OBJECTIVES The study investigated the relationship between exposure to trauma work and well-being (general psychological distress, trauma symptoms, and disrupted beliefs) in trainee clinical psychologists. It also assessed the contribution of individual and situational factors to well-being. DESIGN A Web-based survey was employed. METHODS The survey comprised the General Health Questionnair...

The patient was a female neonate bornprematurely at 36 weeks of gestation by a Cesareansection. During pregnancy, the mother had nohistory of fever, drug use, or X-ray exposure.The mother was gravida 2 and had no history ofabortion. Her first child was healthy. There wasno record of birth trauma. The perinatal historywas negative for intrauterine trauma, the use ofantithyroid medication, or mis...

Betrayal trauma, or trauma perpetrated by someone with whom a victim is close, is strongly associated with a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However, few studies have examined associations between different forms of trauma and emotional and physical symptoms. The present study compared betrayal trauma to other forms of trauma as predictors of young adults' psycholo...

BACKGROUND The Perineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS) is a national clinical quality improvement initiative designed to improve the assessment and management of perineal trauma. Perineal trauma affects around 85% of women who have a vaginal birth in the UK each year and millions more world-wide. Continuous suturing techniques compared with traditional interrupted methods are...

BACKGROUND The reported prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to birth trauma ranges from 1.5% to 5.6%. Serious ramifications of birth trauma are beginning to be recognized, such as impaired mother-infant interaction. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the essence of mothers' experiences regarding the anniversary of their birth trauma. METHODS Colaizzi's method...

BACKGROUND Severe perineal trauma occurs in 0.5-10% of vaginal births and can result in significant morbidity including pain, dyspareunia and faecal incontinence. The aim of this study is to determine the risk of recurrence, subsequent mode of birth and morbidity for women who experienced severe perineal trauma during their first birth in New South Wales (NSW) between 2000 - 2008. METHOD All ...

In a sample of 75 women recruited from the community, we measured trauma/maltreatment history and symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder, using both questionnaire and interview measures. As hypothesized, individuals with histories of trauma/maltreatment had elevated levels of schizotypal symptoms. Among types of trauma/maltreatment, reported childhood neglect was especially strongly assoc...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the degree to which violence exposure and symptoms of psychological trauma are related to adolescents' own violent behaviors. DESIGN AND SETTING Anonymous self-report questionnaire administered to students in 6 public high schools (grades 9-12). PARTICIPANTS Sixty-eight percent of the students attending the participating schools during the survey participated in the...

As you read this, 35 million humans in various parts of the world are fleeing from war. Their daily lives are severely affected by the psychological consequences of traumatic stress. Today’s military actions no longer resemble those of wars long ago, in which one country’s army fought the governmental forces of another. In today’s wars, more than 80% of casualties are civilians. A civilian’s ho...

I’m very happy to share some thoughts about this topic. For a long time I have been following the professional dialogue about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychological trauma, domestic violence, interpersonal violence, and then the emergence of a condition called complex trauma. I believe that one of the very first places that Judy Herman discussed complex trauma was in my living room...