Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common reaction to traumatic events. Many
people recover in the ensuing months, but in a significant subgroup the symptoms persist …

We summarize recent research on the psychological processes implicated in posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) as an aid to evaluating theoretical models of the disorder. After …

This article describes the development and validation of a new measure of trauma-related
thoughts and beliefs, the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI), whose items were …

Defeat and entrapment are psychological constructs that have played a central role in
evolutionary accounts of depression. These concepts have since been implicated in …

Anxiety disorders are characterised by distorted beliefs about the dangerousness of certain
situations and/or internal stimuli. Why do such beliefs persist? Six processes (safety-seeking …

The effectiveness of psychological treatments for PTSD is likely to be enhanced by improved
understanding of the factors involved in maintaining the disorder. Ehlers and Clark [A …

The evolution of multirepresentational cognitive theorizing in psychopathology is illustrated
by detailed discussion and analysis of a number of prototypical models of posttraumatic …

Cognitive factors hypothesised to influence the development and maintenance of PTSD
were investigated. 92 assault victims completed questionnaires assessing a range of …

Background: Recent research suggests that a proportion of women may develop
posttraumatic stress disorder after birth. Research has not yet addressed the possibility that …

Objective: There is a growing awareness of the relationship between trauma and psychosis.
Studies have found associations between traumatic life experiences and the development of …