Trauma exposure is one of the most important and prevalent risk factors for mental and
physical ill-health. Prolonged or excessive stress exposure increases the risk of a wide …

Background The field of trauma and traumatic stress is dominated by studies on treatments
for those who experience adversity from traumatic experiences. While this is important, we …

Psychological trauma has developed into a very common concept in the scientific
community, in mental health care, as well as in popular language and mass media. The …

Abstract Purpose of Review As interest in the mental health consequences of environmental
disasters increases, this review aimed to summarize peer-reviewed studies published in …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic, under-detected and under-treated
psychiatric consequence of trauma that is often linked to new-onset medical and …

A large body of research has now firmly established that traumatic events, such as natural
disasters, combat, sexual assault, and child abuse, are frequent occurrences throughout the …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can become a chronic and severely disabling
condition resulting in a reduced quality of life and increased economic burden. The disorder …

The gradual emergence of symptoms following exposure to traumatic events has presented
a major conceptual challenge to psychiatry. The mechanism that causes the progressive …

Major disasters are associated with increased rates of psychological distress and morbidity
among survivors (Norris et al., 2002a, b; Galea et al., 2005). The vast majority of post …

Introduction: Firefighters and military personnel are public safety personnel who protect the
safety of individuals and their properties. They are usually exposed to traumatic events …