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Impact of veteran ‐led peer mentorship on posttraumatic stress disorder
AbstractPeer mentorship shows promise as a strategy to support veteran mental health. A community –academic partnership involving a veteran-led nonprofit organization and institutions of higher education evaluated a collaboratively developed peer mentor intervention. We assessed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postdeployment experiences, social functioning, and psychological strengths at baseline, midpoint, and 12-week discharge using the PTSD Checklist forDSM-5 (PCL-5), Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory –2, Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale, and Values in Action Survey. Brief weekly check-in surveys...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zeno Franco, Leslie Ruffalo, Bob Curry, Martina Gollin ‐Graves, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Otis Winstead, Katinka Hooyer, Myah Pazdera, Lisa Rein, Jose Lizarraga Mazaba, Md Fitrat Hossain, Virginia Stoffel, Mark Flower, Praveen Madiraju, Stephen Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The prevalence and correlates of PTSD, insomnia, and fatigue among people with epilepsy during Oct.7th war on Gaza: A study from Jordan
Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Apr 17;155:109768. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109768. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTJordan and Palestine are tightly related countries as the same families live in the two adjacent countries. The present study sought to examine the prevalence and determinants of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)symptoms, insomnia, and fatigue among a cohort of People with Epilepsy (PWE) in Jordan. This is a cross-sectional study with inclusion criteria. PTSD, insomnia, and fatigue were assessed using validated scales. Data were analyzed from 109 PWE, PTSD symptoms were screened in (35.5 %), and Insomnia was screened...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - April 18, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Omar Gammoh Wail Ennab Source Type: research

When Imagination Feels Like Reality: A Case Study of False Memories and Maladaptive Daydreaming in Visual Impairment
CONCLUSION: This first reported case of confabulations in an individual with MD and visual disability suggests daydreams could potentially be mistaken for actual events in some MD cases. While sensitive, more research is needed on the prevalence of false memories among individuals with MD. The default mode network, prefrontal cortex, and their connectivity may be implicated in generating vivid daydreams and misattributing them to actual episodic events. Understanding the relationship between sensory impairments, dissociation, and susceptibility to memory distortions could inform interventions to improve reality testing for...
Source: Case Reports in Psychiatry - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eli Somer Source Type: research

PERSPECTIVE: A Path to Value-Based Insurance Design for Mental Health Services
DISCUSSION: The inability to afford mental health care is a top barrier to treatment seeking. People who do elect to spend time and money on mental health care are further disadvantaged by accessing care that is not well regulated and the quality at best is questionable. VBID could be an important lever for increasing access to and use of high value mental health care. Partnerships among the research, practice, and policy communities can help ensure research solutions meet needs of these two communities.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE: VBID holds promise to make high value mental health care more affordable while discouraging...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael C Freed Jennifer L Humensky Patricia A Arean Source Type: research

Factors associated with self-awareness impairment in an inpatient brain injury rehabilitation cohort
CONCLUSION: Different factors were associated with impaired self-awareness for individuals with TBI and stroke during inpatient rehabilitation.PMID:38634476 | DOI:10.1080/02699052.2024.2344096 (Source: Brain Injury)
Source: Brain Injury - April 18, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Danielle Sansonetti Jennifer Fleming Freyr Patterson Laura De Lacy Natasha A Lannin Source Type: research

Beyond exposure: A healthy broadening of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment options: Commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024)
Am Psychol. 2024 Apr;79(3):347-349. doi: 10.1037/amp0001233.ABSTRACTThis commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024) applauds their sensitive historical exploration of exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and balanced review of the strengths and weaknesses of that approach. I offer five points to expand on their contribution. (a) Stringent exposure therapy workforce requirements limit scalability, thus restricting access for the large number of patients in need of PTSD treatment. (b) There are additional non-trauma-focused approaches that show efficacy for PTSD. (c) Results of exposure therapy trials should...
Source: The American Psychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa M Najavits Source Type: research

To expose or not to expose: A comprehensive perspective on treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
Am Psychol. 2024 Apr;79(3):331-343. doi: 10.1037/amp0001121.ABSTRACTTrauma-focused psychotherapies, in particular prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, have been recognized as the "gold standard" for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But effectiveness and implementation data show that a large proportion of patients who undergo exposure therapy retain their PTSD diagnosis, and implementation studies have shown low engagement and high dropout rates. Meanwhile, non-trauma-focused therapies have shown promise in treating PTSD. In this review, we aim to answer the question of whether exposure is necessary to tre...
Source: The American Psychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Arielle Rubenstein Or Duek Jennifer Doran Ilan Harpaz-Rotem Source Type: research

Beyond exposure: A healthy broadening of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment options: Commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024).
American Psychologist, Vol 79(3), Apr 2024, 347-349; doi:10.1037/amp0001233This commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024) applauds their sensitive historical exploration of exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and balanced review of the strengths and weaknesses of that approach. I offer five points to expand on their contribution. (a) Stringent exposure therapy workforce requirements limit scalability, thus restricting access for the large number of patients in need of PTSD treatment. (b) There are additional non-trauma-focused approaches that show efficacy for PTSD. (c) Results of exposure therapy trials...
Source: American Psychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

To expose or not to expose: A comprehensive perspective on treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.
American Psychologist, Vol 79(3), Apr 2024, 331-343; doi:10.1037/amp0001121Trauma-focused psychotherapies, in particular prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, have been recognized as the “gold standard” for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But effectiveness and implementation data show that a large proportion of patients who undergo exposure therapy retain their PTSD diagnosis, and implementation studies have shown low engagement and high dropout rates. Meanwhile, non-trauma-focused therapies have shown promise in treating PTSD. In this review, we aim to answer the question of whether exposure is neces...
Source: American Psychologist - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Utilization of the gastrocnemius flap for post-traumatic knee reconstruction: a systematic review
ConclusionThe gastrocnemius flap has demonstrated to be an effective option for individuals undergoing post-traumatic knee reconstruction. Infection rates, loss of mobility, and scarring represent a minority of complications that may be seen when this reconstructive technique is utilized. Still, additional randomized controlled trials and retrospective studies are required in order to further evaluate for other potential complications that may occur in this patient population. (Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - April 18, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research

Downregulation of lncRNAs Gomafu, NONMMUT033604.2, and NONMMUT064397.2 in the hippocampus of mice with model of post-traumatic stress disorder
Conclusions. This data provides evidence that the three studied lncRNAs could be potential biomarkers of PTSD development.PMID:38629762 | DOI:10.1080/15622975.2024.2342849 (Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry)
Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: A Klymenko V Nagibin A Horlova Y Dobropolska R Bohovyk D Stroy D Isaev V Dosenko Source Type: research

The Prevalence and Patterns of Maltreatment, Childhood Adversity, and Mental Health Disorders in an Australian Out-Of-Home Care Sample
This study aimed to explore key characteristics of the out-of-home care subgroup of a nationally representative Australian sample. To ensure that mental health services are appropriately targeted, it is critical that we understand the differential impacts of childhood experiences for this cohort. Using the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (N = 8503), we explored patterns of childhood maltreatment and adversity of participants who reported ever being placed in out-of-home care, such as foster care or kinship care. In addition, the prevalence of current and lifetime diagnosis of four mental health disorders were explored....
Source: Child Maltreatment - April 17, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Lottie G Harris Daryl J Higgins Megan L Willis David Lawrence Ben Mathews Hannah J Thomas Eva Malacova Rosana Pacella James G Scott David Finkelhor Franziska Meinck Holly E Erskine Divna M Haslam Source Type: research