Cultural concepts of distress and psychiatric disorders: literature review and research recommendations for global mental health epidemiology

BA Kohrt, A Rasmussen, BN Kaiser… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Burgeoning global mental health endeavors have renewed debates about
cultural applicability of psychiatric categories. This study's goal is to review strengths and …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of validated screening tools for anxiety disorders and PTSD in low to middle income countries

AY Mughal, J Devadas, E Ardman, B Levis, VF Go… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) contribute significantly to
disability adjusted life years in low-to middle-income countries (LMICs). Screening has been …

[HTML][HTML] The validity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) as screening instrument with Kurdish and Arab displaced populations living in the …

H Ibrahim, V Ertl, C Catani, AA Ismail, F Neuner - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) is a valid and
reliable self-report measure for the assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) …

[图书][B] Narrative exposure therapy: A short-term treatment for traumatic stress disorders

M Schauer, F Neuner, T Elbert - 2011 - books.google.com
New edition of the Narrative Exposure Therapy manual, an effective, short-term, culturally
universal intervention for trauma victims-including the latest insights and new treatments for …

[图书][B] Textbook of global health

AE Birn, Y Pillay, TH Holtz - 2017 - books.google.com
THE CRITICAL WORK IN GLOBAL HEALTH, NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND
UPDATED" This book compels us to better understand the contexts in which health …

Water insecurity in a syndemic context: Understanding the psycho-emotional stress of water insecurity in Lesotho, Africa

CL Workman, H Ureksoy - Social science & medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Syndemics occur when populations experience synergistic and multiplicative effects of co-
occurring epidemics. Proponents of syndemic theory highlight the importance of …

Spontaneous remission from PTSD depends on the number of traumatic event types experienced.

IT Kolassa, V Ertl, C Eckart, S Kolassa… - … , Practice, and Policy, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
As exposure to different types of traumatic stressors increases, the prevalence of PTSD
increases. However, little is known about the effects of cumulative exposure to traumatic …

Does war contribute to family violence against children? Findings from a two-generational multi-informant study in Northern Uganda

R Saile, V Ertl, F Neuner, C Catani - Child abuse & neglect, 2014 - Elsevier
After 20 years of civil war in Northern Uganda, the continuity of violence within the family
constitutes a major challenge to children's healthy development in the post-conflict era …

Epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is linked to traumatic memory and post-traumatic stress disorder risk in genocide survivors

V Vukojevic, IT Kolassa, M Fastenrath… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Recent evidence suggests that altered expression and epigenetic modification of the
glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) are related to the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder …

How to quantify exposure to traumatic stress? Reliability and predictive validity of measures for cumulative trauma exposure in a post-conflict population

S Wilker, A Pfeiffer, S Kolassa, D Koslowski… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background While studies with survivors of single traumatic experiences highlight individual
response variation following trauma, research from conflict regions shows that almost …