scholarly journals Risk for post-traumatic stress disorder associated with different forms of interpersonal violence in South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 1589-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Kaminer ◽  
Anna Grimsrud ◽  
Landon Myer ◽  
Dan J. Stein ◽  
David R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Two Rapid Screens for Detecting Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Interpersonal Violence Exposure: Predictive Utility in a Juvenile Justice Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damion J. Grasso ◽  
Christine Doyle ◽  
Ron Koon
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Predictive Utility ◽  
Risk Characteristics ◽  
Post Traumatic

The Trauma-Related Symptoms and Impairment Rapid Screen (TSIRS) and the Dimensions of Violence Exposure Rapid Screen (DVERS) are two new tools designed to detect traumatic stress symptoms and high-risk characteristics of trauma exposure. Each screen contains 10 yes-or-no questions and is estimated to take approximately 2 min to complete. The rapid screens were developed to address the demand for efficient, effective, and user-friendly tools for use in settings where universal screening of trauma and related symptoms is recommended, but training and expertise in clinical assessment are generally lacking or absent. The purpose of the current study was to examine the predictive utility of the TSIRS and DVERS in detecting probable post-traumatic stress disorder and poly-victimization assessed via a validated self-report instrument. Data were collected on a sample of 218 detained adolescents. Results provide initial support for the predictive utility of the TSIRS and DVERS in a justice-involved sample.

scholarly journals Using metaphor and narrative ideas in trauma and family therapy

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike N. Witney
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Everyday people living in South Africa experience trauma, either first hand through accidents, crime, violence and abuse or through being witnesses to the traumatic event. This results in people in South Africa suffering from anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other severe mental health issues. One only has to read a newspaper, watch or listen to the news to get a glimpse of the landscape of trauma in our country. In this article I looked at using narrative ideas and metaphor in therapy with trauma and family therapy.

scholarly journals INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER WOMEN

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 819-819
Author(s):  
C.J. Gibson ◽  
A. Huang ◽  
B. McCaw ◽  
J. Shan ◽  
L. Subak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Panic disorder following torture by suffocation is associated with predominantly respiratory symptoms

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
COLIN BOUWER ◽  
DAN STEIN
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
History Of ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background. We previously reported that in panic disorder a history of near-suffocation is associated with predominantly respiratory panic attacks. It might be hypothesized that the near-suffocation experienced in certain kinds of torture is also associated with the development of predominantly respiratory panic attacks.Methods. A sample of patients who had experienced torture (N=14) was drawn from an Anxiety Disorders Clinic in South Africa. Subjects were questioned about symptoms of panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.Results. Patients with a history of torture by suffocation were more likely than other patients to complain of predominantly respiratory symptoms during panic attacks. These patients also demonstrated higher levels of depressive symptoms.Conclusions. While various interpretations of the data can be made, it is possible that torture by suffocation is associated with a specific symptomatic profile. Were such an association to be replicated, this would perhaps support the suffocation alarm hypothesis of panic disorder and provide evidence that specific environmental factors play a role in the development of this alarm.

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