Journal of Addictions Nursing
2016
Gisli K Kristofersson, Tom Beckers, Rick Krueger
Of the 1.4 million Americans who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year up to half experience substance use disorders (SUDs). This often leads to various issues such as increased rates of mental health problems and delay or lack of return to full employment. The purpose of this program evaluation was to describe Vinland National Center's (Vinland's) client and staff perceptions of a...
UKnowledge
2016
Jessica D. King
1 citation
This qualitative study used the phenomenological method to examine how therapists use mindfulness therapies and interventions to address trauma-salient issues with their clients. Specifically, it explored therapists’ use of and choices about mindfulness-based treatments when addressing post-traumatic stress symptoms, and trauma-relevant emotion dysregulation and attachment injury. Informants...
Journal of evidence-informed social work
2016
Diane Scotland-Coogan, Erin Davis
Physiological symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) manifest as increased arousal and reactivity seen as anger outburst, irritability, reckless behavior with no concern for consequences, hypervigilance, sleep disturbance, and problems with focus (American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ). In seeking the most beneficial treatment for PTSD, consideration must be given to the anxiety...
Journal of reward deficiency syndrome and addiction science
2016
Thomas Mclaughlin, Marcelo Febo, Rajendra D Badgaiyan et al.
Recent reports by our laboratory have indicated that lucid dreams may be linked to psychiatric conditions, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other Reward Deficiency Syndrome-related diagnoses. In the latter case, it has been our observation that such lucid dreams can be unpleasant and frequently terrifying. We present four cases of a dramatic and persistent...
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
2016
Daniela Rabellino, Sherain Harricharan, Paul Frewen et al.
25 citations
Early traumatic experiences are thought to be causal factors in the development of trauma-related dissociative experiences, including depersonalization and derealization. The rubber hand illusion (RHI), a well-known paradigm that measures multi-sensorial integration of a rubber hand into one's own body representation, has been used to investigate alterations in the experience of body ownership...
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
December 15, 2015
Shea Golding, Michael R Nadorff, E Samuel Winer et al.
Objective: Duration of insomnia symptoms and nightmares are related to suicidal risk in young adults independent of current symptoms of insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. However, this relation has yet to be examined among older adults, despite older adults being at higher risk of suicidal behavior. Further, the current study aims to replicate previous research among younger...
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences - Open Journal
December 7, 2015
Sharon Joy Ng
3 citations
Today the discipline of psychology is branching out to embrace research into more esoteric areas that can provide the means and techniques that will empower people to assume greater self-responsibility for their mental and physical health while simultaneously empowering each person with powerful tools for health and well-being. I refer to the increased interest and research in the contemplative...
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
December 1, 2015
Dimitrios Chartonas, Ruma Bose
7 citations
In this article, we discuss the impact of migration and acculturation processes on the cultural, personal identity, and mental health of children who immigrate to a Western, multicultural environment, and the challenges clinicians in such environments face, when confronted with non-Western idioms of distress and healing practices. We do that by presenting a challenging clinical case of an...
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
September 17, 2015
Nicole C A Tzannidakis, Paul Frewen
Research supports the existence of a dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder, although studies have not directly compared the perceived impact of dissociative versus nondissociative posttraumatic symptoms on social and occupational functioning. In addition, research is beginning to differentiate between posttraumatic distress associated with normal waking consciousness (NWC) and...
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
September 17, 2015
Paul Frewen, Kathleen Hegadoren, Nikolas Coupland et al.
A theoretical framework referred to as a 4-D model has been described for classifying posttraumatic stress symptoms into those potentially occurring within normal waking consciousness (NWC) versus those thought to intrinsically exemplify dissociative experiences, specifically, trauma-related altered states of consciousness (TRASC). As a further test of this theoretical distinction, this...