Krause-Utz, Annegret Walther, Julia-Caroline Kyrgiou, Akrivi I. Hoogenboom, William Alampanou, Myrto Bohus, Martin Schmahl, Christian Lis, Stefanie
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Difficulties in emotion regulation are a core symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often interfere with cognitive functions, such as working memory (WM). Traumatic childhood experiences, including severe maltreatment, can contribute to emotion dysregulation, possibly mediated by changes in high-frequency heart rate varia...
Elam, Kit K. Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom Ruof, Ariana Eisenberg, Dan T. A. Rej, Peter H. Sandler, Irwin Wolchik, Sharlene
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Exposure to adversity, trauma, and negative family environments can prematurely shorten telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes. Conversely, some evidence indicates that positive environments and psychosocial interventions can buffer the shortening of telomere length (TL). However, most work has examined individual asp...
Zhang, Yanqin Workman, Annabelle Russell, Melissa A. Williamson, Michelle Pan, Haotai Reifels, Lennart
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: The long-term health effects of bushfires include the potential to trigger new and exacerbate existing mental health problems. Objective: This review aimed to determine the prevalence of long-term mental health issues in Australian populations exposed to bushfires. Method: A systematic search was conducted in five databases (Embase, Med...
Xiong, Ting McGrath, Patrick J. Stewart, Sherry H. Bagnell, Alexa Kaltenbach, Elisa
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Parents of children with intellectual and developmental disorders often experience potentially traumatic events while caring for their children. Heightened posttraumatic stress (PTS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) have been found in this population. Objective: We aimed to explore risk and protective factors for their PTS and PTG. Method...
Kooij, Lieke H. van der Pol, Thimo M. Daams, Joost G. Hein, Irma M. Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Haneveld, Julia Rosner, Rita Vogel, Anna Mäkitalo, Svenja Treml, Julia Steil, Regina Rief, Winfried Comtesse, Hannah
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: There is no therapeutic competence and adherence scale for grief-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (grief-focused CBT). However, given the growing body of evidence for the efficacy of grief-focused CBT, such a scale is needed both to ensure the internal validity of clinical trials and to facilitate psychotherapy process research. Ob...
Grasser, Lana Ruvolo Saad, Bassem Bazzi, Celine Wanna, Cassandra Abu Suhaiban, Hiba Mammo, Dalia Jovanovic, Tanja Javanbakht, Arash
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Malaktaris, Anne McLean, Caitlin L. Mallavarapu, Sheetal Herbert, Matthew S. Kelsven, Skylar Bormann, Jill E. Lang, Ariel J.
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: There is increasing support for the use of meditation-based treatments for US military Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Mantram Repetition Program (MRP), which is a portable meditative practice that features mindful repetition of a sacred phrase, is associated with significant reductions in PTSD symptom severity. ...
Niwa, Madoka Kato, Tomoko Narita-Ohtaki, Ryoko Otomo, Rieko Suga, Yosuke Sugawara, Mayumi Narita, Zui Hori, Hiroaki Kamo, Toshiko Kim, Yoshiharu
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy (SNT) has shown efficacy in alleviating symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and improving emotion regulation and interpersonal skills among individuals with complex trauma, such as childhood abuse. Although this therapy is expected to be eff...
Yang, Xima Xu, Yongyong Tan, Ruyue Zhou, Xiao
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected college students’ mental health and caused post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Event centrality is thought to play a key role in the development of PTSS, but it is not yet clear by what mechanism. Theoretically, event centrality may affect the retrieval of traumatic memori...
