Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): Greek translation and psychometric validation in general and clinical population
Psychiatriki. 2024 Feb 27. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2024.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExposure to childhood trauma experiences shows a high prevalence worldwide, with approximately two-thirds of the general population reporting traumatic experiences during childhood. The valid psychometric assessment of childhood trauma experience represents, however, a significant challenge in clinical research and practice. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Short Form (CTQ-SF) embodies the most valid and internationally widely used tool for the retrospective assessment of traumatic experiences during childhood to date. The purpose o...
Source: Psychiatriki - March 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Afroditi Stefani Anna Mavridou Stelios Chatziioannidis Vasilios P Bozikas Agorastos Agorastos Source Type: research
Brain health and value diversity: A new implementation field for values-based practice?
In conclusion, VBP may become a valuable tool for making balanced decisions in the broad terrain of brain health. Its protective focus on the perspectives of service users and its democratic character may pave the way towards achieving equity in and optimization of brain health.PMID:38252899 | DOI:10.22365/jpsych.2024.001 (Source: Psychiatriki)
Source: Psychiatriki - January 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Panagiotis Alexopoulos Alison Canty Jayashree Dasgupta Joyla A Furlano Aline Nogueira Haas Source Type: research
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people
Psychiatriki. 2023 Dec 29;34(4):265-268. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2023.024. Epub 2023 Nov 14.ABSTRACTIn March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, and youth worldwide were suddenly confronted with unprecedented consequences. The first line of concern was related to the direct effect of SARS-CoV-2 viral infection. While severe physical health symptomatology including death following infection was found to be less common in children than in adults,1 long-COVID has been identified in the pediatric population with the most prevalent manifestations involving mood symptoms, sleep ...
Source: Psychiatriki - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Konstantina Magklara Marinos Kyriakopoulos Source Type: research
