Rolf J. Kleber

TL;DR: A large-scale study of the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic methods for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders was conducted and indicated that treated cases were significantly lower in trauma-related symptoms than the control group.

TL;DR: In this article, a MEDLINE and PSYCHLIT search using the key words bposttraumatic stress, bPTSDQ, bchildbirthQ and btraumatic deliveryQ was performed to assess the empirical basis of prevalence and risk factors of childbirthrelated posttraumatic stress symptoms and PTSD in mothers.

TL;DR: Ambulance personnel are at risk to develop health symptoms due to work related stressors, and main risk factors have to do with social aspects of the work environment, in particular lack of support from the supervisor as well as colleagues and poor communication.

TL;DR: The psychometric value of the Dutch version of the IES, a worldwide-used self-report measure to assess the frequency of intrusive and avoidant phenomena after a variety of traumatic experiences, is assessed.

TL;DR: In this article, a new approach to the intergenerational transmission of Holocaust experiences, by focusing on attachment theory, is proposed, which is used as a framework for interpretation of the results of three studies on Holocaust survivors and their offspring, from different countries (The Netherlands, Canada, and Israel).