One in five UK police officers suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Complex Disorder, yet there is no gold standard measure of trauma exposure available. This study coded 4,987 exposures reported by 1,531 officers, using their own language. The resulting checklist describes over 70% typical ‘worst’ traumatic incidents (plus situational factors, including Covid19). Police Traumatic Exp...

BACKGROUND Most studies of post-traumatic stress disorder following terrorist attacks are of small samples in industrialised nations and take place months or years after the incident. AIMS To describe reactions following the US embassy bombing in Nairobi and the characteristic features of and risk factors for post-traumatic stress symptoms in a large, non-Western sample soon after the attack....

ackground: Controversy exists over the nature and origin of reduced regional brain volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder (P ssue is whether these reductions represent preexisting vulnerability factors for developing PTSD upon traumatic exposure or acquir igns due to the traumatic stress that caused the PTSD or the chronic stress of having the disorder (or both). We employed a ca esign in mon...

trauma and stressor related disorders include disorders in which exposure to a traumatic or stressful event is listed explicitly as a diagnostic criterion. these include reactive attachment disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd), acute stress disorder, and adjustment disorders. psychological distress following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event is quite variable. in some cases, ...

BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnants. COVID-19 pandemic can cause PTSD symptoms pregnant women. This descriptive study aims to determine the post-traumatic and affecting factors women pandemic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 445 completed Data Collection Form DSM-5 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5). RESULTS: The mean P...