BACKGROUND Extensive flooding occurred during the winter of 2013-14 in England. Previous studies have shown that flooding affects mental health. Using data from the 2013-14 Public Health England National Study of Flooding and Health, we compared the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder between participants displaced by flooding and those flooded, but...

abstract introduction: mindfulness plays an important role in improving psychological functions of chronic patients. therefore the aim of this study was investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) on symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in patients with hiv/ aids. method: this was an experimental design with pre-test, post-test along with foll...

background: traumatic birthing mothers may expose more susceptible to experiences posttraumatic mental disorder such as anxiety. this study aimed to determine the effect of midwifery counseling intervention on the anxiety level after traumatic childbirth of primiparous women. methods: in a randomized control trial 180 woman who had experienced traumatic childbirth based on dsm-iv criteria have ...

BACKGROUND Earthquakes can result in a range of psychopathology and in negative and positive consequences for survivors. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between clinical aftereffects (anxiety and depressive symptoms) and post-traumatic growth (PTG) among young survivors of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, Italy. METHOD 316 young earthquake survivors enrolled in the University of L'Aquila ...

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) can arise from different traumatic incidents, such as war, torture, being kidnapped or held captive, mugging, child abuse, road accidents, train wrecks, plane crashes as well as natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. during each disaster, both victims and rescue workers are vulnerable to physical and psychological trauma that may lead to different f...

OBJECTIVE Magnesium (Mg) declines after traumatic brain injury (TBI), a decline believed associated with ensuing neuronal cell death and subsequent functional impairment. While Mg's effects on motor and cognitive deficits following TBI have been well studied, few studies have addressed post-traumatic depression as an outcome parameter, despite its being a major clinical problem with an incidenc...

to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on controlled treatment trials of meta-cognitive therapy (mct) for anxiety disorders, studies were included if they employed controlled methodology and treated people above 18 years with anxiety disorders. case studies (with less than 4 cases) and single case designed studies were excluded. a comprehensive literature search identified 15 trials f...

BACKGROUND Emergency medical service (EMS) personnel who work to provide emergency medical care at the scene and during transportation are exposed to various kinds of stressors and are particularly susceptible to developing stress-reactions. This study assesses symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and its predictors among the personnel of a selected EMS in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS Dat...

Survivors of motor vehicle accidents and/or survivors of critical care unit admission are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic reactions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Examining the possible risk factors for the development of these disorders must consider pre-traumatic, peri-traumatic and post-traumatic factors and must do so across domains relating t...