Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Guidelines for Diagnosis

Guidelines for Differential Diagnoses in a Population With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,  Volume 40(1), February 2009, p 39–45 Abstract: In a large posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression treatment outcome study, thorough diagnostic assessments of veterans at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3 follow-up times were completed. The research team that reviewed these assessments encountered [...]

Satisfaction and burnout among staff of crisis resolution, assertive outreach and community mental health teams

Satisfaction and burnout among staff of crisis resolution, assertive outreach and community mental health teams, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008 Abstract: Background  The NHS Plan required extensive changes in the configuration of mental health services in the UK, including introduction of crisis resolution teams, CRTs. Little is known about the effects of these changes on [...]

Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for developing depression in adulthood

The link between childhood trauma and depression: Insights from HPA axis studies in humans , Psychoneuroendocrinology, Volume 33, Issue 6, July 2008, Pages 693-710 Curt P. Richter Award Paper Abstract: Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for developing depression in adulthood, particularly in response to additional stress. We here summarize results from a series [...]

PTSD – Severity and triggers for substance use in young adults?

Can emotion-focused coping help explain the link between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and triggers for substance use in young adults?  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 36, Issue 2, March 2009, Pages 220-226 Abstract: High rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported among people seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), although few [...]

PTSD a debilitating psychological condition, never studied in relation to falls in the elderly

The development of a clinically useful tool for predicting the development of psychological disorder following injury , British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 48, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 31-45 Abstract: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychological condition, never studied in relation to falls in older people. This study determines the prevalence and [...]

Falls & Elderly – Posttraumatic stress disorder in older people after a fall

Posttraumatic stress disorder in older people after a fall, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Online Early view, 2009 Abstract: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychological condition, never studied in relation to falls in older people. This study determines the prevalence and correlates of PTSD in older people post-fall. Method A prospective survey study, [...]

Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder in adolescent bipolar disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder in adolescent bipolar disorder, Bipolar Disorders, Volume 11 Issue 2, Pages 198 - 204 Abstract: Anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) are increasingly recognized as comorbid disorders in children with bipolar disorder (BPD). This study explores the relationship between BPD, PTSD, and SUD in a [...]

Group CBT for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Initial Randomized Pilot Study, Behavior Therapy, Volume 40, Issue 1, March 2009, Pages 82-92 J Gayle Beck et al. Abstract: Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to a serious motor vehicle accident were randomly assigned to either group cognitive behavioral treatment (GCBT) or a [...]

Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale in psychological practice: Clinical utility of ultra-brief measures

Outcome Rating Scale and Session Rating Scale in psychological practice: Clinical utility of ultra-brief measures, Clinical Psychologist, Volume 13, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 1 – 9 Abstract: The validity and reliability of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) and the Session Rating Scale (SRS) were evaluated against existing longer measures, including the Outcome Questionnaire-45, Working [...]