cognitive appraisals of the trauma play a key role in children’s adjustment following a traumatic event, but how these appraisals develop is not well understood. cognitive models of posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) suggest that social support is a key influence on the development of appraisals, and we aimed to explore this relationship further. as predicted by cognitive models of ptsd, we h...

objective: this study investigated the relationship between resilience and religious orientation (internal and external) with posttraumatic growth (ptg). this study also examined the impact of marriage and sex variables on growth . method: participants were selected based on prescreening of a larger group of students enrolled in the university of shiraz. participants were recruited in two stage...

The negative consequences of intimate partner violence are well documented. This study investigated the possibility that some survivors of intimate partner violence may also experience posttraumatic growth because of their struggle with this highly stressful circumstance. In addition, the relationships between posttraumatic growth and relationship status, type of abuse, depression, and availabi...

introduCtion psyCHoloGiCal tHeories of posttraumatiC stress disorder and treatment treatment of deployment-related posttraumatiC stress disorder assoCiated proBlems in posttraumatiC stress disorder treatment areas of impaired funCtioninG treatment outCome researCH toWard improVement of posttraumatiC stress disorder serViCes summary

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a distressing condition, which is often treated with psychological and/or pharmacological therapies. the talk will give information about current treatment regimes in ptsd which haven proven evidence in reviews and meta-analysis. furthermore, new and somewhat experimental treatments will be presented to provide insights into new treatment approaches.

objective: in some areas of iran self -immolation is one of the most common ways for committing suicide and it is very disturbing and painful for those who witness it. due to the presence of the families/relatives of the self-immolation victims in the psychiatric clinics seeking for the treatment of ptsd sings, we decided to carry out a research in this respect. method: this descriptive cross-s...

Introduction: Brain tumorr is a deadly disease but patients can have positive growth psychologically. It is important to find factors that lead psychological growth of patients. Therefore, this study was aimed to predict the post traumatic growth based on social support, coping styles and optimism in patients with brain tumor. Methods: In this correlational and descriptive study, the statistic...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among extraversion, social support, posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth among adolescent survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. METHODS Six hundred thirty-eight participants were selected from the survivors of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Participants completed four main questionnaires, including the Extravers...

BACKGROUND The role of gender in posttraumatic cognitions has increasingly been approached. The current study comparatively evaluates posttraumatic cognitions in men and women exposed to specific nonsexual trauma (motor vehicle accidents, work - related accidents, burns). METHODS Posttraumatic cognitions and posttraumatic stress symptoms were comparatively assessed in 53 men and 37 women trea...