Research addressing the association between daily and retrospective symptom reports suggests that retrospective reports are typically inflated. The present study examined the association between daily posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom reports over 1 month and a corresponding retrospective report (PTSD Checklist [PCL]; Weathers et al., 1993) for both total scores and symptom clusters....

BACKGROUND Norway experienced two terror attacks on July 22, 2011. A car bomb exploded in the Oslo government district killing eight people. Shortly after, 69 adolescents gathered at a political youth camp were shot and killed at Utøya Island. First responders were exposed to multiple risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). METHODS This cross-sectional study ...

Abstract Introduction Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a recommended first-line psychotherapy treatment for veterans with PTSD. Veterans PTSD are at higher risk sleep disorders including obstructive apnea (OSA), and there evidence that OSA can exacerbate vice versa. Several studies have shown CPAP use associated improvement in symptoms. CPT an effective, yet time resource intensive option,...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs secondary to exposure a traumatic event. Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition causing unpredictable hair loss. Disorders such as anxiety and depression are comorbid with AA,1 lack of highly efficacious treatment options can be distressing.2 This cross-sectional survey study examines the prevalence PTSD among patients AA. The Checklist for ...

Background: Infertility disrupts the life of infertile couples and causes violence against women. Women who experience must deal with painful memories that stressful event. Those go through events beyond normal may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives: The present study aimed to determine relationship between perceived PTSD in Methods: This case-control was conducted on 148...

The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ex-combatants from illegal armed groups in Colombia has been estimated at 37.4%. This high prevalence indicates a need to explore alternative and adjunctive therapies in the treatment of PTSD. A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a protocol based on Satyananda Yoga® in PTSD-diagnosed reinteg...

Two-phase mental health screening methods, in which an abridged mental health measure is used to establish who should receive a more comprehensive assessment, may be more efficient and acceptable to respondents than a stand-alone complete questionnaire. Such two-phase methods are in use in US armed forces post-deployment mental health screening. This study assesses the sensitivity and specifici...

As part of a larger longitudinal investigation, 522 U.S. peacekeepers who served in Somalia were administered a comprehensive psychosocial questionnaire. The questionnaire included the PTSD Checklist [PCL; Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Herman, D. S., Huska, J. A., & Keane, T. M. (1993, November). The PTSD Checklist (PCL): reliability, validity, and diagnostic utility. Paper presented at the ann...

The increased prevalence of dementia has the number caregivers. Familial caregivers can suffer emotionally as a result caregiving. Despite caregiver organizations campaigning for awareness trauma, more research examining PTSD among US familial is needed. present study surveyed an online sample to gather rate PTSD. We hypothesized that these experience equal or greater compared general populatio...