Throughout history, warriors have been confronted with moral and ethical challenges and
modern unconventional and guerilla wars amplify these challenges. Potentially morally …

Intrusive memories of a traumatic event can be distressing and disruptive, and comprise a
core clinical feature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Intrusive memories involve …

Background The global COVID-19 pandemic has placed tremendous physical and mental
strain on the US healthcare system. Studies examining the effects of outbreaks have …

Cognitive processes in the aftermath of experiencing a major life stressor play an important
role in the impact of the event on the person. Intrusive thoughts about the event are likely to …

Individuals who have experienced multiple traumatic events over long periods as a result of
war, conflict and organised violence, may represent a unique group amongst PTSD patients …

Despite promising theory, empirical study of the putative protective properties of self-
compassion (SC) with respect to resilience to and recovery from traumatic stress is limited …

A strong positive association between emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) and
posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) has been consistently evidenced in cross-sectional …

This theoretical review proposes an integrated biopsychosocial model for stress recovery,
highlighting the interconnectedness of intra-and interpersonal coping processes. The …

Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) typically exhibit altered hypothalamic–
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. The goals of …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pathological response to a traumatic event. A
number of risk and vulnerability factors predicting PTSD development have been identified …