Published in European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Reliving distressing memories is key to treatment of PTSD and prolonged grief disorder. Distress during memory reliving habituated in PTSD treatment more than in treatment of grief. Habituation of distress during treatment predicted remission of symptoms in PTSD but not grief.
Published in European journal of psychotraumatology
Appeasement in political and foreign policy, social justice, ethology, psychology, and communication studies (multiple mammalian and avian species) feature elements of coregulation.The original conceptualisation of the fawn response may result in the misperception that it is unrelated to coregulation.Appeasement and coregulation can occur whether t...
Published in European Journal of Psychotraumatology
A latent class analysis of bereaved adults showed high approach/high avoidance, high approach/low avoidance and low approach/low avoidance classes. The high approach/high avoidance class showed highest prolonged grief symptoms and higher odds of probable prolonged grief disorder. Co-occurrence of loss-related approach and avoidance appears to chara...
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Adolescents with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD show increased rates of Attenuated Psychotic Symptoms (APS). A history of traumatic experiences and PTSD are stronger predictors for APS than substance use. APS in adolescents with substance use disorders may be an indication of undiagnosed and/or untreated co-occurring PTSD.
Published in European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Social support is an important feature in understanding posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While non-clinical research has identified distinct profiles of culturally appropriate social support, little research has examined cultural influences on social support in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder. Disclosing the trauma to others and e...
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Potentially morally injurious experiences are common during military service, but it is poorly understood how these experiences are related to other mental health disorders in Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans. Following a series of multiple logistic regressions, the odds of experiencing a past-year mental health disorder were 1.97 (95% CI...
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Specific facets of emotion dysregulation are differentially associated with PTSD symptom clusters and depression symptom severity after injury.Findings suggest that targeting lack of emotional clarity may be critical for patients with prominent hyperarousal and trauma-related changes in mood and cognitions (i.e. two PTSD symptom clusters).Patients ...
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Metabolomic profiles associate with sexual or physical abuse.Metabolites relate to mitochondria, one-carbon, oxidative stress, and inflammation.Metabolomics a possible tool for precision psychiatry in the future.
Published in European Journal of Psychotraumatology
This is the first study assessing sleep impairments and sleep disorders in refugees diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to healthy controls. The main finding is that both subjectively and objectively measured sleep is disrupted in refugees diagnosed with PTSD compared to healthy controls. The results suggest that these dis...
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The associations between cumulative stressful events and mental health problems 10 years presented a dose–response pattern. Social support could buffer the negative impacts, but its protective role disappears when stressful events accumulate at the highest level. It is critical to assess the cumulative impacts of stressful events and social support...
