Summary: The study of victims of the Dresden bombing night in February 1945 aimed to investigate the current extent of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma-related personal growth. It was assumed that the degree of traumatic exposure is related ...
Summary: The aim of this questionnaire-study was to interview former German refugees about their recollection of traumatic experiences and to screen for present symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PCL-C), comorbid symptoms (SCL-90-R) and coping ...
Traumatic Life Events and Present Stress Disorders of Elderly People in Need of CareSummary: The aim of this study was to interview elderly citizens, who were in need of care, about their recollection of traumatic life experiences (TLEQ), and to screen ...
Frequency of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Adolescents: Results of the Bremen Adolescent StudySummary: The frequency and comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) were assessed together with the resultant psychosocial impairment in 1035 ...
Fragestellung: Die Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung (PTBS) gehört mit einer Punktprävalenz von 15 – 41 % zu den häufigsten komorbiden Störungen bei Personen mit Abhängigkeitserkrankungen. Erst in den letzten Jahren wurde verstärkt damit begonnen, ...
Online Addiction as an Attempt to Compensate Traumatic ExperiencesBackground: Pathological internet use (PIU) is a behavioral addiction (Grüsser, Poppelreuter, Heinz, Albrecht & Sass, 2007) whose prevalence seems to increase. Several authors have ...
Zielsetzung: Es ging darum, die komplexe Suchtbehandlung eines polyvalent Abhängigen mit erheblicher Komorbidität darzustellen und dabei auch auf Schwierigkeiten während des Verlaufs einzugehen. Weiterhin sollte das Follow-up über einen Zeitraum von 20 ...
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of patients with substance use disorder with and without posttraumatic stress disorderAbstract.Background: Only a few studies on PTSD prevalence rate in substance use ...
Zusammenfassung: Ziel der Studie war es, ehemalige deutsche Frontkrankenschwestern zu Erinnerungen an traumatische Lebenserfahrungen - vor allem während des Einsatzes im Zweiten Weltkrieg - zu befragen, und ein Screening zu Symptomen der Posttraumatischen ...
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on (a) neuropsychological test performance and (b) self-reported emotional complaints within individuals suffering from postconcussional disorder (PCD) after a mild ...
Psychotherapy for traumatized children and adolescents - cognitive-behavioral treatmentsSummary: According to cognitive-behavioral models, both the avoidance of trauma-associated cues, as well as cognitive distortions of the trauma and the initial ...
The Essen Trauma-Inventory for Children and Adolescents (ETI-CA)Objective: In light of the clinical and scientific relevance of traumatic events and posttraumatic disorders our study aimed to develop and validate the Essen Trauma-Inventory for Children ...
Trauma-focused Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with children and adolescents: Practice, evidence base, and future directions Abstract. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (Tf-CBT) is an evidence-based trauma ...
The proportion of unaccompanied refugee minors suffering from psychiatric disorders in GermanyAbstract.Objective: This article is the first investigation into the proportion of unaccompanied refugee minors ...
Abstract. Child maltreatment represents a major risk factor for the development of emotional and behavioral problems, especially posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While effective trauma-focused treatments are ...
Trauma-Focused Group Therapy with Sexually Traumatized WomenAbstract. Recent studies found prevalences of 13 %-15 % for rape and 7 %-19 % for childhood sexual abuse in women. Most common impact of sexual traumatization is the development of posttraumatic ...
Is Cognitive Performance Associated with Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Breast Cancer Survivors After Oncologic Therapy?Neuropsychological impairment in cancer patients after chemotherapy is frequently associated with ...
What Happens After Inpatient Stabilization Treatment in Female Patients with Complex PTSD? The Importance of Stabilizing or Confrontational Interventions in the Treatment of Traumatized WomenFemale patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (...
Alexithymia, traumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder: Findings from the general populationTheoretical models and empirical findings have suggested a relationship between alexithymia, traumatic experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (...
Emotional learning: A naturalistic experimental paradigm for investigating fear acquisition and extinction using aversive filmsFear conditioning constitutes a well-established experimental paradigm in research on development and maintenance of anxiety ...
Hintergrund: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Zusammenhang zwischen der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) nach einem einmalig vorgekommenen Trauma und dem Heroinkonsum, der Schwere der Abhängigkeit und der Schwere der psychischen ...
Evidence-based information for patients on the internet – An investigation of the quality of internet-sourced information for patients with posttraumatic stress disorderBroad segments of the population are using the internet for information about common ...
An evaluation of cognitive-behavioural in-patient group therapy for German soldiers suffering from deployment-related mental illnessThe current therapies used for in-patient treatment of war-traumatized German soldiers have so far not been evaluated ...
Body image in humans with trauma or social anxietyMany psychological disorders may impact the perception of the own body. Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety (SA) report negative body images. The modulating ...
Trauma-focused Psychotherapies: What are the Commonalities?Abstract. A number of evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are available. They differ in various ways, however, they also have a ...
The Coupling of Pain, Anxiety, and StressAbstract. There is considerable neurobiological, clinical and epidemiological evidence that the systemic phenomena of anxiety and pain closely interact. Both perceptions trigger ...
Trauma Disorders – A Relevant Health ProblemAbstract. In medical practice traumatic stress disorders are underdiagnosed. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) must be considered in case of pronounced need for control, severe ...
Posttraumatic personal growth: Validation of German versions of two questionnairesAbstract. Two German translations of the self-report questionnaires (a) Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS; Park, Cohen & Murch, 1996) and (b) Post-Traumatic Growth ...
Traitanger and style of anger expression following traumatization: Extent and relationship to posttraumatic stress reactions in a group of former East German political prisonersAbstract. Although anger has been described as a major sign of posttraumatic ...
Incidence and course of posttraumatic stress reactions in children after road traffic accidentsAbstract. This study prospectively assessed the incidence, course, and determinants of posttraumatic stress reactions in children following road traffic ...
The German version of the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale (MPSS): first psychometric findings on a screening instrument for posttraumatic symptomatologyAbstract.Background: Most self-rating scales on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology do ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescentsAbstract.Background: Compared to research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults, so far there have only been a small number of studies on the epidemiology and treatment of the disorder ...
Feelings of revenge and posttraumatic stress reactions in victims of violent crimesAbstract.Background: Individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are often said to experience a strong feelings of revenge. However, there is a lack of ...
Symptoms in refugees who survived torture or war, with and without psychotherapyAbstract. Most patients of the Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims are refugees. Objective: We compared patients who received psychotherapy and medical reports ...
Bei der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung handelt es sich um eine vieldiskutierte Diagnose. Aktuell erörtert werden dabei die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Diagnosesystemen DSM-IV-TR und ICD-10, deren Auswirkungen auf die klinische Praxis und ...
Es wird ein Überblick zu Risikofaktoren einer Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTB) nach einem einmaligen traumatischen Ereignis in Kindheit und Jugend gegeben. Dazu wurde eine umfangreiche Literaturrecherche durchgeführt, als deren Ergebnis 55 ...
Developmental trauma disorder: Pros and consThis article takes up the current debate about the diagnosis “developmental trauma disorder” and discusses the pros and cons of this diagnosis. Victims of abuse neglect and maltreatment in childhood often ...
AdolescenceAdolescence is a critical stage of development that has been widely neglected in clinical research. Only limited epidemiological data and relatively few youth-specific diagnostic methods are available and there is also a lack of appropriate ...
Uptake of psychotherapy in adolescents with and without PTSDDespite an increasing amount of research in the field of psychotraumatology, little is known about help seeking behavior of adolescents suffering from PTSD. While effective psychotherapeutic ...
Posttraumatic stress disordersExposure to traumatic events during childhood and adolescence is one of the most significant causes of chronic mental and physical disorders. Posttraumatic stress disorder can occur during childhood and adolescence, often ...
A critical review of traumatic memory in children with posttraumatic stress disorderThe memory processes play an important role in understanding the development and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This review critically examines the ...
Traumatic events, posttraumatic symptoms, and risk factors in children and adolescentsThe aim of this study was to compare child and adolescent psychotherapy patients with their non-patient counterparts with regard to potentially traumatic events, ...
Help-seeking behavior for psychotherapy in Palestinian adolescents with and without posttraumatic stress disorderSeveral studies have shown the consequences of political and military violence for the development of psychological disorders such as PTSD in ...
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents: Theoretical background, empirical basis, and implementation in clinical practiceThis paper gives an overview of the theoretical background and empirical basis of trauma-focused ...
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders: New Challenges for Clinicians in the Field of Child PsychologyWith the release of the DSM-5, trauma- and stressor-related disorders were grouped together in a new chapter. Additional focus was placed on a ...
Treatment of Posttraumatic Symptoms in Child and Adolescent Refugees: A Systematic ReviewDespite the high number of young refugees and the high rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in this group, there is uncertainty as to which ...
Refugee Children’s Mental Health Problems: Beyond Posttraumatic Stress DisorderAbstract. During the past few years there has been a worldwide increase in the number of refugees. In Germany, the number of asylum seekers reached about 500,000 in 2015 – ...
Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma: Transdiagnostic Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Abstract. Anxiety and depression are frequent comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents with ...
Resilience Training for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: A Randomized Controlled Pilot StudyAbstract. The constant influx of refugees, including many unaccompanied minors, fuels the search for appropriate, low-threshold, brief ...