Objective: To determine whether group therapy improves symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this randomized clinical trial compared efficacy of group cognitive processing therapy cognitive only version; CPT-C) with group present-centered therapy (PCT) for active duty military personnel. Method: Patients attended 90-min groups twice weekly for 6 weeks at Fort Hood, Texas. Independent assessments were administered at baseline, weekly before sessions, and 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months posttreatment. A total of 108 service members (100 men, 8 women) were randomized.

Background: Existing survey measures of childhood trauma history generally fail to take into account the relational-socioecological environment in which childhood maltreatment occurs. Variables such as the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, the emotional availability of caregivers, witnessing the abuse of others, and the respondent’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions in response to maltreatment are rarely assessed by current measures.

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Importance Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling psychiatric disorder common among military personnel and veterans. First-line psychotherapies most often recommended for PTSD consist mainly of “trauma-focused” psychotherapies that involve focusing on details of the trauma or associated cognitive and emotional effects.
Objective To examine the effectiveness of psychotherapies for PTSD in military and veteran populations.

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Importance The long-term course of readjustment problems in military personnel has not been evaluated in a nationally representative sample. The National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study (NVVLS) is a congressionally mandated assessment of Vietnam veterans who underwent previous assessment in the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS).
Objective To determine the prevalence, course, and comorbidities of war-zone posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across a 25-year interval.

Als bij radicalisering minderjarigen zijn betrokken (rechtstreeks of via hun ouders) dan kunnen gemeenten de Raad voor de Kinderbescherming (RvdK) raadplegen of inschakelen. Welke rol kan de Raad spelen en hoe gaat ze te werk? Wat zijn de procedures in bijvoorbeeld spoedgevallen?
De RvdK geeft hierover uitleg in een factsheet voor gemeenten.

Bij de crisiscentra zijn ze er bekend mee: klokkenluiders die door het proces dat volgt op hun melding in psychische nood komen. ‘Je raakt je werk kwijt, je vrouw, je huis, je geloof in rechtvaardigheid. Zie dan maar eens overeind te blijven.’

De toestroom van vluchtelingen naar Nederland is in één jaar verdubbeld. En vluchtelingen met een verblijfsvergunning hebben recht op een dak boven hun hoofd. Gemeenten staan voor de taak om dat te organiseren. Goede begeleiding vanaf het eerste uur is hierbij nodig. Of het nu gaat om kleine aantallen of grotere geconcentreerde groepen vluchtelingen. Als participatie en integratie succesvol verlopen verbetert dit de gezondheid. Omgekeerd kan een slechte gezondheid participatie en integratie in de weg staan.

The aim of this article is to provide a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature on leadership tasks and effectiveness of mayors and governors during drastic collective events. A total of 34 peer-reviewed articles met our criteria. They were analysed using the theoretical framework by Boin on leadership tasks, i.e., sense making, decision making, meaning making, terminating, and learning. Studies ranged from minor incidents like local riots, to the events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The material turned out to be dominated by Western and American studies.