A5074327724- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Sex work and related issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Community Health and Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2016-2024
VA San Diego Healthcare System
2014-2019
Brown University
2013-2018
University of California, San Diego
2017
University of Oregon
2009-2017
John Brown University
2017
VA Boston Healthcare System
2013
Boston University
2013
Throughout its history the strategy and tactics of contextual behavioral science (CBS) research have had distinctive features as compared to traditional approaches. Continued progress in CBS can be facilitated by greater clarity about how brought bear on current challenges. The present white paper is result a 2 1/2-year long process designed foster consensus among representative producers consumers best strategic pathway forward. Task Force agreed that should multilevel, process-based,...
Early experiences of violation perpetrated by close others, or betrayal traumas, may interfere with developing social capacities, including the ability to make healthy decisions about whom trust. Betrayal trauma theory posits that survivors are at increased risk making inaccurate trust in interpersonal contexts, thus interfering intimacy and elevating for revictimization. The current study examined impact exposure on tendencies using both self-report behavioral measures a college sample....
Racial trauma, an ongoing consequence of historical has deleterious effects on the well-being Africana communities. The psychological literature primarily reflects individual processes in relationship between racial trauma and healing. Going beyond individualistic approaches, we present a community healing framework informed by multidisciplinary scholarship: Community Healing Resistance Through Storytelling ( C-HeARTS). Three major components are delineated: (a) justice as both condition...
The link between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent sexual, emotional, physical revictimization has been widely reported. literature is limited, however, in its exploration of the extent to which level betrayal inherent a given traumatic experience affects likelihood experiencing similar adolescence adulthood. This study assessed within trauma framework among sample 271 college students. As predicted, individuals who reported high-betrayal at any time point (childhood, adolescence, or...
African American women are at high risk for sexual assault. In addition, many endorse the use of social support and religiosity to cope with trauma. The current study investigates relationship between these two coping strategies posttrauma symptoms in a sample 413 female assault survivors using confirmatory factor analysis structural equation modeling. Findings indicated that greater were less likely depression PTSD. Conversely, increased religious was related endorsement PTSD symptoms....
This study investigates the effect of race on relationship between negative reactions to sexual assault disclosure and psychological sequelae such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, problem drinking in female survivors.Using hierarchical regression an ethnically diverse community sample 622 adult victims, we assessed for assault; disclosure; symptom severity PTSD, drinking.Negative social disclosures were significantly associated with mental health outcomes across race....
Childhood physical and sexual abuse are known risk factors for adult aggression perpetration victimization, but less is about the role played by childhood emotional abuse. College sophomores were surveyed regarding their physical, sexual, victimization late-adolescent experiences of perpetration. Controlling social desirability abuse, was strongest predictor adolescent women men. Emotional a marginally reliable in women. These results show importance as factor intimate relationships.
This study used data from a recent randomized clinical trial (RCT) that found differences between women veterans and civilians in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment response, with demonstrating greater improvement than did veterans. Despite having similar PTSD severity scores at baseline, scored roughly 18 points higher on the Clinician-Administered Scale (CAPS) posttreatment (p < .01). sought to identify variables were associated differential response demonstrated by RCT....
Prisoners are a vulnerable population with higher rates of trauma than community populations. Social support is important for both in–prison adjustment and post-release re-entry. Loneliness, related construct to social support, has been found be associated elevated suicidal ideation behavior, depression, hopelessness in incarcerated This study explored the relationship past physical, sexual, crime-related current perceived loneliness mixed-gender sample 235 depressed prisoners enrolled...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is highly prevalent among incarcerated populations; however, research has yet to examine whether prisoners diagnosed with BPD experience greater interpersonal dysfunction and institutional misconduct while incarcerated. This study drew from a sample of 184 male female major depressive (MDD) in randomized trial depression treatment. The presence diagnosis (n = 69) was analyzed as predictor disciplinary incidents/infractions (i.e., fights, arguments staff,...
Purpose – Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and psychopathy are similar, but distinct, psychiatric conditions that common in male female inmates; a segment of the population with high rates trauma exposure. It is unclear whether specific types lifetime associated ASPD incarcerated women men. Furthermore, unique roles post-traumatic stress (PTSD) symptom severity victimization antisocial disturbance not well-understood. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach...
Abstract Compared to their male counterparts, women experience alarmingly high rates of sexual violence (SV). Nearly 20% in the USA have been victims SV, and prevalence assault among female service members is reported be even higher, up 50%. SV results negative health outcomes like posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, obesity, poor body image, pain-related disability. Exercise has shown positively impact both mental physical populations experiencing symptoms, yet survivors are often...
Incarcerated women, in comparison to nonincarcerated are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and many have experienced interpersonal violence. The psychological construct of emotional dysregulation-which includes heightened intensity emotions, poor understanding negative reactivity emotion state, inability control behaviors when experiencing distress, maladaptive management responses-is a possible pathway explain the link between violence exposure STI risk. present study...
Objective: We used a minimally-modified version of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to treat symptoms distress associated with tinnitus.Design: Audiological screening (establishing baseline) was conducted prior treatment and at three time-points: pre-intervention, post-intervention follow-up, 8 weeks after completion training. MRI tests were also these time-points.Study sample: Twenty-one participants enrolled in the study, whom 15 completed training audiological testing eight...
This study examines whether Black parents' and adolescents' experiences with racial discrimination (RD) combine to create distinguishable subgroups, demographic variables predicted membership into the derived these subgroups influence mental health family social support.
Betrayal trauma theory suggests that social and cognitive development may be affected by early such individuals develop survival strategies, particularly dissociation lack of betrayal awareness, place them at risk for further victimization. Several experiences victimization in the context relationships predicated on trust dependence contribute to relational schema whereby abuse is perceived as normal. The current exploratory study investigates interpersonal an experience might impact traits...
This analysis reported interest in exercise programs made for men survivors of sexual violence (SV), preferences the structure and content these programs, comparisons by physical activity level PTSD status. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 198 aged 18–65, with a history SV, USA. Most respondents indicated them. Men were most interested. favored exercising at-home, alone, male instructor, 3–4 times per week, at moderate intensity, 30 mins-1 h. No differences found Differences...
Intimate relationships can both affect and be affected by trauma its sequelae. This special issue highlights research on trauma, attachment, intimate relationships. Several themes emerged. One theme is the exploration of associations between a history relational variables, with an emphasis models using these variables as mediators. Given significance secure attachment for healthy relationships, it not surprising that emerges another this issue. Moreover, key component trust, so further...