Treating Psychological Trauma:

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Editorial

• Treating Psychological Trauma: Special Populations, Symptoms, and Innovative Models of Care
  Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Populations

Children

• Comparing Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Commonly Used Treatments in Usual Care for Children With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Phyllis Lee and Jason M. Lang
• Cultural Adaptation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma-Affected Children in China
  Jia Li, Jina Li, Lin Yuan, Ying Zhou, Weijun Zhang, and Zhiyong Qu
• Treatment for Childhood and Adolescent Dissociation: A Systematic Review
  Alix Woolard, Maryam Boutrus, Indijah Bullman, Nicole Wickens, Patricia de Gouveia Belinelo, Tanya Solomon, and Helen Milroy

Populations

Active-Duty Military and Veterans

• Improving Voluntary Engagement for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Among Active-Duty Service Members Using Motivational Enhancement Therapy
  Denise D. Walker, Thomas O. Walton, Anna E. Jaffe, Scott Graupensperger, Isaac C. Rhew, and Debra Kaysen
• Residual Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms Following a Residential Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Program for U.S. Active Duty Service Members
  Alexander C. Kline, Cameron T. McCabe, Justin S. Campbell, and Kristen H. Walter

Populations

Refugees

• Cultural Assimilation of Adult Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Effect Modification by Religiosity and Sex on the Relation Between Cultural Adversities and Common Mental Health Disorders
  Hussein Abou-Abbass, Walaa G. El Sheikh, Maya Bizri, Hani Tamim, Samar Al-Hajj, Lina Karout, Farah Allouch, Rawan Chehade, Mayssa Ghannam, Youssef Fares, Zeina Nasser, Hayat Harati, and Firas Kobeissy
• Therapists’ Experience of Working With Refugees and Asylum Seekers Who Have Been Tortured: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
  Divine Charura

Substance Use and Suicide

• The Role of Posttraumatic Cognitions in Integrated Treatments for Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
  Robert Lyons, Jonathan Helm, Matthew Luciano, Moira Haller, and Sonya B. Norman
• Anxiety Sensitivity, Finding the Body, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Suicide-Bereaved Treatment-Seeking Adults
  Simin Ghahghahi, Matthew J. Cordova, Josef I. Ruzek, and Bruce Bongar
• Predicting Suicidal Ideation 3 Months Following Intensive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
  Dale L. Smith, Jessica B. Tharaud, Sarah A. Pridgen, and Philip Held

Treatment Modalities

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Compared to Usual Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults With Psychosis in Forensic Settings: Randomized Controlled Trial
  Susanna Every-Palmer, Tom Flewett, Shaystah Dean, Oliver Hansby, Abigail Freeland, Mark Weatherall, and Elliot Bell
• Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing as a Treatment for PTSD in Conflict-Affected Areas
  Anna Wippich, Glyn Howatson, Georgia Allen-Baker, Derek Farrell, Matthew Kiernan, and Andrea Scott-Bell
• The Feasibility of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Older Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Comorbid Psychiatric and Somatic Disorders
  Ellen M. J. Gielkens, Sjacko Sobczak, Gina Rossi, and Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen

Treatment Modalities

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

• Self-Compassion Reduces Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity in Hurricane Survivors via Perceived Social Support
  Ashley Batts Allen, Heather Littleton, Steve Bistricky, Kayla Benson, Tyler Cox, and Charles C. Benight
• The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Subjective Sleep Quality, and Objective Sleep Outcomes in Police Officers Theodore P. Imhoff-Smith and Daniel W. Grupe
• Adaptation of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Trauma-Exposed, Unhoused Women With Substance Use Disorder
  Dana Rose Garfin, Alexandra Amador, Jessica Osorio, Krista Sadiwa Ruivivar, April Torres, and Adeline M. Nyamathi

Treatment Modalities

Writing Therapy

• The Dynamic Relationship of Negative Emotional Content in the Context of Trauma- Focused Writing Interventions on Improvements in Cognitive Reappraisal: A Pilot Study Robyn A. Ellis, Emilie Meyer, Travis A. Cole, and Holly K. Orcutt
• A Systematic Review of Written Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
  Christopher R. DeJesus, Stephanie L. Trendel, and Denise M. Sloan

Treatment Modalities

Virtual Treatment

• Comparing Effectiveness of Residential Versus Intensive Virtual Treatment for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Katherine M. Craig, Brandon C. Bryan, Victoria L. O’Connor, Kevin W. Richard, Amanda E. Landwehr, and Sarah L. Martindale
• Online Group-Based Internal Family Systems Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Feasibility and Acceptability of the Program for Alleviating and Resolving Trauma and Stress
  Alexandra Comeau, Lia J. Smith, Lydia Smith, Hanna Soumerai Rea, Mary Catherine Ward, Timothy B. Creedon, Martha Sweezy, Lawrence G. Rosenberg, and Zev Schuman-Olivier
• The Effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing-Based Online Group Counseling for University Students: Psychological Need Satisfaction, Psychological Resilience, Psychological Well-Being, and Small ‘t’ Trauma
  Safiye Yilmaz Dinç and Fatma Sapmaz

Treatment Modalities

Mobile Apps

• Pilot of a Text Messaging System to Monitor Caregivers’ and Children’s Mental Health Recovery After Pediatric Traumatic Injury
  Caitlyn O. Hood, Kristen Higgins, Gabriela Becerra, Olivia Bravoco, Tatiana M. Davidson, Lynne Nemeth, Rachel Houchins, Kenneth J. Ruggiero, and Leigh E. Ridings
• Development and Refinement of the Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Kirsten H. Dillon, Jeffrey A. Hertzberg, Tiffany M. Mosher, Ryan D. Levi, Eric B. Elbogen, Patrick S. Calhoun, Leslie A. Morland, and Jean C. Beckham
• Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of an App-Based Early Intervention to Reduce PTSD and Alcohol Use Following Sexual Assault
  Emily R. Dworkin, Macey Schallert, Christine M. Lee, and Debra Kaysen

Treatment Modalities

Innovative Treatment Modalities

• Posttraumatic Growth Experiences of North Korean Adolescent Refugees Living in South Korea: A Qualitative Case Study
  Hyerin Yang
• Comorbidity of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Surf and Hike Therapies Among Service Members
  Nicholas P. Otis, Kristen H. Walter, Lisa H. Glassman, Travis N. Ray, Kim T. Kobayashi Elliott, and Betty Michalewicz-Kragh
• “When I Sing—I Exist”: A Qualitative Inquiry on Posttraumatic Growth in Voicework Groups With Women Coping With Incest
  Aviya Riabzev and Moshe Bensimon
• Psychiatric Service Dog Placements Are Associated With Better Daily Psychosocial Functioning for Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Sarah C. Leighton, Kerri E. Rodriguez, Run Zhuang, Clare L. Jensen, Elise A. Miller, Arman Sabbaghi, and Marguerite E. O’Haire
• Ayahuasca in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Mixed-Methods Case Series Evaluation in Military Combat Veterans
  Brandon Weiss, Lê-Anh L. Dinh-Williams, Nick Beller, Ian M. Raugh, Gregory P. Strauss, and William K. Campbell

Resources for Clinicians

Encouraging Treatment Compliance

• Pretreatment Stabilization Increases Completion of Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Psychotherapies
  Anna H. Staudenmeyer, Susan Maxwell, Brian Mohlenhoff, Julia Yasser, Martha Schmitz, Thomas Metzler, Shira Maguen, Thomas Neylan, and William Wolfe
• Feasibility of a Family-Involved Intervention to Increase Engagement in Evidenced-Based Psychotherapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study
  Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Abigail Shapiro, Karen M. Stechuchak, Shirley Glynn, Patrick Calhoun, Princess E. Ackland, Barbara Bokhour, David Edelman, Margaret Falkovic, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, Madeleine R. Eldridge, Tiera Lanford, Cindy Swinkels, Eric Dedert, Stephanie Wells, Rachel Ruffin, and Courtney H. Van Houtven
• Evaluating the Relative Contribution of Patient Effort and Therapist Skill in Integrating Homework Into Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  Mercedes G. Woolley, Brian N. Smith, Rachel L. Micol, Courtney C. Farmer, and Tara E. Galovski

Resources for Clinicians

Clinician Self-Care

• PRACTICE Makes Progress, A Self-Care Course for Mental Health Professionals in the Child Trauma Field: A Preliminary Investigation
  Esther Deblinger, Elisabeth Pollio, Beth Cooper, Julie P. Harrison, and Robert A. Steer

Other

• Correction to “Ayahuasca in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Mixed-Methods Case Series Evaluation in Military Combat Veterans” by Weiss et al. (2023)