🇮🇸Iceland, with the world's highest gender equality: New study of trauma among a representative sample of 28,000 adult women found that sexual, physical assaults were common. These stressors were associated with the highest prevalence of probable PTSD. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
In this cross-sectional survey, the prevalence of life stressors ranged from 3.3% for war or armed conflict–related events to 66% for unwanted sexual experiences. Prevalence of probable PTSD was 16% but varied substantially across different stressor types.
This figure shows a comparison of prevalence, with natural disaster exposure as reference, for a wide range of typical and non-typical trauma exposures.
If anyone wondered about when during the lifespan people receive their first psychiatric diagnosis made in specialized care: New study on sex differences in incidence of psychiatric diagnoses using Swedish register data. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Overall similar patterns for both sexes, incidence rates of most disorders peaked before age 20 (b). Bipolar disorder and schiz. peaked at age 20–30 (j,k). Stress-related disorders had a wide peak at 20–40 (d). Note the marked peak for depression at age 80-90 (b).
Abstract submission is now open for #ESTSS2025!
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Here is a large register study - with a sibling comparison - on the association between traumatic exposure (assault, injury, and bereavement) and psychiatric disorders to understand the role of familial confounding.
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Congratulations Martina Gustavsson who successfully defended her PhD-thesis on Swedish health care workers’ experiences and management of moral stress today! 💐
Thoughtful opposition by prof. Matthew Hunt from McGill University.
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Intressanta språkliga reflektioner från Etikbloggen med anledning av vår artikel om definitionen av moralisk stress: etikbloggen.crb.uu.se/2024/0…
Artikeln, a conceptual analysis of moral stress among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-0…
New qualitative study, "Surviving COVID-19: patients’ experiences of care and path to recovery," provides insights into patients’ experiences and may inform future healthcare strategies and policies. #COVID19tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/…
New paper on Swedish patient records using a sibling-comparison design found that, "the long-term risk elevation of psychiatric disorders after potentially traumatic events was largely independent of familial factors." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Yesterday Ida Hensler splendidly defended her PhD thesis: Trauma-focused digital support, momentary psychological states, and long-term symptoms: RCT and ecological momentary assessment. Great discussion led by prof. @MPfaltz. Congratulations dr. Hensler!
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Also grateful to examination board members prof. Hugo Hesser, prof. Karin Brocki, and prof. @Sean_Perrin for taking their time to examine Ida's thesis and bringing their perspectives to the defense.
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Our trial on Swedish version of the self-help app #PTSDcoach suggests that access to app led to decreases in posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms. Study also included examination of potential harms. App is now available on app stores. jmir.org/2022/3/e31419