Posted on 05/24/2022 by Dutta, Benheim, & Murphy
On February 27th, 2010 the sixth strongest earthquake in recorded history struck Chile. With over 500 deaths, the destruction of hundreds of buildings including schools, and a blackout that affected most of the country’s population, approximately 75% of Chile’s population was affected. Few studies with both pre- and post-disaster data exist and there is limited understanding of how children’s psychosocial functioning changes following exposure to a disaster.
Posted on 05/09/2022 by Anna Denejkina
Globally, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant mental health issue among military service members and veterans. Within the US, around 13% of veterans have a PTSD diagnosis, with the prevalence of PTSD increasing significantly post-9/11 with conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in about 11-20 out of every 100 Veterans having PTSD.
Posted on 05/02/2022 by Gökhan Ebren, Melis Demircioglu, & Okan Cem Çırakoğlu
With the number of refugees (about 80 million at present) increasing in the world recently, the need for refugee service providers (e.g., doctors, psychotherapists, lawyers, interpreters) to support this group and the workload of refugee service providers have also increased. Adverse effects of working with traumatized individuals on mental health are known. The most prominent effects are Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and Vicarious Traumatic Stress (VTS).