Identifying early predictors for psychiatric disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), is crucial for effective treatment and prevention efforts. Obtaining such predictors is …

Peritraumatic reactions such as fear, psychic and somatoform dissociation, tonic immobility,
data-driven processing, and mental defeat are important in the etiology of posttraumatic …

COVID-19 broke out in China in December 2019 and rapidly became a worldwide pandemic
that demanded an extraordinary response from healthcare workers (HCWs). Studies …

Mental health research among asylum seekers and refugees has largely focused on effects
of pre-migration trauma on post-migration wellbeing. While emerging literature highlights the …

In this paper, we draw on empirical research and theoretical models of refugee and
posttrauma mental health to propose the “Psychological Interaction with Environment (PIE) …

Focusing on the organizing practices by which vulnerable individuals are exploited for their
labor, we build a model that depicts how human traffickers systematically target …

The chapter reviews the contribution of information processing models to understanding the
development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Individual …

Torture is associated with greater psychopathology, however, the specific mechanisms
underlying the effects of torture remain unclear. Research suggests that the perceived …

Background: Refugees often suffer from trauma-related psychopathology, specifically
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Negative world assumptions are strongly correlated …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious issue for women from all cultures and
backgrounds. Studies on the negative consequences of violence suggest that women with a …