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Many people worldwide face traumatic events—research estimates about 70% have had at least one in their life. A substantial share of those people, especially in low- and middle-income countries, go on to have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In recent decades researchers have developed effective, evidence-based PTSD treatments. But many survivors…
This questionnaire study (2016–2017) compared a representative Czech sample (n = 1800, mean age 46.6, 48.7% male) and a clinical sample of patients with anxiety or adjustment disorder (n = 67, mean age 40.5, 18.0% male). People who reported childhood emotional abuse, emotional neglect, or physical neglect had higher odds…
This systematic review looked at studies of people who stayed at residential health retreats for one or more nights and measured health before and after. The review found 23 studies with 2,592 participants and reported that all studies showed some health or wellbeing benefits after the retreat (effects seen immediately…
Researchers followed 402 inner-city women who had experienced childhood abuse. They looked at PTSD symptoms, two protective self-views (self-esteem and self-efficacy), and later resource loss. The study found that childhood abuse was linked to more PTSD symptoms and more resource loss later on. Higher PTSD symptoms were tied to lower…
The study tested the Post-Traumatic Symptom Questionnaire (PTSQ) in 761 people who had experienced a traumatic event. The PTSQ showed strong psychometric results and good fit to the data, and the researchers identified clinical cut-off scores. Using a multiple multivariate latent regression model, they found that intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal…
The authors propose the idea of a "trauma-informed campus." They say many college students arrive with trauma and can face new traumatic experiences in college. A trauma-informed campus means people across the school—administrators, faculty, staff, and students—use what is known about trauma in campus policies and actions. The goal is…
This paper is a protocol for a planned systematic review and meta-analysis. The authors will collect and combine studies that test group-based treatments for people with PTSD or people referred to PTSD group treatment. They plan to look not only at whether group treatments reduce PTSD symptoms, but also at…
