Posttraumatic stress disorder in police, firefighters, and emergency dispatchers

KE Klimley, VB Van Hasselt, AM Stripling - Aggression and violent …, 2018 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after exposure to an event in which
death, severe physical harm, or violence occurred or was threatened. First responders …

Animal-assisted intervention for trauma: A systematic literature review

ME O'haire, NA Guérin, AC Kirkham - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Animals have a long history of inclusion in psychiatric treatment. There has been a recent
growth in the empirical study of this practice, known as Animal-Assisted Intervention (AAI) …

Serotonin transporter genetic variation and the response of the human amygdala

AR Hariri, VS Mattay, A Tessitore, B Kolachana, F Fera… - Science, 2002 - science.org
A functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter gene
(SLC6A4) has been associated with several dimensions of neuroticism and …

Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist—Civilian version

KJ Ruggiero, KD Ben, JR Scotti, AE Rabalais - Journal of traumatic stress, 2003 - Springer
We examined the psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist (PCL), a self-report
instrument designed to assess symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Three hundred …

Prevalence and incidence studies of anxiety disorders: a systematic review of the literature

JM Somers, EM Goldner… - The Canadian Journal …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To present the results of a systematic review of literature published between 1980
and 2004 reporting findings of the prevalence and incidence of anxiety disorders in the …

Posttraumatic stress disorder in Canada

M Van Ameringen, C Mancini… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a global health issue, with prevalence
rates ranging from 1.3% to 37.4%. As there is little current data on PTSD in Canada, an …

Spirituality, resilience, and anger in survivors of violent trauma: A community survey

KM Connor, JRT Davidson, LC Lee - Journal of traumatic stress, 2003 - Springer
This study evaluates the relationship between spirituality, resilience, anger and health
status, and posttraumatic symptom severity in trauma survivors. A community sample (N …

D-cycloserine augmentation of exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: a pilot randomized clinical trial

JA Difede, J Cukor, K Wyka, M Olden… - …, 2014 - nature.com
Viewing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a disorder of emotional learning, this study
used a cognitive enhancer synergistically with virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy for the …

[PDF][PDF] Complex trauma and disorders of extreme stress (DESNOS) diagnosis, part one: Assessment

T Luxenberg, J Spinazzola, BA Van der Kolk - Directions in psychiatry, 2001 - Citeseer
In the middle of the 1970s, when Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was first proposed
for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third edition,(DSM …

Comorbidity of personality disorders in anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis of 30 years of research

O Friborg, M Martinussen, S Kaiser, KT Øvergård… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A comprehensive meta-analysis to identify the proportions of comorbid
personality disorders (PD) across the major subtypes of anxiety disorders (AD) has not …