PTSD from Childhood Trauma as a Precursor to Attachment Issues [PDF]
The past 20 years have been turbulent regarding Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), with conflicting research about its causes, effects, treatment, and prognosis. The current diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5 fails to adequately address this disorder.
Owen, Christy
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ABSTRACT The relationship between trauma and addictive behaviors is well‐established, yet factors mediating this relationship remain understudied. Given the prevalence of addictive behaviors among collegiate populations, we used path analysis to explore the mediating role of arousal dysregulation in the relationship between childhood trauma and a ...
Amanda L. Giordano +3 more
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Complexity of childhood sexual abuse: predictors of current post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, substance use, and sexual risk behavior among adult men who have sex with men [PDF]
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are the group most at risk for HIV and represent the majority of new infections in the United States. Rates of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among MSM have been estimated as high as 46 %.
Baker, Joshua S. +9 more
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Identifying PTSD and Complex PTSD Profiles in Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are frequent in child victims of sexual abuse. Authors argued that early trauma could lead to alterations in development that go far beyond the primary symptoms of PTSD and have proposed that Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) involving alterations in attachment, biology, affect regulation, consciousness, behavioral ...
Martine Hébert +2 more
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Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Traumatic and Stressful Events
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to explore how young autistic adults experience and respond to stressful life events, and the relationship between autistic characteristics and symptoms of stress associated with these events. Methods Using an exploratory sequential mixed‐methods approach, an online qualitative survey was first administered
Alliyza Lim, Robyn L. Young
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The Big Lebowski: The Dude’s Lessons in Law and Leadership for Military and National Security Attorneys [PDF]
The Big Lebowski is a cultural phenomenon that has prompted academic research into the nature of cult cinema, provided fodder for a host of law review quotes, and motivated a tradition of fan festivals and midnight screenings.
Little, Ryan A.
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Deconstructing the complexity of PTSD in cancer [PDF]
Oxana, Palesh, Cheryl, Koopman
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Compassion Focused Therapy to Address Shame and Guilt: A Case Study of a Client With Complex PTSD
ABSTRACT This paper presents the case of “Ava” a woman in her late 40s diagnosed with ICD‐11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), whose life was shaped by chronic childhood abuse, pervasive shame, and intense self‐criticism. Ava struggled with intrusive trauma memories, relational hypervigilance, fears of compassion, and enduring guilt ...
Deborah Lee +2 more
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Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childhood abuse (CA) is often related to severe co-occurring psychopathology, such as symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Martin Bohus +8 more
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An Assessment of Mental Health Services for Veterans in the State of Texas [PDF]
This report describes the complex challenges faced by veterans and their families in seeking, navigating, and attaining adequate mental health care in Texas.
Eaton, David +3 more
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