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The study focused on a camp of 2,500 people near Benghazi, an area deeply affected by a 9-month civil war that resulted in the death of about 15,000 Libyans. Researchers recruited 10 volunteer civilians who completed training and then led “Hope Groups” that met regularly for 10 weeks. The peer-led groups included 149 participants, with an average size of eight participants per group.

Prolonged exposure therapy yielded better results than supportive counseling for adolescent girls with sexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder, according to recent study findings published in JAMA.

Researchers conducted clinical interviews and administered self-report assessments to 1,648 active Marine and Navy service personnel 1 month before a 7-month deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. In addition, the researchers conducted a 1-week follow up during deployment and 3 months after deployment.

Women who experience posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms are more at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to recent study findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.

There has been little research conducted on the mental health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining sites, but results from a study suggest that residents who live close to mining sites may be more susceptible to solastalgia, stress, eco-anxiety, eco-paralysis and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Assessment of acute stress symptoms can be a predictor for full or partial posttraumatic stress disorder in preschool-aged children 6 months after a single accidental injury, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

Mothers with posttraumatic stress disorder were more likely to experience parenting stress and their children were more frequently exposed to traumatic events and maltreatment, according to new study data.

Naltrexone was effective in decreasing the percentage of days drinking in people with alcohol dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder, according to recent study findings published in JAMA.

Effective community responses to disasters should include certain crucial steps — particularly the identification of psychiatric illness, triage and the provision of mental health interventions for those affected by catastrophe — according to the results of a recent review.

Researchers reported that prolonged exposure therapy led to clinically significant reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms in a diverse cohort of male and female veterans, supporting its use as a first-line treatment for PTSD.