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Is Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Effective for Service Members and Veterans Experiencing Combat-Related PTSD? 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Purpose: Exposure therapy has been identified as an effective treatment for anxiety disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The use of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) in the...
The Dynamics of Cumulative Trauma and Trauma Types in Adults Patients With Psychiatric Disorders: Two Cross-Cultural Studies 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
There is an intricate divide between three major valid paradigms in studying traumatic processes: The psychiatric paradigm that focused mostly on the survival types of traumas and on posttraumatic str...
Conceptualizing Police Complex Spiral Trauma and its Applications in the Police Field 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
The study of police officers’ trauma through the police culture perspective reveals a unique form of trauma with biological, psychological, and sociocultural implications. The author presents an inclu...
Covering Trauma in Canadian Journalism: Exploring the Challenges 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
This critical ethnographic study is an investigation of the effects of witnessing trauma for Canadian journalists and photojournalists working on national and international assignments. Our primary ai...
Posttraumatic Growth in Cote d'Ivoire Refugees Using the Companion Recovery Model 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
This study explored posttraumatic growth (PTG) among refugee citizens of Cote d’Ivoire (aged 18 to 56 years; M = 37.4 years) affected by living in asylum in Liberia (M = 167.5 days). Research focused ...
Community Traumatic Events and the Temporal Distribution of Suicide and Calls to the Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Is There an Impact? 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Survivors of community traumatic events (CTEs) are thought to be at an increased risk for suicide. Current studies of the impact of CTEs on suicide have (a) produced varied results and (b) not account...
Moral Injury Themes in Combat Veterans' Narrative Responses From the National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Spiritual changes, or "soul wounds," have long been described as expectable consequences of combat, useful in understanding the profound changes in many surviving warriors. However, moral injury as a ...
An Exploration of PTSD and Coping Strategies: Response to the Experience of Being in a Bomb Attack in Iraq 30 Apr 2013 | 12:58 pm
Although existing evidence suggests that bombing attacks leave behind psychological distress and poorer mental health, little research has focused on this topic in Iraq. This study aimed to explore ho...
An Investigation of Potential Holocaust-Related Secondary Trauma in the Third Generation 30 Apr 2013 | 12:58 pm
The study assessed for the presence of Holocaust-related trauma characteristics in ultra-Orthodox grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Measures included the Secondary Trauma Scale (STS; Motta, Hafeez...
Analysis of Treatment Methods for Victims of Torture in Kenya and East Africa Region 30 Apr 2013 | 12:58 pm
In this article, a comparative study of multisensory trauma processing (MTP) and conventional treatment (CT) on victims of torture/trauma (VOTs) for Kenyan citizens and refugees from East African Regi...
