Joel Kupersmith, MD; Henry L. Lew, MD, PhD; Alex K. Ommaya, ScD; Michael S. Jaffee, MD; Walter J. Koroshetz, MD Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the foremost medical problems resulting from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2006, 13,969 active-duty servicemen and servicewomen with incident TBI were treated in the military medical system; of those, 7.6 percent were hospitalized [1]. Whi...

ost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder, which can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as terrorist incidents, military combat, natural disasters, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults. Symptoms of PTSD may include reliving the experience through # $ = % # " # and feeling detached or estranged (Breslau, Davis, Induced by ...

Several combatand noncombat-related stressors have been reported in Afghanistan. There is now accumulating evidence that suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked to combat experiences; however, little is known about how these exposures might affect elite combat troops. This research aims to evaluate the prevalence of combat and noncombat related stressors, as well as PTSD in...

Traumatic experiences can change brain structures and compromise emotional, cognitive, and bodily functions, thereby debilitating patients. Yet, trauma is not well understood by physicians and few educational resources are available, despite its prevalence. The goal of this design research project is to develop and evaluate 2D animations in a case-based eLearning module. Complexities of post-tr...

The recent interest in various aspects of the Holocaust focus on survivors and their children. One major part of this research has focused on the medical and psychological sequels of the concentration camp and other Holocaust related experiences for which Eitinger (1981) identified seven distinct areas of inquiry. The literature in each of these areas is extensive; however, this work is fraught...

There has been a proliferation of assessment research on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) over the past twenty years. In spite of recent advances in the PTSD assessment research, there continues to be a controversy as to whether the MMPI or Rorschach is more useful in determining the presence of PTSD. The present comparative analysis of the research literature will carefully evaluate contr...

The roles of shame and attribution style in developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were examined among 172 Japanese university women with negative sexual experiences (NSEs) using a structural equation model. ‘‘Shame’’ directly predicted PTSD, whereas ‘‘Internal Attribution’’ and ‘‘External Attribution’’ did not. The effect of Internal Attribution on PTSD was mediated by Shame. In a sim...

Background: Emergency nurses are exposed to traumatized patients as part of their job. Secondary exposure to trauma may lead to traumatic stress similar to those experienced by the primary victim. Emergency nurses develop secondary traumatic stress symptoms more than other nurses due to nature of emergency departments. The consequences of secondary traumatic stress can be noticed at personal, i...