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{"title":"Enduring intensity for healing: the patient perspective of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD.","authors":"Maria Bragesjö, Volen Z Ivanov, Sara Farman, Margareta Panagiotidou, Rakel Eklund, Christian Rück","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2497160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2497160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prolonged exposure is widely regarded as a first-line treatment for alleviating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, it is often associated with high dropout rates and may not always be sufficiently efficacious. Intensified treatment has been suggested as a solution to increase treatment efficacy and reduce dropout rates, but little is known about patients' preferences for this type of treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate patients' experiences of prolonged exposure delivered in an intensive format (iPE).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants after completion of iPE.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thematic analysis of the data yielded one overarching theme 'Brutal Yet Worth It,' accompanied by five subthemes: Building Blocks of Commitment, Strength through collective support, Overcoming challenges of the intensive treatment week, Therapeutic gains of the intensive treatment, and Facilitating and Enabling Treatment Progress. The participants described short-term discomfort and demands, contrasted with the recognition of substantial benefits that extended beyond PTSD symptom reduction. The interplay of individual attributes and experience of social support emerged as crucial factors shaping the experience.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Participants described the iPE experience as intense and demanding, yet transformative and worthwhile in the interviews. These findings highlight the complex and multifaceted experiences of patients undergoing PE delivered in an intensive format. The findings could offer valuable insights for designing more well-received PTSD treatments, leading to enhancements in the overall quality of intensified treatment approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2497160"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12057771/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143976357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards a better definition of nociplastic pain conditions: a psychological grounded study on fibromyalgia, chronic headache and vulvodynia.","authors":"Martina Mesce, Filippo Maria Nimbi, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Carlo Lai, Federica Galli","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2461434","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2461434","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> This study investigates the psychological underpinnings of chronic pain conditions, specifically fibromyalgia, chronic headache, vulvodynia, and mixed condition (consisting of fibromyalgia in comorbidity with chronic headache and/or vulvodynia), with a focus on nociplastic pain mechanisms.<b>Objective:</b> The aim of the study is to better understand the psychological functioning of women with different chronic pain conditions to identify and discuss similarities and differences. In particular, we aim to explore any significant differences in the domain of traumatic experiences, in global defensive functioning, and in the domain of alexithymia among the evaluated groups. Further, the 4 groups with chronic pain will be compared with a healthy control group.<b>Methods:</b> A sample of 1006 Italian women diagnosed with chronic pain participated in the study, categorized into four clinical groups and a healthy control group. Measures were assessed using self-report measures, in particular: Traumatic Experiences Checklist, Defense Mechanism Rating Scales, and Toronto Alexithymia Scale.<b>Results:</b> There are significant differences among groups, with mixed conditions exhibiting the highest levels of traumatic experiences, particularly emotional neglect and physical threats. Fibromyalgia and mixed condition groups displayed greater reliance on neurotic defense mechanisms. Additionally, fibromyalgia and mixed condition participants exhibited higher levels of alexithymia, indicating difficulties in emotional processing.<b>Conclusions:</b> These findings underscore the complex interplay between psychological factors and nociplastic pain conditions, emphasizing the importance of personalized psychological interventions in managing nociplastic pain. The study highlights the need for multidisciplinary approaches to nociplastic pain treatment, considering the diverse psychological profiles of affected individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2461434"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11827037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143406260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Engaging Ukrainian TF-CBT therapists in a PRACTICE skills course to support their wellbeing.","authors":"Elisabeth Pollio, Esther Deblinger, Beth Cooper, Maike Garbade, Julie P Harrison, Elisa Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2476898","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2476898","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) are common among therapists working with trauma-exposed clients, which can negatively impact them professionally and personally. The shared trauma of war exposure may put therapists at greater risk. To help support their wellbeing, an eight-session course was offered to Ukrainian therapists following training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). This course involves therapists personally utilizing the PRACTICE skills taught to clients in TF-CBT for professional and personal benefit.<b>Objective:</b> The objective was to gather preliminary evidence on the potential impact of implementing the course with Ukrainian therapists providing TF-CBT during a period of war in Ukraine. Specifically, this study examined if course participation was associated with increased PRACTICE coping skills usage, decreased burnout and STS, increased feelings of TF-CBT competency/confidence, and increased empathy for clients' experiences when implementing the skills.<b>Method:</b> The eight-session virtual course included cultural adaptations to increase its compatibility with Ukrainian culture. Thirteen matched pre-post course surveys were analysed to provide preliminary data on the course's effect on PRACTICE coping skills usage, burnout, and STS. The course's impact on therapist coping/wellbeing, TF-CBT competency/confidence, and empathy for clients was also examined qualitatively.<b>Results:</b> PRACTICE coping skills were utilized significantly more frequently at post-course compared to pre-course (<i>p</i> = .010). Therapists also reported lower average scores for burnout and STS after course completion, though these changes were not statistically significant. Most participants (92.3%) reported professional benefits from course participation including increased competency/confidence and empathy for clients. All therapists (100%) reported personal benefits from course participation including increased use of coping skills.<b>Conclusions:</b> Results indicate that participants experienced professional and personal benefits from course completion. This study provides helpful preliminary evidence of a positive impact, however, given the small sample size, larger scale implementation is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2476898"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11948358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143709244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A meta-analysis on gender differences in prevalence estimates of mental disorders following exposure to natural hazards.","authors":"Isabella Kai Lee Nolting, Nexhmedin Morina, Thole Hilko Hoppen, Kim-Pong Tam, Ahlke Kip","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2476809","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2476809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Women report higher rates of trauma-related disorders compared to men. With women being disproportionately impacted by the consequences of natural hazards, this gender disparity may increase in their aftermath.<b>Objective:</b> This meta-analysis aimed at quantifying gender gaps in mental disorder prevalence following natural hazards, considering both the recent and long-term aftermath of natural hazards, the developmental status of affected countries, and type of hazard.<b>Method:</b> A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science in February 2024. Random effects models were used to calculate odds ratios (OR) based on point prevalences. OR adjusted for covariates were also descriptively reported.<b>Results:</b> In total, 141 reports (<i>N</i> = 3,726,153 independent participants) were included. The prevalence for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression (MD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) within the first year after the hazard were 24.95%, 8.11%, and 14.24%, respectively. More than one-year post-natural hazard the prevalence for PTSD and MD were 22.89% and 13.51%, respectively. Women had significantly higher odds for PTSD (OR = 1.85) and MD (OR = 1.52) within the first year after the hazard, as well as in later assessments (OR = 1.83 for PTSD, OR = 1.41 for MD). Only four studies reported on GAD gender differences in the recent aftermath of natural hazards, resulting in a non-significant OR of 1.85. Subgroup analyses indicated no differences between developmental status of affected countries and adjusted OR showed no systematic variations upon the inclusion of covariates. Gender differences were larger in the aftermath of earthquakes.<b>Conclusions:</b> Significant gender differences for mental disorders following natural hazards exist, although these differences appear similar to other contexts. Gender-sensitive disaster response plans for mental health are essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2476809"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11948360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143709264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing scalable face-to-face and digital interventions among forcibly displaced persons from Ukraine in Europe: protocol of The U-RISE Project.","authors":"Karl J Weinreich, Iryna Frankova, Natalie Maksymets, Corrado Barbui, Vitalii Klymchuk, Trudy Mooren, Emilia Olechno, Marianna Purgato, Marit Sijbrandij, Anke B Witteveen, Els van der Ven","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2468117","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2468117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>: The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has led to millions of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) within Ukraine and other European countries. Due to war-related exposure and displacement adversities, this group is at significant risk of developing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental health problems. Systemic barriers, including insufficiently equipped mental health systems and language barriers, prevent FDPs from receiving adequate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). Scalable interventions delivered in person by non-specialist helpers, or digitally, provide opportunities to scale up the MHPSS response.<b>Objectives</b>: This paper aims to provide an overview of the 'Ukraine's displaced people in the EU: Reach out, Implement, Scale-up and Evaluate interventions promoting mental wellbeing' (U-RISE) project. U-RISE aims to improve the mental wellbeing of FDPs from Ukraine by establishing a network of Ukrainian mental health professionals, building sustainable capacity for provision and supporting implementation of scalable face-to-face and digital mental health interventions adapted to the specific needs of this population.<b>Method:</b> We build capacity for and implement scalable face-to-face interventions, including Problem Management Plus, Self Help Plus, and Multi-family Approach, for FDPs from Ukraine in Poland, Slovakia and Romania. Digital interventions, including the Doing What Matters in Times of Stress digital guide and a Telegram-based chatbot 'Friend' using principles of Psychological First Aid, are being implemented in Europe and Ukraine. To monitor the population's mental wellbeing and impact of the interventions, qualitative needs assessments among mental health providers and FDPs, and quantitative assessments pre- and post-intervention are collected.<b>Conclusion</b>: We provide a framework for the rapid implementation of face-to-face and digital interventions in countries that need to scale up their MHPSS in response to humanitarian or complex emergency crises.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2468117"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11869340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of stimulus discrimination training for reducing unwanted memories in student journalists.","authors":"Gabriella Tyson, Anke Ehlers, Jennifer Wild","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2558385","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2558385","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Journalists are frequently exposed to traumatic images and events, which may contribute to poor mental health, especially in those starting in the profession. Evidence-based preventative tools are needed to reduce the effects of exposure to these occupational stressors. Previous research demonstrates that the strategy journalists most commonly apply to traumatic images is suppression.<b>Objective:</b> This experiment investigated whether stimulus discrimination, a technique used in cognitive therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD; Ehlers et al., 2005. Cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: development and evaluation. <i>Behaviour Research and Therapy</i>, <i>43</i>(4), 413-431) for reducing intrusive trauma memories, is more effective than memory suppression.<b>Methods:</b> Student journalists were randomly allocated to one session of online training in stimulus discrimination (<i>N</i> = 34; Mage = 23.65, SD = 4.18; 24 female) or suppression (<i>N</i> = 34; Mage = 24.26, SD = 4.55; 24 female) before exposure to analogue trauma film clips. Participants then completed daily diaries of intrusive memories of the film clips for one week and completed PTSD symptom measures at one-week follow-up.<b>Results:</b> Compared to participants trained in memory suppression, those trained in stimulus discrimination reported significantly fewer intrusive memories, less distress associated with intrusions and lower PTSD symptom severity at follow-up. There were no training-specific effects associated with depression or resilience at follow-up.<b>Conclusions:</b> The study found that student journalists can be trained in stimulus discrimination and that this CT-PTSD tool significantly reduced intrusive memories and associated PTSD symptoms after post-training exposure to traumatic images.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2558385"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12498374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145225168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Traumatic stress in times of war: a shared responsibility for health professionals.","authors":"Hala Kerbage, Eva Alisic, Marit Sijbrandij, Iryna Frankova, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Eric Bui","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2565117","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2025.2565117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Armed conflicts continue to inflict profound human suffering, dismantling health systems, displacing populations, and leaving lasting psychological scars. Although war is rooted in political and geopolitical dynamics, its consequences manifest daily in the clinical and ethical dilemmas faced by health professionals.<b>Objective:</b> This editorial calls for a greater ethical and professional commitment from mental health professionals - particularly those in safer contexts - to address the psychological, systemic, and societal impacts of war.<b>Method:</b> Drawing from current evidence in traumatic stress, humanitarian law, and global health, we examine the multilayered consequences of armed conflict, including PTSD, depression, grief, and intergenerational trauma. We reflect on the responsibilities of trauma specialists in times of political violence and mass displacement.<b>Results:</b> The psychological toll of war is amplified by the collapse of support systems, obstruction of care, and direct targeting of healthcare workers. Mental health professionals possess unique expertise not only in treatment, but also in advocacy, education, and testimony. However, trauma care often remains confined to clinical settings, disconnected from policy and public discourse. This editorial emphasises that silence - particularly from those in positions of relative safety - is not neutral, but complicit.<b>Conclusions:</b> There is a professional and ethical imperative for trauma specialists to move beyond the treatment room. This includes amplifying the voices of affected communities, informing policy with trauma-informed evidence, and confronting the systemic injustices that perpetuate violence. Upholding the core values of care, dignity, and justice requires a broader, more engaged response: not only to the aftermath of trauma, but to the structures that produce and sustain it.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2565117"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12507100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145243996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude.","authors":"Laura Råman, Mia Scheffers, Janet Moeijes, Bertus F Jeronimus","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2439652","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2439652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> The body is the medium through which humans experience the world, and the body is key to most suffering, healing, and clinical mental diagnoses. Body attitude refers to the affective, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of embodiment, which typically is more negative in clinical samples.<b>Objective:</b> We examine how adult body attitude is associated with self-reported childhood abuse and neglect. We hypothesised that child sexual abuse is associated stronger with a negative adult body attitude than emotional or physical abuse/neglect would. Second, we expected that the association between body attitude and childhood sexual abuse was gender equivalent. Third, we expected a more positive body attitude in men than women after childhood physical abuse/neglect or emotional abuse/neglect.<b>Method:</b> Body attitude was measured with the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) and the severity and type of childhood trauma with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) in 749 Dutch adults aged 18-77. We fit multiple regression models and focused on childhood abuse and neglect with moderate to severe intensity.<b>Results:</b> Childhood sexual abuse (∼15%), physical neglect (∼14%), emotional abuse (∼20%) and emotional neglect (∼30%) are associated with a more negative body attitude, while childhood physical abuse (moderate/severe, ∼6%) associated with a slightly more positive adult body attitude. Body attitude associations with childhood abuse/neglect were similar for both genders (no moderation).<b>Conclusion:</b> Child maltreatment seems to precede the development of a more negative adult body attitude and more negative body experiences compared to individuals without child maltreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2439652"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11721866/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142946940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experience of post-traumatic growth among parents of children with biliary atresia undergoing living-related liver transplantation: a descriptive phenomenological study.","authors":"ZhiRu Li, FangYan Lu, Li Dong, Li Zheng, JingYun Wu, SiYuan Wu, Yan Wang, HuaFen Wang","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2447184","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2447184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To explore the experience of post-traumatic growth among parents of children with biliary atresia undergoing living-related liver transplantation.<b>Methods</b>: Participants were recruited within 2 weeks of their child's transplant surgery using purposive sampling. Transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's descriptive analysis framework, with collaborative analysis conducted using NVivo 12 software and a post-traumatic growth model.<b>Results:</b> Five themes were identified: (a) experiencing a devastating blow, (b) cognitive reconstruction under overwhelming pain, (c) an arduous journey of decision-making, (d) rebirth in adversity and (e) post-traumatic growth. Parents undergo significant post-traumatic responses to their child's diagnosis of biliary atresia and liver transplantation, marking two major traumatic events. During the diagnostic stage, parents experience intense post-traumatic reactions characterized by emotional fluctuations and intrusive thoughts. The early treatment phase represents a crucial time for parents to transition from `denial of reality' to `accepting diseases'. The process of liver transplantation is also a significant traumatic event, accompanied by a final hope. Parents in the stable period after liver transplantation feel fortunate, hopeful and grateful, and their post-traumatic growth manifests gradually.<b>Conclusions:</b> Parents' experience of post-traumatic growth involves dynamic changes. Tailored intervention strategies should be developed for different stages to enhance their post-traumatic growth and psychological well-being. During the early treatment stage, mental health professionals could provide cognitive interventions to encourage parents to express their negative emotions and guide them to develop positive cognition toward traumatic events. The coping strategies and increasing personal growth are also important. In the postoperative stage, mental health professionals need to fully evaluate the coping styles of parents, and encourage them to establish effective internal coping strategies, while classic gratitude interventions could be given during the post-traumatic growth stage. Future research could involve a longitudinal qualitative study to explore parents' post-traumatic growth experiences at different stages of their children's transplantation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2447184"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11721874/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142946943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"International study of the perceived stress and psychological impact of the 7 October attacks on Holocaust survivors.","authors":"Bruno Halioua, Patrick Bantman, Rachel Rimmer, Eric Ghozlan, Muriel Vaislic, Dan Halioua, Fabienne Amson, Charles Taieb, Richard Prasquier, Jean-François Gutthman, Robert Ejnes, Stéphanie Dassa, Alexis Astruc, Marc Cohen, Samuel Sarfati, Marc Fohlen-Weill, Odile Namia-Cohen, Aline Deutscher, Jonathan Taieb","doi":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2428025","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20008066.2024.2428025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> The terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 in southern Israel had a significant impact on the mental health of Holocaust Survivors (HS), who are considered to be particularly vulnerable to traumatic events. The aim of the study was to assess the severity of perceived stress and the psychological impact of the 7 October attacks on HS.<b>Methods:</b> The study was conducted from 30 October to 15 December 2023 among HS who were contacted through HS support organisations (OSE, Aloumim). They completed a questionnaire consisting of four sections: socio-demographic data and experiences during the Holocaust, assessment of psychological stress using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), feelings of isolation, health consequences, and reactions to the 7 October attacks.<b>Results:</b> 171 HS completed the questionnaire with 61 males (35.7%) with a mean age of 86.6+/-4.4 years (min 79-max 97). 59.6%, lived outside Israel, mainly in France. The mean score on the PSS-10 was 17.7 +/-6.0 on a scale of 5 to 40. The average PSS 10 score is not significantly higher in cases of age ≤90 years (18.0 ± 6.0 vs 15.7 ± 6.4, NS), or for those living in Israel (17.2 ± 5.3 vs 18.1 ± 6.6, NS). About a quarter reported feelings of isolation or loneliness following the attacks. The impact of the 7 October attacks was particularly significant among those living outside Israel. Approximately two-thirds felt that the events had rekindled memories of their Holocaust experiences, and nearly one-third observed a decline in their health since the attacks. Among survivors living outside Israel, 86.6% expressed concern about the future safety and identity of their children and grandchildren as Jews.<b>Conclusion:</b> Identifying Holocaust survivors (HS) who are experiencing psychological distress is crucial to providing them with appropriate therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":12055,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Psychotraumatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"2428025"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792156/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143122505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}