Effects of congruent and incongruent appetitive and aversive well-being comparisons on depression, post-traumatic stress, and self-esteem by Emily N. Keppler, Nexhmedin Morina, Pascal Schlechter

“…However, it remains unknown whether the congruence (vs. incongruence) of aversive and appetitive well-being comparisons (high levels of both vs. preponderance of aversive comparisons over appetitive comparisons) is differentially related to symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and self-esteem.Methods: We conducted response surface analysis (RSA) on data from a study with two-timepoints three months apart (N = 921). …”
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The Liminal Space between Imprisonment and Freedom: by Shruti Das, Mirza Ibrahim Beg, Ranjit Mandal

“…The paper argues that Musa is trapped in a liminal space, that is, he is physically released but has never truly been released, and thus is a victim of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffering emotional numbing. …”
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Machine learning algorithms for predicting PTSD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Masoumeh Vali, Hossein Motahari Nezhad, Levente Kovacs, Amir H Gandomi

“…Abstract This study aimed to compare and evaluate the prediction accuracy and risk of bias (ROB) of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) predictive models. We conducted a systematic review and random-effect meta-analysis summarizing predictive model development and validation studies using machine learning in diverse samples to predict PTSD. …”
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Addressing all the psychosocial risk factors in the workplace requires a comprehensive and interdisciplinary strategy and specific tools by Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriele GIORGI, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…Work-related stress and high emotional demands can lead to chronic stress adaptation disorders, anxiety, depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mainly affecting healthcare professionals. …”
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Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with migraine: A standardized interview-based study by Preeti Sharma, Santosh Kumar, Vidhata Dixit, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Suprakash Chaudhury

“…Other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were recurrent depressive episodes (6.8%), dysthymia (10.3%), bipolar affective disorder (7.5%), panic disorder (5.5%), generalized anxiety disorder (8.2%), mixed and other anxiety disorders (6.2%), obsessive-compulsive disorder (6.2%), post-traumatic stress disorder (4.8%), adjustment disorders (5.5%), dissociative (conversion) disorders (6.8%), and somatoform disorders (6.2%). …”
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Mapping the association between mental health and people's perceived and actual ability to practice hygiene-related behaviours in humanitarian and pandemic crises: A scoping review... by Emily Yasmin Ghassemi, Astrid Hasund Thorseth, Karine Le Roch, Thomas Heath, Sian White

“…Mixed results were also found between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and handwashing. Two studies found that lower scores of PTSD were associated with better hygiene practices, including handwashing with soap. …”
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Psychotherapists’ readiness to treat PTSD: the influence of refugees’ country of origin by Pia Maria Schwegler, Katharina Gossmann, Theresa Neumann, Anne Moser, Theresa Speth, Rita Rosner

“…Background: Previous research suggests that psychotherapists’ readiness to treat traumatized patients varies according to patient and therapist characteristics, including the patient's refugee background.Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between psychotherapists’ readiness to treat patients with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and various patient and therapist characteristics, including refugee background and country of origin.Method: In our vignette study with a nationwide online survey in Germany (N = 871), we assessed the readiness of licensed psychotherapists (LPTs) and therapists in training (PiTs) to treat patients with PTSD. …”
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The use of information technologies to predict and diagnose the psychological trauma of servicemen – combatants by O. S. Kolesnichenko, S. A. Gorelyshev

“…Based on the analysis of existing developments in the field of automation of psychological and psycho-physiological testing procedures, as well as own empirical studies of combat psychological trauma of servicemen – combatants, the authors within the scientific research “Development of Preventive Program of Post-Trauma Stress Disorders of Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine”, have offered own approach to the creation of the complex of automated methods for determining resistance to psychological trauma by the combat experience, presence / absence of the features of post-traumatic stress disorder, presence / absence of psychological trauma of the combat experience The specified automated complex allows to get test results for each respondent in each method and to make complete characteristics of his mental health with the consequent possibility to convert textual information into a Microsoft Word document. …”
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Model for Predicting Borderline Mental Disorders of Law Enforcement Officers – Participants of Anti-Terrorist Operation by O. V. Zemlianska, P. V. Makarenko

“…The obtained regression coefficients and the values of weighted odds ratios for each of the scales demonstrated that the variables “Dissimulation”, “Negativism”, “Distress and maladjustment”, “Indirect aggression” and “Symptom of hyperactivity” are the most significant indicators of personal qualities that predict the formation of borderline stress disorders of law enforcement officers – participants in the anti-terrorist operation; further significant are “The presence of features of post traumatic stress disorder”, “Resentment”, “Aggravation” and, finally, “Hostility”, “Physical aggression”, “Symptoms of invasion” and “Verbal aggression”. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence and Patterns of Violence against Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Multicentre Study by Alphonsus Rukevwe Isara, Zara William Wudiri, Hadiza Abigail Agbo, Luret Albert Lar, Adesuwa Queen Aigbokhaode, Nyemike Simeon Awunor, For Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

“…The major consequences of violent attacks on the HCWs were lack of job satisfaction, loss of confidence, low self-esteem, decreased productivity and post-traumatic stress disorder. Conclusions: The overall prevalence of violent attacks on HCWs was high. …”
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Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you by Adeel Meraj, Lauren Koep, Muhammad R. Baig

“…# Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in veterans with mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Untreated OSA reduces the effectiveness of the treatment of PTSD. …”
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The Helplessness Dimension of Pain Catastrophizing Mediates the Relation between PTSD Symptoms and Pain Rehabilitation Measures by Matthew Schumann, Julia Craner, Elizabeth Kacel, Eleshia Morrison, Keith Gascho, Judy Gebhard, Wesley Gilliam

“…Comorbid chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) complicate the treatment of both conditions. …”
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Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications by Alice Melani, Marco Bonaso, Letizia Biso, Benedetta Zucchini, Ciro Conversano, Marco Scarselli

“…The most relevant clinical trials of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) demonstrate significant efficacy in treating treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, with favorable safety profiles. …”
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Gut–brain axis and neuropsychiatric health: recent advances by Ceymi Doenyas, Gerard Clarke, Renáta Cserjési

“…There is also growing interest in the role of the gut at the interface between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). …”
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A Scoping Review of Preferences of Men Who Experienced Sexual Assault: Implications for Adaptation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapies by Lydia Gamache, Laurence Dubé, Geneviève Belleville

“…About 1 in 10 men experiences sexual assault, resulting in various difficulties most frequently associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. However, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapies (TF-CBT) seem less effective for men who experienced sexual assault compared to women. …”
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Optimization of Video Stimuli Parameters in EMDR Therapy Using Artificial Neural Networks for Enhanced Treatment Efficacy by Jungho Suh, Sungbok Chang, Hyunjun Park

“…Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was recognized by the World Health Organization in 2013 as an evidence-based therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and found to be effective for depression. …”
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Perception of Loneliness in Adolescence: Role of Maladaptive Personality Traits and Trauma-Related Symptomatology by Fiorenza Giordano, Danilo Calaresi, Valeria Saladino, Valeria Verrastro

“…Our study aims to identify the possible role that maladaptive personality traits and post-traumatic stress symptomatology in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disturbance in Self-Organization (DSO) may play in the perception of loneliness in adolescents: Methods: We identified a mediation model constructed through structural equation modeling (SEM) to test PTSD and DSO post-traumatic stress symptomatology as independent variables and maladaptive personality as a mediator in the relationship between these and perceptions of loneliness in a population of adolescents of both sexes, Italian high school students; Results: Our study identifies the significant role of PTSD and DSO symptomatology in influencing the state of loneliness, both directly and indirectly through maladaptive personality traits, which appear to exert a substantial influence on the perception of loneliness, potentially functioning as mediators in the relationship between the latter and PTSD/DSO symptomatology. …”
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Healthcare needs among unaccompanied minor refugees: a study protocol of a qualitative study explaining access and utilisation across place and gender by Matthias Richter, Jacob Spallek, Hanna-Sophie Ulrich, Emma Kohler, Eva-Maria Fach, Martin Mlinarić

“…Introduction Several studies have identified that unaccompanied minor refugees (UMRs) are allegedly ‘vulnerable’ and belong to a high-risk group in terms of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorder due to their preflight, periflight and postflight experiences. …”
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Moral Damages of Children's Migration Trauma (Based on The Materials of The International Internship in The Area of Education and Humanities) by Zhanna Virna, Ana Maria Eyng

“…Psychological support in the cross-cultural situation of migration is specified and the consequences of moral conflicts for the child within the framework of ethnopsychoanalysis and socio-cognitive theories of post-traumatic stress disorder are substantiated. It is emphasized to take into account the vulnerability of the child in experiencing the moral trauma of migration. …”
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Do relationships with parents determine citizens’ reactions to war trauma? by Alicja Senejko, Ewa Gurba, Piotr Oleś, Mateusz Marek, Tomasz Franc, Krzysztof Gurba

“…Background The article concerns the psychology of trauma: the intensity of the experienced threats and reactions to the trauma in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), defenses and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in Ukrainian immigrants in Poland. …”
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