Abstract Background Refugees and asylum seekers are frequently exposed to violence, human rights violations unstable living conditions before, during, after their displacement. Elevated prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in forcibly displaced persons well documented. However, less is known about other problems related common refugee experiences, such as embitterment, moral injury, dimini...

Objective: Most previous retrospective studies failed to show a consistent association between pre-hospital time intervals and mortality in trauma patients, bringing the recommendation of “transport fast to increase survival” under question. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of response time, scene time, and transport time with 24-hour in-hospital mortality....

A group of highly traumatized refugees n = 26 with diverse cultural backgrounds in a Danish Clinic for Traumatized Refugees (CTR) was assessed for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other aspects of general functioning. Patients were assessed at intake, after the end of treatment and six months later. The results point to very high symptom levels and a large need for treatment in th...

Correct management of traumatized eye is a complicated task needing a sound evaluation of the extent of trauma. An initial history, physical examination and judicious use of Para clinical techniques to determine the extent of injury and construct a prognostic view in mind, are a prerequisite to correct surgical approach to a traumatized globe. The vitreoretinal surgeon is usually not the first ...

Living amidst war and mass suffering while grasping the opportunity for professional growth, intertwined into my life perspective. Along the years, ESTSS provided a backdrop for my contacts with mental health colleagues from whom I learned, and among whom many became my friends. These rich experiences guided me towards promoting awareness within ESTSS of the importance of social context in whic...

A thorough needs assessment is crucial to avoid the trap of focusing on the needs which are obvious to the assessing clinician(s) but may be of relatively minor importance to the traumatized individual. Such an approach itself has the potential to decrease the sense of helplessness and lack of self-worth that is a core feature of “complex PTSD” and provides a pathway to enabling traumatized ind...

Progressive compromise of antioxidant defenses and free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation, which is one of the major mechanisms of secondary traumatic brain injury (TBI), has also been reported in pediatric head trauma. In the present study, we aimed to demonstrate the effect of melatonin, which is a potent free radical scavenger, on brain oxidative damage in 7-day-old rat pups subjected to c...