Recent findings suggest that sleep might serve a role in emotional coping. However, most findings are based on subjective reports of sleep quality, while the relation with underlying sleep physiology is still largely unknown. In this study, the impact of an emotionally distressing experience on the EEG correlates of sleep was assessed. In addition, the association between sleep physiological parameters and the extent of emotional attenuation over sleep was determined.

Disturbed sleep is one of the key symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may contribute to the genesis and maintenance of PTSD. Our previously published study*, executed in healthy subjects, suggests that adaptive changes occur in sleep architecture, after emotional experiences, that benefit emotional housekeeping and the attenuation of emotional responses to negative emotional experiences. Little is known, however, about the relation between sleep and emotional memory processing in PTSD.

Objective: Sleep disturbances, including trouble falling and remaining asleep and recurrent nightmares, are symptoms of posttraumatic stress. A growing body of literature indicates that sleep disturbance may also convey vulnerability for the continuation of other symptoms of posttraumatic stress, including fear, anxiety, and heightened arousal. However, longitudinal research, which could help understand how these relationships unfold over time, has been limited.

AbstractBackground: Sleep facilitates the consolidation of fear extinction memory. Disrupted sleep has been proposed as a vulnerability factor for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Moreover, nightmares and insomnia are hallmark symptoms of PTSD, possibly interfering with fear extinction and compromising recovery. A perpetual circle may develop when sleep increases the risk for PTSD, and PTSD leads to an increase of sleep disturbances. To date, therapeutic options for alleviating sleep disturbances in PTSD are limited.

The position of victims of crime has shown marked improvement over the past 30 years. The rise of the victim has been associated with the growth of a unified 'victim movement', a social movement that strives to improve the position of victims of crime. However, it is questionable whether the victim movement should be viewed as a unitary phenomenon. Instead of one movement, there appear to be a number of victim movements.

Uit evaluaties van Nederlandse crisissituaties en rampen van de afgelopen tien jaar komt naar voren dat de snelheid waarmee verwanten van slachtoffers geïnformeerd worden, moet verbeteren. Voor verwanten van slachtoffers telt elke minuut, elk uur. Vanuit dit besef streven alle professionele hulpverleners er naar sneller informatie over familieleden te geven die (mogelijk) betrokken zijn bij een crisis. Het veiligheidsberaad heeft op 23 november 2012 het besluit genomen om een landelijke voorziening te regelen voor slachtofferregistratie en verwanteninformatie.

Een objectieve weergave van de omstandigheden in concentratiekamp Vught door een ex-gevangene.

Die mit einer Pressemitteilung der Universität Greifswald angekündigte Studie zur sexualisierten Gewalt am Ende des II. Weltkrieges erzielte eine so große und komplexe Resonanz bei Betroffenen, Interessierten und in den Medien, dass ein vielschichtiges Erfahrungs- und Meinungsbild zu dem bislang im öffentlichen Diskurs kaum thematisierten Traumageschehen entstand. Der vorliegende Artikel versucht, typische Diskussionsbeiträge beispielhaft zu zitieren und psychotraumatologisch zu kommentieren.

BACKGROUND: Women are twice as likely as men to develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Abnormal acquisition of conditioned fear has been suggested as a mechanism for the development of PTSD. While some studies of healthy humans suggest that women are either no different or express less conditioned fear responses during conditioning relative to men, differences in the acquisition of conditioned fear between men and women diagnosed with PTSD has not been examined. METHODS: Thirty-one participants (18 men, 13 women) with full or subsyndromal PTSD completed a fear conditioning task.

This text introduces readers to military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. Personal stories from active duty, National Guard, reservists, veterans, and their families, from all branches and ranks of the military, and those who work with military personnel, bring their experiences to life. A review of the latest research, theories, policies, and programs better prepares readers for working with military families. Objectives, key terms, tables, figures, summaries, and exercises, including web based exercises, serve as a chapter review.