Perceived posttraumatic growth in cardiac patients: A systematic scoping review
AbstractDespite the life-threatening nature of many cardiac conditions, patients often report perceived posttraumatic growth (PPTG) in their recovery. To date, this research remains scattered across the literature, and no systematic review across cardiac patient populations is available. To understand the state of the literature on PPTG in cardiac patients, we conducted a systematic scoping review, aiming to (a) describe patient populations included, (b) characterize associations between PPTG and mental and physical health indices, (c) identify potential psychosocial resources that moderate or mediate the effects of a card...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - February 5, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon Y. Lee,
Crystal L. Park,
Samantha Laflash Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The role of general self ‐efficacy in intimate partner violence and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among women veterans
AbstractWhereas some prior studies have assessed associations between general self-efficacy, intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms cross-sectionally, there is limited research investigating the potential directions of these effects or the longitudinal effects over multiple assessment points. We investigated the role of general self-efficacy in experiences of IPV and PTSD symptoms across time among 411 women veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Online survey data were collected at baseline (Time 1; T1), 18 months after baseline (Time 2; T2), and 2 years after baseline (...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - February 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aliya R. Webermann,
Christina M. Dardis,
Katherine M. Iverson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Using Danish national registry data to understand psychopathology following potentially traumatic experiences
AbstractResearch on posttraumatic psychopathology has focused primarily on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); other posttraumatic psychiatric diagnoses are less well documented. The present study aimed to (a) develop a methodology to derive a cohort of individuals who experienced potentially traumatic events (PTEs) from registry-based data and (b) examine the risk of psychopathology within 5 years of experiencing a PTE. Using data from Danish national registries, we created a cohort of individuals with no age restrictions (range: 0 –108 years) who experienced at least one of eight possible PTEs between 1994 and 2016 (...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jaimie L. Gradus,
Anthony J. Rosellini,
P éter Szentkúti,
Erzsébet Horváth‐Puhó,
Meghan L. Smith,
Isaac Galatzer‐Levy,
Timothy L. Lash,
Sandro Galea,
Paula P. Schnurr,
Henrik T. Sørensen Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
2021 Annual Acknowledgment of Reviewers
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Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Vision Statement from the new Editor in Chief
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Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Denise M. Sloan Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for the treatment and early intervention of trauma among first responders: A systematic review
AbstractFirst responders are exposed to repetitive work-related trauma and, thus, are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy intervention designed to treat symptoms of posttraumatic stress. We conducted a systematic review to examine the viability of EMDR among first responders. The primary aim of this review was to identify studies that have trialed EMDR among first responders and evaluate its effectiveness in reducing trauma-related symptoms; a secondary aim was to identify whether EMDR has been used as an early intervention for ...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Heather Morris,
Kostas Hatzikiriakidis,
Melissa Savaglio,
Jenny Dwyer,
Catrin Lewis,
Robyn Miller,
Helen Skouteris Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Early life stress and autonomic response to acute mental stress in individuals with coronary heart disease
We examined whether ELS was associated with autonomic function and stress reactivity among individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD). We included patients with stable CHD from two parallel studies, the Mental Stress Ischemia Prognosis Study (MIPS) and the Myocardial Infarction and Mental Stress Study 2 (MIMS2), and assessed ELS using the Early Trauma Inventory –Self-Report–Short Form. Participants underwent a laboratory-based mental stress task while undergoing ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring. We used multivariate linear regression models to estimate the associations between ELS and heart rate variabilit...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ye Ji Kim,
Oleksiy M. Levantsevych,
Lisa Elon,
Ten é T. Lewis,
Shakira F. Suglia,
J. Douglas Bremner,
Arshed A. Quyyumi,
Bradley Pearce,
Paolo Raggi,
Viola Vaccarino,
Amit J. Shah Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
A prospective examination of health care costs associated with posttraumatic stress disorder diagnostic status and symptom severity among veterans
AbstractPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased health care costs; however, most studies exploring this association use PTSD diagnostic data in administrative records, which can contain inaccurate diagnostic information and be confounded by the quantity of service use. We used a diagnostic interview to determine PTSD diagnostic status and examined associations between PTSD symptom severity and health care costs and utilization, extracted from Veteran Health Administration (VHA) administrative databases. Using a nationwide longitudinal sample of U.S. veterans with and without PTSD (N = 1,377) enrol...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kelly L. Harper,
Samantha Moshier,
Stephanie Ellickson ‐Larew,
Martin S. Andersen,
Blair E. Wisco,
Colin T. Mahoney,
Terence M. Keane,
Brian P. Marx Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war survivors: Insights from cross ‐lagged panel network analyses
AbstractMany war survivors suffer from chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Unraveling the complexities of PTSD symptoms over time is crucial for understanding this condition. Going beyond a common pathogenic pathway perspective, we applied the network approach to psychopathology to analyze longitudinal data from war survivors with PTSD in five Balkan countries approximately 8 years after war in the region and a follow-up assessment 1 year later (N = 698). PTSD diagnosis was established using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and PTSD symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Events Scale–Rev...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pascal Schlechter,
Jens H. Hellmann,
Richard J. McNally,
Nexhmedin Morina Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Associations among traumatic experiences, threat exposure, and mental health in Pakistani journalists
AbstractPakistan is considered to be relatively unsafe for journalists; however, little is known about how working in situations that involve a high risk of trauma exposure and personal threat impacts journalists ’ mental health. The present study aimed to examine the associations among reporting on topics that carry a high risk of trauma exposure; work-related personal threat exposure; and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of Pakistani journalist s. Participants completed online assessments to report the extent of their exposure to trauma and threat in the last...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanna M. Koster,
Hans M. Koot,
Jamil A. Malik,
Marit Sijbrandij Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Parenting ‐related trauma exposure among parents of children with intellectual and developmental disorders: Development and validation of the Parenting Trauma Checklist
AbstractParents of children with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDDs) often encounter parenting-related traumatic events. Trauma exposure is a risk factor for mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Little is known regarding the types of traumatic events that parents commonly experience and how to best assess parenting-related trauma exposure. To address this gap, we developed the Parenting Trauma Checklist (PTC) and tested its psychometric properties. The PTC was created based on an extensive literature review and consultation with stakeholders, which led to the creation of a 17-...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ting Xiong,
Patrick J. McGrath,
Igor Yakovenko,
Donna Thomson,
Elisa Kaltenbach Tags: BRIEF REPORT Source Type: research
Imaginal exposure processing during Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) therapy: Examination of linguistic markers of cohesiveness
AbstractConcurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) is an integrated, evidence-based treatment that results in significant reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) severity. Emotional processing theory suggests that successful prolonged exposure –based treatments should result in more cohesive trauma narratives due to better integration and organization of trauma memory into cognitive conceptualizations of fear. Therefore, we hypothesized that language used by patients would become more cohesive over time and increased language cohesi...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erin M. Gandelman,
Steven A. Miller,
Sudie E. Back Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Traumatic stress symptoms predict restraint incidents in children and adolescents in psychiatric residential treatment
AbstractThe early identification of youth at risk for restraint incidents is an important next step to reducing the likelihood of such incidents. Yet, the extant research has not comprehensively investigated the idiographic factors that contribute to the restraint of youth in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The current study investigated client-level predictors of restraint incidents, with specific emphasis on youth client trauma history and traumatic stress symptoms as assessed at admission. Participants were children and adolescents (N = 150; 55.3% female, 66.7% White, 33.3% Black or biracial) age...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wilson J. Brown,
Anthony J. Nedelman,
William G. Phillips,
Jaclynn S. Stankus,
Laura E. Amoscato,
Eric Schwartz Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: A comparison of two modeling approaches
AbstractSeveral studies have analyzed longitudinal data on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) from individuals who were proximal to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (9/11) in an attempt to identify different trajectories of mental health in the years following mass trauma. The results of these studies have been heterogeneous, with researchers who used latent growth mixture modeling (LGMM) tending to identify four trajectories and those who used group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) identifying five to seven trajectories. Given that no study has applied both GBTM and LGMM to their data, it remains unknown which ...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kayla A. Huber,
Patricia A. Frazier,
Howard E. Alper,
Robert R. Brackbill Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Change in posttraumatic stress disorder –related thoughts during treatment: Do thoughts drive change when pills are involved?
AbstractPosttraumatic negative thoughts about one's self and the world are related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and change in cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT), but little is known about this association when CBT is delivered with medication. The current study presents a planned comparison of changes in negative posttraumatic thoughts during (a) prolonged exposure (PE) plus pill placebo (PE+PLB), (b) sertraline plus enhanced medication management (SERT+EMM), and (c) PE plus sertraline (PE+SERT) as part of a randomized clinical trial in a sample of 176 veterans. Lagged regression modeling reve...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheila A.M. Rauch,
H. Myra Kim,
Margaret R. Venners,
Katherine E. Porter,
Sonya B. Norman,
Naomi M. Simon,
Barbara O. Rothbaum,
Peter W. Tuerk,
Ronald E. Acierno,
Eric Bui,
Corey Powell,
Erin R. Smith,
Elizabeth Goetter,
Lauren B. McSweeney Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
