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A blog about traumatic exposure, posttraumatic stress, and recovery. With a particular focus on children.
Eva Alisic
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- March 4, 2016
- 09:30 AM
- 169 views
Refugees in Europe: A Crisis?
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Over 1 million people arrived in Europe by sea in 2015. And since the conflict in Syria continues, this influx will not halt.
It is the biggest refugee crisis since World War II according to the UNHCR. The journey by sea is dangerous, the circumstances in refugee camps and asylum seeker centers are far from ideal – to say the least – and tensions between host countries make it difficult to find constructive solutions.
... Read more »
Turner, S. (2015) Refugee blues: a UK and European perspective. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.29328
- January 27, 2016
- 05:00 PM
- 172 views
Getting rid of the Ghost People
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Patrick became a child soldier at the age of 13, abducted by Ugandan rebels.
Schultz and Weisaeth (2015) describe his story, his mental health problems, and his treatment, a local cleansing ritual. They conclude that the ritual is safe, effective, and perhaps even more powerful than Western-style therapy. ... Read more »
Schultz, J., & Weisæth, L. (2015) The power of rituals in dealing with traumatic stress symptoms: cleansing rituals for former child soldiers in Northern Uganda. Mental Health, Religion . DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2015.1094780
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 156 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 164 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 160 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 138 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 150 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 149 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 143 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 165 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- January 26, 2016
- 03:35 PM
- 148 views
Children in the Emergency Department
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Jonas was a master tree climber. Until today. Now his left leg has a strange angle, and he has been knocked out by the fall.
Every year, millions of injured children require treatment at a hospital Emergency Department. Approximately 1 in 6 of them develop persistent stress symptoms, such as nightmares, concentration difficulties and negative thoughts.
Emergency Department doctors and nurses provide physical care but they can also support children’s emotional wellbeing. How well are ........ Read more »
Alisic, E., Hoysted, C., Kassam-Adams, N., Landolt, M., Curtis, S., Kharbanda, A., Lyttle, M., Parri, N., Stanley, R., & Babl, F. (2015) Psychosocial Care for Injured Children: Worldwide Survey among Hospital Emergency Department Staff. The Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.10.067
Alisic, E., Conroy, R., Magyar, J., Babl, F., & O’Donnell, M. (2014) Psychosocial care for seriously injured children and their families: A qualitative study among Emergency Department nurses and physicians. Injury. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.02.015
- July 15, 2015
- 05:35 PM
- 432 views
Why demographics – including sexual orientation – matter in PTSD research
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
There has been a lot of focus in the US media on the difficulties with access to the Veterans Affairs services. But many younger Veterans aren’t even getting close to those services.... Read more »
Averill, L., Fleming, C., Holens, P., & Larsen, S. (2015) Research on PTSD prevalence in OEF/OIF Veterans: expanding investigation of demographic variables. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.27322
- March 27, 2015
- 01:22 AM
- 427 views
Is a trauma focus truly needed in PTSD treatment?
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
For treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to be effective, is it really necessary to focus on the trauma itself? ... Read more »
Barlow DH, Bullis JR, Comer JS, & Ametaj AA. (2013) Evidence-based psychological treatments: an update and a way forward. Annual review of clinical psychology, 1-27. PMID: 23245338
Gerger, H., Munder, T., Gemperli, A., Nüesch, E., Trelle, S., Jüni, P., & Barth, J. (2014) Integrating fragmented evidence by network meta-analysis: relative effectiveness of psychological interventions for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological Medicine, 3151-3164. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714000853
Schnurr PP. (2007) The rocks and hard places in psychotherapy outcome research. Journal of traumatic stress, 779-92. PMID: 17955539
Watts BV, Schnurr PP, Mayo L, Young-Xu Y, Weeks WB, & Friedman MJ. (2013) Meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. PMID: 23842024
Wampold BE, Imel ZE, Laska KM, Benish S, Miller SD, Flückiger C, Del Re AC, Baardseth TP, & Budge S. (2010) Determining what works in the treatment of PTSD. Clinical psychology review, 923-33. PMID: 20638168
- February 6, 2015
- 08:46 AM
- 460 views
Do we let patients suffer needlessly?
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
PTSD treatment guidelines invariably point to trauma-focused therapies as preferred interventions. But is this trauma focus justified? ... Read more »
Benish, S., Imel, Z., & Wampold, B. (2008) The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of direct comparisons. Clinical Psychology Review, 746-758. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.10.005
Ehlers, A., Bisson, J., Clark, D., Creamer, M., Pilling, S., Richards, D., Schnurr, P., Turner, S., & Yule, W. (2010) Do all psychological treatments really work the same in posttraumatic stress disorder?. Clinical Psychology Review, 269-276. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.12.001
- October 15, 2014
- 10:00 AM
- 361 views
Trauma research needs to be more global and accessible
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Imagine a 7-year old boy living in India. One day, his father gets drunk and kills his mother. The boy is a witness to the homicide, and develops a high fever as a response. Imagine you’re the mental health professional who is called to support the boy. Some of the things you would want to know are how children in India respond to severe trauma, what words they use, and what helps them to recover.
Unfortunately, that information is virtually nonexistent. T... Read more »
Fodor, K., Unterhitzenberger, J., Chou, C., Kartal, D., Leistner, S., Milosavljevic, M., Nocon, A., Soler, L., White, J., Yoo, S.... (2014) Is traumatic stress research global? A bibliometric analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.23269
- July 24, 2014
- 05:30 PM
- 549 views
Grief in Children and Adolescents
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
The plane crash in Ukraine brings up many questions related to loss and grief. How will those left behind cope with the devastating event? How can we support them? With regard to how young people cope with bereavement, Dr. Mariken Spuij’s recent articles provide new insights.... Read more »
Spuij M, Prinzie P, Dekovic M, van den Bout J, & Boelen PA. (2013) The effectiveness of Grief-Help, a cognitive behavioural treatment for prolonged grief in children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 395. PMID: 24252587
- May 5, 2014
- 05:47 PM
- 542 views
One in six children develops PTSD after trauma, but differences exist
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
How many children develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after a traumatic experience such as an assault, a car crash, war or disaster? William Yule – one of the godfathers of child traumatic stress research – once pointed out that rates reported in separate studies varied from 0 to 100%. So what is the average rate to be expected? And are there differences between types of trauma? ... Read more »
Yule W. (2001) Posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population and in children. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. PMID: 11495092
Alisic E, Zalta AK, van Wesel F, Larsen SE, Hafstad GS, Hassanpour K, & Smid GE. (2014) Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed children and adolescents: meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 335-340. PMID: 24785767
- March 30, 2014
- 04:58 AM
- 540 views
Mental health consequences of childhood cancer
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
Childhood cancer is no longer the death sentence it once was and survival rates are currently around 80%. How are survivors affected by their experience and how does it impact on their family? Lifetime prevalence of cancer-related PTSD has been estimated at 20-35% in survivors.
New research challenges these estimates, drawing attention to the 'focusing illusion'... Read more »
Phipps, Klosky, Long, Hudson, Huang, Zhang, & Noll, R. (2014) Posttraumatic Stress and Psychological Growth in Children With Cancer: Has the Traumatic Impact of Cancer Been Overestimated?. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 641-646. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.49.8212
Lund, Winther, Dalton, Cederkvist, Jeppesen, Deltour, Hargreave, M., Kjær, S., Jensen, A., Rechnitzer, C.... (2013) Hospital contact for mental disorders in survivors of childhood cancer and their siblings in Denmark: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Oncology, 971-980. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70351-6
- November 28, 2013
- 06:41 AM
- 780 views
We'd rather rely on others to do the hard work
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
It’s called the collective action problem: we’d rather rely on others to do the hard work.In a cohesive community however, it is more likely that people will volunteer to become active. The reason? The enforceable trust that comes with the cohesion. This is important for how you organise your daily working life (make sure your team is cohesive) :-) but may also explain why some communities have less trouble than others to overcome disaster experiences.... Read more »
Christakis, & Fowler. (2007) The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years. N Engl J Med, 370-379. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa066082
Kawachi I, & Subramanian SV. (2006) Measuring and modeling the social and geographic context of trauma: a multilevel modeling approach. Journal of traumatic stress, 195-203. PMID: 16612828
- September 30, 2013
- 08:33 AM
- 749 views
Traumatic Events do Not Occur at Random
by Eva Alisic in Trauma Recovery
The media is filled with stories about traumatized children and adolescents, such as the school shootings at Sandy Hook and Columbine. However, a range of more common traumatic events, such as accidents and caregiver maltreatment, receive less attention. ... Read more »
McLaughlin, Koenen, Hill, Petukhova, Sampson, Zaslavsky, & Kessler. (2013) Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a National Sample of Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child , 815. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2013.05.011
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