Home > Public Resources > Trauma Blog > 2017 - November Clinical Issues and Treatment Does the suffering end after placing children with traumatic experiences in foster families? A study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young children in foster care in Germany For a long time it was assumed that very young children cannot experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); the common stance was that they are not able, at this early age, to appraise an experience as traumatic, or to develop symptoms such as re-experiencing, since their memory is still developing. The Development and Validation of a Self-Report Instrument that assesses ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD: The Complex Trauma Inventory (CTI) Since there is a significant shift in the definition of PTSD and a new trauma disorder is proposed, new assessment tools are needed to measure these novel constructs. Browse Clinical Issues and Treatment articles International and Global “One Scar Too Many:” The Association of Traumatic Events and Psychological Distress among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants The United States (U.S.) has been a primary destination for international migrants. Approximately 13% of the U.S. population is foreign born (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015), with a considerable proportion of these immigrants being undocumented (approximately 27%) and of Latinx/Hispanic descent (Pew Research Center, 2013). Do all children follow the same symptom trajectory after exposure to a disaster? More than 100 million children worldwide are exposed to disasters each year (UNISDR, 2011), and disasters are increasing in both frequency and intensity (USGCRP, 2016). Following a disaster, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are the primary problem presenting in children (Furr, 2010). Browse International and Global articles Military and Combat Finding common ground in Moral Injury treatment The experience of military service members who serve in combat is complex and can include multiple elements of fear, traumatic loss of friends and comrades, and provocative situations that challenge one’s basic sense of right and wrong (Stein et al., 2012). Neurological Reactivity of Combat Veterans with PTSD Following Exposure to Trauma-related Auditory and Olfactory Cues: An fNIRS Study In recent years, national agencies and clinical research centers began advocating for integrative approaches that capture behavioral, genetic, and neurophysiological mechanisms to better understand complex and chronic disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Browse Military and Combat articles
Home > Public Resources > Trauma Blog > 2017 - November Clinical Issues and Treatment Does the suffering end after placing children with traumatic experiences in foster families? A study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young children in foster care in Germany For a long time it was assumed that very young children cannot experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); the common stance was that they are not able, at this early age, to appraise an experience as traumatic, or to develop symptoms such as re-experiencing, since their memory is still developing. The Development and Validation of a Self-Report Instrument that assesses ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD: The Complex Trauma Inventory (CTI) Since there is a significant shift in the definition of PTSD and a new trauma disorder is proposed, new assessment tools are needed to measure these novel constructs. Browse Clinical Issues and Treatment articles International and Global “One Scar Too Many:” The Association of Traumatic Events and Psychological Distress among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants The United States (U.S.) has been a primary destination for international migrants. Approximately 13% of the U.S. population is foreign born (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015), with a considerable proportion of these immigrants being undocumented (approximately 27%) and of Latinx/Hispanic descent (Pew Research Center, 2013). Do all children follow the same symptom trajectory after exposure to a disaster? More than 100 million children worldwide are exposed to disasters each year (UNISDR, 2011), and disasters are increasing in both frequency and intensity (USGCRP, 2016). Following a disaster, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are the primary problem presenting in children (Furr, 2010). Browse International and Global articles Military and Combat Finding common ground in Moral Injury treatment The experience of military service members who serve in combat is complex and can include multiple elements of fear, traumatic loss of friends and comrades, and provocative situations that challenge one’s basic sense of right and wrong (Stein et al., 2012). Neurological Reactivity of Combat Veterans with PTSD Following Exposure to Trauma-related Auditory and Olfactory Cues: An fNIRS Study In recent years, national agencies and clinical research centers began advocating for integrative approaches that capture behavioral, genetic, and neurophysiological mechanisms to better understand complex and chronic disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Browse Military and Combat articles