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Claudia Catani
Psychotherapy
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Traumatische Ereignisse
Traumatische Erlebnisse, wie lebensbedrohliche Unfälle, Gewalt und Missbrauch, können zu einer posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung führen. Insbesondere bei Kindern und Jugendlichen aus Risikogruppen, die verme...
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Open AccessThe validity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) as screening instrument with Kurdish and Arab displaced populations living in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) is a valid and reliable self-report measure for the assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Recently the PCL was updated according to the DSM-5 cri...
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Open AccessDrinking to ease the burden: a cross-sectional study on trauma, alcohol abuse and psychopathology in a post-conflict context
It is likely that alcohol use and abuse increase during and after violent conflicts. The most prominent explanation of this phenomenon has been referred to as self-medication hypothesis. It predicts that psych...
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Open AccessParental care protects traumatized Sri Lankan children from internalizing behavior problems
Research in war-torn regions has mainly focused on the impact of traumatic experiences on individual mental health and has found high prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in affected adults and children. ...
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Open AccessEmotional but not physical maltreatment is independently related to psychopathology in subjects with various degrees of social anxiety: a web-based internet survey
Previous studies reported that social phobia is associated with a history of child maltreatment. However, most of these studies focused on physical and sexual maltreatment whilst little is known about the spec...
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Open AccessTreating children traumatized by war and Tsunami: A comparison between exposure therapy and meditation-relaxation in North-East Sri Lanka
The North-Eastern part of Sri Lanka had already been affected by civil war when the 2004 Tsunami wave hit the region, leading to high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. In the acute aft...
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Open AccessFamily violence, war, and natural disasters: A study of the effect of extreme stress on children's mental health in Sri Lanka
The consequences of war violence and natural disasters on the mental health of children as well as on family dynamics remain poorly understood. Aim of the present investigation was to establish the prevalence ...
