Context Uncertainties continue about the roles that methodological factors and key risk
factors, particularly torture and other potentially traumatic events (PTEs), play in the variation …

This review provides a comprehensive and critical summary of the literature as to the
development and maintenance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following civilian …

ContextThe terrorist attacks on Israeli society have been ongoing since September 2000.
However, few studies have examined the impact of terrorism on nationally representative …

Research carried out with survivors of a variety of different traumata indicates that a large
proportion of them perceive positive changes in themselves after the trauma. This study …

Refugee people experience many trials prior to arriving in Australia and face ongoing
challenges associated with re-settlement. Despite facing such difficulties many refugee …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) results from exposure to a traumatic event that poses
actual or threatened death or injury and produces intense fear, helplessness, or horror. US …

We discuss the gender‐specific differences for traumatic events and Post‐Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) as found in the epidemiological literature. Recent research literature …

The prevalence and determinants of PTSD were assessed among 121 Palestinian children
(6–16 years; 45% girls and 55% boys) living in the area of bombardment. The mothers (21 …

Refugee populations are at high risk of experiencing trauma and developing negative
mental health outcomes. The resilience of Syrian refugee children is not well established as …

This study reports findings from a qualitative investigation of seven Bosnian refugee
women's coping strategies as they resettled in two cities of the Southeastern United States …