kindheitstraumata hat er sich in der klinischen Praxis gut bewährt, ebenso zur Krisenintervention und bei akuter Traumatisierung. Die KIPT ist ein psychodynamisch-imaginatives Verfahren, das auf allen Ebenen der...

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The Journal of Latina/o Psychology is committed to publishing scholarly writing on research, practice, advocacy, education, and policy relevant to Latino communities. The journal publishes empirical, theoretical, methodological, and applied research.

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Bij de diagnostiek van en zorg voor problematische kinderen, jongeren en gezinnen zijn veel professionals en instanties betrokken. De betreffende wetgeving en het zorgveld zijn de laatste jaren sterk veranderd. Dat heeft gevolgen voor de uitvoeringspraktijk. De toenemende wet- en regelgeving in de zorg maakt het er voor de betrokken professionals niet gemakkelijker op. Die dynamiek vraagt om...

JAMA Psychiatry is a monthly, peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. It publishes original articles about psychiatry, mental health, behavioral sciences, and related fields.

According to the Minority Stress Model, immigrants have an increased risk of mental health problems compared with the general population. Homosexual feelings can form an additional minority stress factor next to ethnic minority status, given the social disapproval of homosexuality within non-Western cultures, the open manifestations of homosexual behavior in the western society, and the influence...

BackgroundLegal status and other resettlement stressors are known to impact mental health of asylum seekers and refugees. However, the ways in which they interact with treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with these populations is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine whether legal status and other resettlement stressors influence outcomes of a trauma-focused...