Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment ® (PD:TRT) publishes a wide range of cutting edge research on personality disorders and related psychopathology from a categorical and/or dimensional perspective including laboratory and treatment outcome studies, as well as integrative conceptual manuscripts and practice reviews that bridge science and practice.

AIM: Although some studies have examined the long-term effects of disasters, very little is known about severe persistent symptoms following disasters. The aim of the present study was to examine persistent mental health problems and to what extent disaster exposure predicts long-term persistent disturbances.

Background: Stress sensitization, i.e., increased responsiveness to stressful life events has been found in high trauma exposed adults within the first 18 months following trauma exposure (Smid et al., 2012) as well as in young children (Grasso, Ford, & Briggs-Gowan, 2012). However, it is unclear whether stress sensitization may persist over time. We hypothesized that soldiers exposed to high levels of early life trauma would be at risk of persistence of stress sensitization 2 years following deployment.

Using a cross-sectional design, this study explored operational demands during the International Security Assistance Force for Afghanistan (2009-2010) across distinct military units. A total of 1,413 Dutch soldiers, nested within four types of units (i.e., combat, combat support, service support, and command support units) filled out a 23-item self-survey in which they were asked to evaluate the extent to which they experienced operational characteristics as demanding. Exploratory factor analysis identified six underlying dimensions of demands.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with myriad relationship problems and psychological distress in partners of individuals with PTSD. This study sought to develop a self-report measure of partner accommodation to PTSD (i.e., ways in which partners alter their behavior in response to patient PTSD symptoms), the Significant Others' Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS), and to investigate its reliability and construct validity in 46 treatment-seeking couples. The SORTS demonstrated strong internal consistency and associations with individual and relationship distress.

Au Sénégal, les phénomènes d'agressions sexuelles ont connu une certaine recrudescence liée soit à une fréquence accrue, soit à une médiatisation outrancière. Cependant, les désastres psychologiques font des ravages parmi les victimes du fait de la tendance de certaines familles à passer le phénomène sous silence par crainte de la stigmatisation sociale ou au nom du maintien de la cohésion familiale. Nous rapportons l'observation d'une femme mariée de 47 ans, victime de viol par le fils de son employeur.

In recent times, many terrorist attacks have been carried out by young men who knew they would die in the attack. This disturbing form of violence became a global concern after 9/11. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars since then on the study of terrorism, and a new cadre of investigators is striving for quantitative rigor and testable theories. The study of suicide terrorism in particular has been a growth area. The work has challenged some long-accepted notions-for example, that terrorists are pathological, driven by religious fanaticism, or spurred by poverty.

Parenting tends to be framed as a set of actions directed toward the child rather than as a relationship. This article helps therapists, parent-educators, and researchers conceptualize parenting as a socioculturally embedded relationship. The authors apply the relational orientations typology (Silverstein, Bass, Tuttle, Knudson-Martin,& Huenergardt, 2006) to parent-child relationships.

Hoe slaat ons geheugen traumatische ervaringen op, en in hoeverre worden die ervaringen gekleurd door onze emoties? Een interview met klinisch neuropsycholoog Ron Hijman.

De groep mensen in Nederland die de Tweede Wereldoorlog heeft meegemaakt, is nog altijd aanzienlijk. Het zijn de ouderen van nu, die kind of tiener waren gedurende de oorlogstijd. Een aantal van hen heeft nog steeds klachten die terug te voeren zijn op hun oorlogservaringen. Hoe verloopt het proces van ouder worden bij deze groep?