Jonathan I Bisson

..Early single-session psychological interventions, including psychological debriefing following trauma, have not been shown to reduce psychological distress. Longer early psychological interventions have shown some promise...

..This has major implications in terms of planning and developing services that allow appropriately qualified and trained individuals to be available to cater adequately for the needs of survivors of traumatic events...

..Screening and monitoring the affected population might be one such area to optimize the charges...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the influences between self-declared increased substance use in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, trauma exposure and current PTSD symptoms...

..The importance of fully assessing individuals and tailoring management plans to address their specific needs optimally is highlighted by considering two distinct, but familiar types of presentation...

..This suggests the need for caution in interpreting the results of this review. Additional high quality trials with longer follow up periods are required to further test TF-CBT and other forms of psychological intervention...

..A Train-the-Trainer (TTT) model could incorporate all these components. We conducted a systematic review to determine the overall effectiveness and optimal delivery of TTT programs...

..The Delphi process allowed a consensus to be achieved in an area in which there are limitations in the current evidence...

..The authors sought to determine the efficacy of multiple-session psychological interventions to prevent and treat traumatic stress symptoms beginning within 3 months of a traumatic event...

..The relative efficacy of different psychological treatments for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is unclear...

..How best to plan and provide psychosocial care following disasters remains keenly debated...

..Self-help interventions for psychiatric disorders represent an increasingly popular alternative to therapist-administered psychological therapies, offering the potential of increased access to cost-effective treatment...

..The literature regarding the management of factitious disorder (FD) is diverse and generally of case reports or case series. To date there has been no systematic review of the effectiveness of management techniques...

..This study aimed to determine the validity of the Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) in predicting the development of PTSD following assault...

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..Initial assessment, information, and support would be provided by ward-based staff with appropriate training and supervision. Patients who were identified as having more complex needs would be seen by a mental health liaison specialist...

..Our current knowledge of the neurobiology of PTSD, although not complete, suggests that certain drugs should be able to prevent its development and reduce its symptoms...

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..Delirium is a commonly occurring complex neuropsychiatric disorder. Evidence for its treatment based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is poor...

..Hopefully, future research will identify alternative forms of early intervention that prove useful to those individuals who would otherwise develop more significant psychological difficulties...