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Predictors of traumatic experiences among individuals experiencing pandemic-related stressors: a cross-sectional study in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a manifestation of trauma exposure that could eventuate in psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and various mental health disturbances, especially in people who have experience...
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Open AccessFeasibility of a breath robot intervention to reduce sleep problems in posttraumatic stress disorder: protocol for a randomized controlled study
Many patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from sleep problems. Robot-based interventions might be an innovative approach to reduce sleep problems and hyperarousal in PTSD. However, the fea...
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Open AccessLiving alone is related to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic
The multiple psychological, social, and socioeconomic stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic may increase the risk for depression in vulnerable groups. Individuals living alone may be particularly vulnerable to de...
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Open AccessA multicenter, randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of STARC-SUD (Skills Training in Affect Regulation – a Culture-sensitive approach) versus treatment as usual in trauma-exposed refugees with substance use problems
Refugees often report high levels of psychological distress due to traumatic experiences before and during flight as well as many post-migration stressors. Refugees with hazardous substance use or existing sub...
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Open AccessThe Pandemic Stressor Scale: factorial validity and reliability of a measure of stressors during a pandemic
This study aimed to assess the factorial validity and reliability of the Pandemic Stressor Scale (PaSS), a new measure to assess the severity of distress for different stressors relevant during a pandemic or e...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care: A Study of General Practices in England
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may be a common issue in primary care in the UK, but there have been no studies of all-cause PTSD in general samples of attenders in this country. The current paper thus ex...
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Komplexe Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung
Nach besonders schwerwiegenden traumatischen Erfahrungen, wie andauernder familiärer Gewalt, Folter oder ritueller Gewalt, kann sich eine Komplexe Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung (Komplexe PTBS) entwickeln....
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Accuracy of diagnostic classification and clinical utility assessment of ICD-11 compared to ICD-10 in 10 mental disorders: findings from a web-based field study
In this web-based field study, we compared the diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of 10 selected mental disorders between the ICD-11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines (CDDG) and the ICD-10 ...
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Open AccessReducing barriers to trauma inquiry in substance use disorder treatment – a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Despite the high rate of traumatic events in clients with substance use disorders, trauma exposure often remains undetected in a majority of treatment-seeking clients. Improving health professionals’ knowledge...
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Behandlung der PTBS bei Erwachsenen
Die zentralen Bausteine der Diagnostik einer Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) sind die Erfassung der traumatischen Ereignisse sowie die assoziierten Folgen auf symptomatischer und funktionaler Ebene....
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Versorgungssituation von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen mit sexuellen Gewalterfahrungen in Deutschland
In Deutschland ist seit 2010 die Auseinandersetzung um sexuelle Gewalterfahrungen, auch über die umfangreichen Aktivitäten des bzw. der unabhängigen Beauftragten für Fragen des sexuellen Missbrauchs (UBSKM), m...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of EMDR in patients with substance use disorder and comorbid PTSD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD. However, it is unclear whether EMDR shows the same effectiveness in patients with substance use disorders (SUD) and...
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Observational Tools for Measuring Parent–Infant Interaction: A Systematic Review
The quality of the parent–infant interaction is essential for the infant’s development and is most objectively measured by observation. The existing observational tools for assessing parent–infant interaction ...
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Ungedeckte psychotherapeutische Bedarfe bei Stimulanzienkonsumenten
Trotz der geänderten Psychotherapierichtlinie finden in Deutschland nur verhältnismäßig wenige Patienten mit Substanzstörungen den Weg in eine ambulante psychotherapeutische Behandlung.
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Open AccessAssessing adherence factors in patients under topical treatment: development of the Topical Therapy Adherence Questionnaire (TTAQ)
Medication adherence rates strongly depend on favorable disease outcomes. It is known that medication adherence rates are lower for topical treatment than for systemic treatment. However, to date no validated ...
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Open AccessA randomized controlled trial comparing Circle of Security Intervention and treatment as usual as interventions to increase attachment security in infants of mentally ill mothers: Study Protocol
Psychopathology in women after childbirth represents a significant risk factor for parenting and infant mental health. Regarding child development, these infants are at increased risk for develo** unfavorabl...
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Facial emotional expression in schizophrenia adolescents during verbal interaction with a parent
Research on emotional expression in adult schizophrenia patients has indicated an impairment of the patients’ facial expressions during social interaction. However, it is unclear whether schizophrenia adolesce...
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Open AccessProspective validation of the “rhino conjunctivitis allergy-control-SCORE©” (RC-ACS©)
Recently we reported the validation of the “Allergy-Control-SCORE© (ACS)” which assesses symptom severity as well as medication use on three dimensions lung, nose and eyes. The aim of this study was to test the v...
