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The effects of extraversion, social support on the posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth of adolescent survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among extraversion, social support, posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth among adolescent survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake.Six hundred thirty-eight participants were selected ...
Xuji Jia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Combat-Stress Model in Rats: Histological Examination of Effects on Amelogenesis— A Possible Measure of Diminished Vagal Tone Episodes

open access: yesDental Anthropology, 2004
Developmental defects of enamel-stress histomarker rings (accentuated striae) may be a potential measure of diminished vagal tone in research on extreme stress such as exposure to combat. To develop an animal model of this measure, we examined the enamel
H. Stefan Bracha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Place and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, 2016
AbstractResearch on traumatic stress has focused largely on individual risk factors. A more thorough understanding of risk factors may require investigation of the contribution of neighborhood context, such as the associations between perceived neighbourhood disorder and social cohesion with reported trauma exposure (yes/no) and posttraumatic stress ...
Monson, E   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory:validation in a clinical sample and a school sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
With the inclusion of trauma-related cognitions in the DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the assessment of these cognitions has become essential.
Agar E.   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

open access: yesContinuum, 2015
The objectives of this article are to update the reader on the current definition and diagnostic assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to describe its clinical characteristics, discuss its epidemiology and pathophysiologic aspects, as well as to summarize the current therapeutic options for PTSD.The new nomenclature of the Diagnostic ...
G P, Sigurfinnsson, K, Tómasson
openaire   +4 more sources

Psychological responses after a major fatal earthquake: The effect of preitraumatic dissociation and posttraumatic stress symptoms on anxiety and depression. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Following trauma, most people with initial symptoms of stress recover, but it is important to identify those at risk for continuing difficulties so resources are allocated appropriately. There has been limited investigation of predictors of posttraumatic
Bentler P. M.   +63 more
core   +1 more source

Post- and peritraumatic stress in disaster survivors: An explorative study about the influence of individual and event characteristics across different types of disasters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Examination of existing research on posttraumatic adjustment after disasters suggests that survivors’ posttraumatic stress levels might be better understood by investigating the influence of the characteristics of the event experienced on ...
Alexander D   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Neurobiology of Chronic Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders: Evidence from Molecular Imaging Studies

open access: yesChronic Stress, 2017
Chronic stress accounts for billions of dollars of economic loss annually in the United States alone, and is recognized as a major source of disability and mortality worldwide.
Margaret T. Davis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence

open access: yesChronic Stress, 2018
Background Neuroimaging studies have revealed that disturbances in network organization of key brain regions may underlie cognitive and emotional dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Examining both brain structure and function in the same
Sophie E. Holmes   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Self-Directed Violence Among U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2010 to 2018

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Rates of suicide and posttraumatic stress disorder remain high among United States military personnel and veterans. Building upon prior work, we conducted a systematic review of research published from 2010 to 2018 regarding: (1) the prevalence of ...
Ryan Holliday   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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