Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Reintegration Problems: Differences by Veterans Affairs Healthcare User Status

We studied 1,292 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who participated in a clinical trial of expressive writing to estimate the prevalence of perceived reintegration difficulty and compare Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare users to nonusers in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics. About half of participants perceived reintegration difficulty. VA users and nonusers differed in age and military background. Levels of mental and physical problems were higher in VA users.

Investeren in de capaciteit voor psychosociale hulpverlening

Een verkenning van een aantal scenario's van de Nationale Risicobeoordeling - waarin steeds een inschatting wordt gemaakt van de gevolgen van een gebeurtenis - laat zien dat de psychosociale hulpverlening (PSH) altijd een prioriteit zou moeten zijn.

Interpersonel Psychotherapy (IPT) for PTSD: A Case Study

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), a time-limited, evidence-based treatment, has shown efficacy in treating major depressive disorder and other psychiatric conditions. Interpersonal Psychotherapy focuses on the patient's current life events and social and interpersonal functioning for understanding and treating symptoms. This case report demonstrates the novel use of IPT as treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Preliminary evidence suggests IPT may relieve PTSD symptoms without focusing on exposure to trauma reminders.

Interaction between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and traumatic childhood events predicts depression

Childhood trauma is associated with the onset and recurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD). The thermolabile T variant of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism (rs1801133) is associated with a limited (oxidative) stress defense. Therefore, C677T MTHFR could be a potential predictor for depressive symptomatology and MDD recurrence in the context of traumatic stress during early life.

Integrated treatment: a conceptual framework for an evidence-based approach to the treatment of personality disorder

A framework is proposed for selecting and combining eclectic treatment methods and delivering them in a coordinated way. The framework has two components: (1). a system for conceptualizing personality disorder based on empirical knowledge about the structure, etiology, development, and stability of personality pathology to use as a guide to selecting interventions and planning the sequence in which they will be used, and (2), a model of therapeutic change based on the general literature on psychotherapy outcome and specific studies of PD treatments.

Inpatient treatment to online aftercare: E-Mailing themes as a function of therapeutic outcomes

The authors applied the meaning extraction method (MEM) to 4,241 e-mails written by 297 participants of an email-based aftercare program following inpatient psychotherapy. Principal-components analysis of the most frequently used nouns in the e-mails yielded nine components: life decisions and coping, relationship conflict, psychological and physical symptoms, family of origin, social and leisure activities, present family and household, treatment, exercise and diet, and work. Relative to men, women focused more on symptoms, exercise and diet, and family of origin, but less on work.

Indicatiestelling voor groepspsychotherapie

In dit artikel wordt een procedure beschreven voor het indiceren voor groepspsychotherapie bij cliënten met ernstige problematiek: identiteitsproblemen en persoonlijkheidsproblemen of -stoornissen. Verkeerde plaatsingen zijn voor zowel de cliënt als de groep ingrijpende en negatieve ervaringen.

In the best interest of the child? : a study into a decision-support tool validating asylum-seeking children's rights from a behavioural scientific perspective

In Art. 3(1) van het Internationaal Verdrag voor de Rechten van het Kind is bepaald dat bij alle besluiten die het leven van kinderen raken, het ‘belang van het kind’ een eerste overweging dient te zijn. In dit onderzoek staat centraal hoe het ‘belang van het kind’ op methodische wijze tot uitdrukking kan worden gebracht ten behoeve van juridische besluitvormingsprocedures. Hiertoe is een instrument, genaamd de Best Interest of the Child - Questionnaire (BIC-Q), ontwikkeld en onderzocht op betrouwbaarheid en validiteit. De onderzoeksgroep bestaat uit asielzoekerskinderen.

In memoriam: Edward J. Frischholz, PhD, January 14, 1956-May 10, 2014

We sadly lost our friend and colleague Edward J. (“Fast Eddie”) Frischholz, PhD, at the young age of 58. He died of heart failure, a complication of septic shock. He was a passionate advocate for the field of hypnosis, a tough monitor of its quality, a fine clinician, and an excellent researcher/statistician.

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