Felix, Erika D Janson, Melissa Fly, Jason
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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
Episodes of mass violence can increase mental health (MH) symptoms among survivors, possibly leading to increased MH service use. Within the context of an episode of mass violence that impacted a university community, we prospectively explore the predisposing (demographics, clinical levels of MH symptoms, victimization history, objective exposure, ...
Jarnecke, Amber M. Flanagan, Julianne C.
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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
The emergence of COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges in keeping individuals experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) safe in the United States and abroad. This commentary explores how COVID-19 may be increasing risk for IPV and what strategies may be used presently, and in the future, to mitigate IPV risk during crises.
Held, Philip Klassen, Brian J Boley, Randy A Wiltsey Stirman, Shannon Smith, Dale L Brennan, Michael B Van Horn, Rebecca Pollack, Mark H Karnik, Niranjan S Zalta, Alyson K
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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
The purpose of the present study was to detail the patient flow and establish the feasibility of a brief 3-week intensive treatment program (ITP) for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study examined data from 648 veterans referred to a non-Veterans Affairs ITP for PTSD from January 2016 to February 2018 to determine th...
Finley, Erin P Garcia, Hector A Ramirez, Vanessa A Haro, Elizabeth K Mignogna, Joseph DeBeer, Bryann Wiltsey-Stirman, Shannon
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Although efforts to implement evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) require understanding how providers view and initiate these interventions, little is known regarding provider treatment selection in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care. The current study examines how specialty PTSD clinic providers within the Veterans Health Administration (...
Villotti, Patrizia Corbière, Marc Guay, Stéphane
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With the general aim of better understanding their temporal relationships, trauma-related symptoms and quality of life were investigated among victims of a violent act at work. We used path analysis modeling to test the relationship between symptoms and quality of life as interrelated rather than merely sequential in a cohort of 189 individuals exp...
Weiss, Nicole H Forkus, Shannon R Contractor, Ateka A Dixon-Gordon, Katherine L
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Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic construct with relevance to a wide range of mental health outcomes. A growing literature highlights the contribution of positive emotion dysregulation to mental health outcomes. However, there remains limited understanding of the interplay of negative and positive emotion dysregulation on mental health out...
Koch, Theresa Liedl, Alexandra Ehring, Thomas
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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
In response to the high rates of comorbidity as well as the severe social impairment among refugees, the examination of transdiagnostic factors such as emotion regulation appears particularly promising in this group. This study investigates the contribution of difficulties in emotion regulation to the self-reported symptom levels of posttraumatic s...
Karlsson, Marie E Zielinski, Melissa J Bridges, Ana J
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Survivors Healing from Abuse: Recovery through Exposure (SHARE) is a group treatment for incarcerated women that targets sexual abuse sequelae. Previous research on SHARE found significant reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms among completers. However, evidence for SHARE has...
Kolacz, Jacek Hu, Yu Gesselman, Amanda N Garcia, Justin R Lewis, Gregory F Porges, Stephen W
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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
A growing body of literature documents sexual problems following maltreatment and traumatic experience, but the mechanisms of these effects are poorly understood. The autonomic nervous system coordinates typical and threat-reactive functions throughout the body, including those of reproductive organs. We examined whether relations between adult sex...
Romeo, Annunziata Di Tella, Marialaura Ghiggia, Ada Tesio, Valentina Torta, Riccardo Castelli, Lorys
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Breast cancer (BC) diagnosis is a potentially traumatic event, the related challenges of which can trigger positive or negative reactions. Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as a positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle. The present study aimed to shed light on the relationship between the evolution of depressive sym...
