Identifying transdiagnostic traumatic stress reactions in U.S. military veterans: A nationally representative study.

Traumatic stress reactions (TSRs) exist on a continuum that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highly comorbid psychopathology, and resilience, highlighting the need for comprehensive and integrative approaches capable of capturing the full spectrum of heterogeneous reactions. Here, we used a transdiagnostic and multidimensional method to characterize clinical phenotypes of TSRs in a nationally representative sample of U.S.

Exploring false negatives in self-reported trauma exposure status.

Introduction: Trauma exposure is often assessed using checklists such as the Life Events Checklist for (LEC-5; Weathers et al., 2013b). When participants endorse multiple events, respondents are asked to identify a single, worst event (i.

Negative emotion differentiation in trauma-exposed community members: Associations with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in daily life.

The ability to make fine-grained distinctions between discrete negative emotions-termed negative emotion differentiation (NED)-is important for emotion regulation and psychological well-being. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with elevated trauma-related negative emotions (e.g.

Positive emotion in posttraumatic stress disorder: A global or context-specific problem?

Problems with positive emotion are an important component of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with competing perspectives as to why. The global model suggests that people with PTSD experience a relatively permanent shift in their capacity for positive emotion regardless of context, whereas the context-specific model posits access to the full repertoire of positive emotion that only becomes reduced during exposure to trauma reminders. We tested the global versus context-specific models using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).

Effects of trauma-focused rumination among trauma-exposed individuals with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: An experiment.

Rumination, or thinking repetitively about one's distress, is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Current theories suggest that rumination contributes to PTSD symptoms directly, by increasing negative reactions to trauma cues (i.e.

Emotion regulation repertoires in trauma-exposed college students: Associations with PTSD symptoms, emotional awareness, and emotional clarity.

Objective: Emotion regulation (ER) plays a prominent role in the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although links between ER strategies and PTSD symptoms are well documented, recent advancements in ER research emphasize the need to move beyond examining ER strategies as isolated processes. Instead, there is a growing movement to understand ER repertoires, or the patterns in which individuals report habitually using the multiple ER strategies available to them.

Temporal Stability of Self-Reported Trauma Exposure on the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5.

The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) is a comprehensive screening instrument used to detect exposure to a range of potentially traumatic events. Despite its widespread use, research assessing the psychometric properties of scores on the LEC-5-and trauma exposure more broadly-is scarce. Using a large sample of undergraduate students (N = 1,013), we sought to evaluate the reliability of trauma exposure reporting on the LEC-5 across 8- (N = 379) and 12-week (N = 343) intervals.

Treatment for Individuals With Severe Mental Illness Who Use Illicit Drugs While Maintained on Methadone: Mindfulness and Modification Therapy.

Substantial research has noted the serious consequences of 1) co-occurring severe mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders, and 2) use of illicit drugs while maintained on methadone for opioid dependence. However, treatment needs of individuals who meet both of the above criteria remain largely unmet. This pilot study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week, transdiagnostic group therapy (mindfulness and modification therapy [MMT]) tailored for opioid-dependent individuals (N = 6) with SMI and illicit drug use.

Emotion regulation in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Rumination accounts for the association between emotion regulation difficulties and PTSD severity.

Objective: The current study investigated whether rumination accounts for the relationship between multiple aspects of emotion regulation (ER) difficulties and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.

Method: Participants were 90 community members (43% diagnosed with PTSD; M = 26.7, 86% female) who were interviewed using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale-5 and completed self-reported measures of ER and rumination.

Time and support do not heal all wounds: Mental health correlates of past bullying among college students.

We examined whether perceptions of being bullied during middle and high school were associated with depressive, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms during college. We also examined whether perceived social support (PSS) mediated the association between bullying and symptoms, and explored whether parental, peer, or other sources of support was most beneficial. Undergraduates ( = 270) from an urban commuter college in the Northeast participated during Spring 2013 or Fall 2015.