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(Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress)
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - August 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
#BlueGirl: A study of collective trauma on Twitter
AbstractCollective trauma is the outcome of traumatic incidents that necessitate collective self-reflection and create a need for public discourse. Access to social media allows individuals to shape event coverage beyond what is put forth by mainstream media through hashtag-based communities. The death of Sahar Khodayari, or “Blue Girl,” an Iranian woman who committed suicide after being sentenced to prison for appearing in a sports stadium dressed as a man, is one such event that became a collective trauma. The current study sought to examine the collective trauma reaction among Farsi-speaking Twitter users in resp on...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - August 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zahra Abtahi,
Leila Zahedi,
Zarrin Eizadyar,
Nicole M. Fava Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The mental health of forcibly displaced couples
AbstractMost current research investigating traumatic stress is focused on its effects at the individual level, utilizing the implicit assumption that trauma-related disorders are mutually independent within families and communities. However, there is reason to assume that trauma-related symptoms within couples are influenced by each partner's risk factors and symptoms. Using the actor –partner interdependence model, this study aimed to test whether symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were predicted by participants’ partner's exposure to traumatic events over and above the influence of the p...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harem Nareeman Mahmood,
Hawkar Ibrahim,
Azad Ali Ismail,
Frank Neuner Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Lifetime trauma exposure profiles and alcohol use over time among U.S. Reserve and National Guard soldiers
AbstractAlthough trauma exposure is a recognized risk factor for alcohol use, research on military populations has emphasized combat exposure, with minimal consideration of exposure to other potentially traumatic events (PTEs). We aimed to (a) identify, characterize, and quantify subgroups of service members based on PTE patterns; (b) examine associations between trauma exposure subgroups and alcohol use; and (c) examine these associations longitudinally. Data were drawn from Operation: SAFETY, a longitudinal study of health and well-being among U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard soldiers (N = 478). Exposure to 15 PTEs, incl...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie M. Vest,
Nomi S. Weiss ‐Laxer,
D. Lynn Homish,
Gregory G. Homish Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Identifying child protection workers at risk for secondary traumatization: A latent class analysis of the Professional Quality of Life Scale –5
This study aimed to test the applicability of latent class analysis (LCA) to identify employees at risk for clinically relevant ST symptoms. LCA was used to identify patterns of ST symptom endorsement using the Professional Quality of Life Scale –5 (ProQoL) in a national sample of Danish child protection workers (CPW;N = 545). Predictors and associated levels of distress and functional impairment across the symptom presentations were tested using regression analysis, and three classes were identified. A total of 3.8% (n = 21) of participants were at high risk of endorsing symptoms of ST that were associated with sign...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maria L. Vang,
Jesper Pihl ‐Thingvad,
Mark Shevlin Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
A laboratory examination of risky sexual behavior among female sexual trauma survivors
AbstractSexual violence against women is highly prevalent on college campuses. Survivors of sexual violence often engage in coping strategies such as risky sexual behavior. The present study used a behavioral task to measure sexual risk-taking following experiences of positive or negative affect and an emotion suppression experimental manipulation. Sexually active adult female undergraduates (N = 175) completed measures of sexual traumatization and affective experiences as well as an autobiographical recall task and a delay discounting task for hypothetical sexual outcomes. Half of the participants (n = 87) were asked to s...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colin T. Mahoney,
Steven R. Lawyer,
Shelby E. Pemberton,
Kaitlyn M. Marchant Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
Identifying and predicting posttraumatic stress symptom states in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder
AbstractBetween-person heterogeneity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is well established. Within-person analyses and theDSM-5 suggest that heterogeneity may also be evident within individuals across time as they move through social contexts and biological cycles. Modeling within-person symptom-level fluctuations may confirm such heterogeneity, elucidate mechanisms of disorder maintenance, and inform time- and person-specific interventions. The present study aimed to identify and predict discrete within-person disorder presentations, orsymptom states, and explore group-level patterns of these states. Adults (N = 20,...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Esther S. Howe,
Aaron J. Fisher Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Military sexual trauma in context: Ethnoracial differences in ecological resources among treatment ‐seeking veterans
AbstractVeterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST) are at increased risk for a host of negative outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive disorders, and substance use disorders. Previous studies have shown racial differences in MST exposure, namely that Black veterans experience MST more frequently than White veterans. One way to help clinicians and researchers understand the impact of these ethnoracial differences in MST exposure is through an applied theory of ecological resources, which has demonstrated ecological factors (e.g., aspects of identity, beliefs, and environmental stressor...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter P. Grau,
Lisa M. Valentine,
Tessa C. Vuper,
Travis A. Rogers,
Jennifer D. Wong,
Minden B. Sexton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Gender differences in medication prescribing patterns for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A 10 ‐year follow‐up study
AbstractWomen veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have historically received more psychiatric medications than men. The current analysis identified prescribing trends of medications recommended for (i.e., select antidepressants) and against (i.e., benzodiazepines, select antidepressants, antipsychotics, and select anticonvulsants) use in PTSD treatment among women and men in 2010 –2019. All veterans receiving care for PTSD in 2019 were identified using national U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, adjusted for demographic characteristics ...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Hadlandsmyth,
Nancy C. Bernardy,
Brian C. Lund Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Associations among civilian mild traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories, and structural brain volumetric data
AbstractPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent and associated with significant morbidity. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) concurrent with psychiatric trauma may be associated with PTSD. Prior studies of PTSD-related structural brain alterations have focused on military populations. The current study examined correlations between PTSD, acute mTBI, and structural brain alterations longitudinally in civilian patients (N = 504) who experienced a recent Criterion A traumatic event. Participants who reported loss of consciousness (LOC) were characterized as having mTBI; all others were included in the control group...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - July 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Siddhartha Kosaraju,
Isaac Galatzer ‐Levy,
Katharina Schultebraucks,
Sterling Winters,
Rebecca Hinrichs,
Preethi J. Reddi,
Jessica L. Maples‐Keller,
Lauren Hudak,
Vasiliki Michopoulos,
Tanja Jovanovic,
Kerry J. Ressler,
Jason W. Allen,
Jen Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Pregnancy complications and intimate partner violence: The moderating role of prenatal posttraumatic stress symptoms
This study assessed the interaction between three types of IPV exposure (i.e., physical, sexual, psychological) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) on prenatal complications (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes) among pregnant women exposed to IPV. Participants included 137 IPV-exposed pregnant women (Mage = 27.29,SD = 6.00; 66.9% African American/Black). Three regression models were run to test the main effect of each type of IPV and PTSS on pregnancy complications, and the moderating effect of PTSS on the association between IPV and pregnancy complications, controlling for socioeconomic status, gestational age,...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hannah C. Gilliam,
Kathryn H. Howell,
Julia L. Paulson,
Taylor R. Napier,
Laura E. Miller ‐Graff Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
A meta ‐analysis of the association between shame and dissociation
AbstractShame and dissociation have been implicated theoretically and empirically in trauma exposure and its sequelae, with shame understood as an intense negative emotion and dissociation as a reaction to intense negative emotions. Understanding the connection between shame and dissociation is important for theory and practice; however, the strength of this association remains unclear. For example, in therapy, both shame and dissociation serve as a barrier to engaging with emotion. Theoretically, these two states should be distinct, as one (dissociation) confers low affective intensity and the other (shame) high intensity...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Justine A. Rudy,
Scott McKernan,
Nicole Kouri,
Wendy D'Andrea Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Examining intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma as it relates to Jewish identity, communication type, and mental well ‐being
AbstractA growing body of literature has examined how historical trauma can transmit across generations. Within this literature, one's level of enculturation is thought to impact their awareness of historical losses, which, in turn, is hypothesized to relate to mental well-being. Some studies have suggested that family communication about historical trauma can impact the strength of cultural identity and mental well-being. The current study sampled second- and third-generation Holocaust survivors to examine how family communication about the Holocaust relates to historical loss awareness and the strength of Jewish identity...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aviva N. Johns,
Laura S. Brown,
Lisa DeMarni Cromer Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Psychosocial hazards, posttraumatic stress disorder, complex posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety in the U.K. rail industry: A cross ‐sectional study
This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, depression, and anxiety among U.K. rail workers. A cross-sectional survey examining exposure to seven psychosocial hazards (bullying/harassment; verbal abuse; physical and sexual assault; and hearing about, seeing the aftermath of, or witnessing a fatality), working conditions, physical health, and the impact of COVID-19 was administered to 3,912 participants. Outcome measures were the ITQ, PHQ-9, and GAD-7. Among trauma-exposed participants, 24.3% met the criteria for PTSD or CPTSD; 38.6% and 29.2% of all participants scored in the moderate-to-severe ...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laurence A. Carnall,
Oliver Mason,
Michelle O'Sullivan,
Robert Patton Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Geocultural variation in correlates of psychological distress among refugees resettled in the United States
This study examined whether the associations between common mental health disorder (CMD) symptoms and predictors of CMDs varied cross-culturally. Participants were 290 refugees from three geocultural regions (Afghanistan, Great Lakes region of Africa, and Iraq and Syria) who recently resettled in the United States and completed assessments of CMD symptoms and predictors. Multilevel generalized linear modeling was used to examine the interactions between correlates of depressive, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and each of the three cultural reference groups. Relative to refugees from other region...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - June 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Meredith A. Blackwell,
David T. Lardier,
Ryeora Choe,
Jessica R. Goodkind Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
