PTSD as a public mental health priority

P Watson - Current psychiatry reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This article reviews recent evidence related to public health
epidemiology and intervention for traumatic stress and PTSD. Recent evidence is presented …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health of refugee children and youth: Epidemiology, interventions, and future directions

RL Frounfelker, D Miconi, J Farrar… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The number of refugee youth worldwide receives international attention and is a top priority
in both academic and political agendas. This article adopts a critical eye in summarizing …

[HTML][HTML] Covid‐19: Supporting nurses' psychological and mental health

J Maben, J Bridges - Journal of clinical nursing, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
At the time of writing (11 April 2020), there are 1.72 million COVID-19 infections and 104,889
deaths worldwide. In the UK, the first recorded death was on the 5 March 2020, and in just …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological first aid training: a scoping review of its application, outcomes and implementation

L Wang, I Norman, T Xiao, Y Li, M Leamy - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Worldwide commitment to disseminate Psychological First Aid (PFA) training to enable
frontline workers to support distressed individuals and/or manage their own self-care is …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature search on psychological first aid: lack of evidence to develop guidelines

T Dieltjens, I Moonens, K Van Praet, E De Buck… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Providing psychological first aid (PFA) is generally considered to be an
important element in preliminary care of disaster victims. Using the best available scientific …

We need to build the evidence: A systematic review of psychological first aid on mental health and well‐being

S Hermosilla, S Forthal, K Sadowska… - Journal of traumatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ensuring effective mental health and psychosocial support is crucial following exposure to a
potentially traumatic event and can have long‐term consequences for individuals, families …

[HTML][HTML] The role of psychological first aid to support public mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic

K Shah, S Bedi, H Onyeaka, R Singh, G Chaudhari - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Psychological first aid (PFA) is one of the vital tools in delivering psychological interventions
to those who have undergone or experienced traumatic events. Traumatic experiences …

The ABCDE psychological first aid intervention decreases early PTSD symptoms but does not prevent it: results of a randomized-controlled trial

RA Figueroa, PF Cortés, H Marín, A Vergés… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Early Psychological First Aid (PFA) has been widely recommended
for preventing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, its lack of empirical evidence …

Lessons learned about psychosocial responses to disaster and mass trauma: an international perspective

L Reifels, L Pietrantoni, G Prati, Y Kim… - European journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
At the 13th meeting of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies in 2013, a
symposium was held that brought together international researchers and clinicians who …

Crossing barriers: Role of a tele-outreach program addressing psychosocial needs in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic

S Ravindran, NK Channaveerachari… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Novel Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID 19) pandemic has affected more than 2
million individuals and causing over 0.1 million deaths worldwide. In India, the pandemic …