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Do positive memory characteristics influence associations between PTSD symptoms and reckless/self-destructive behaviours? A pilot study among military Veteran students

Abstract: Research indicates that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms relate to reckless and self-destructive behaviours (RSDBs). This study examined if positive …

Relations between PTSD symptoms and reckless behaviors among military Veteran students: Moderating roles of negative and positive life experiences

Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and engagement in reckless behaviors are substantially linked. Various factors have been shown to influence the course of …

Response styles to positive affect during a positive psychology intervention for Veterans with PTSD and moral injury: Preliminary results from a moral elevation intervention pilot trial

Abstract: Objective: Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or moral injury are at risk of maladaptive response styles to positive emotions, such as emotional numbing. …

Do childhood experiences influence associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and positive autobiographical memories among military veteran students? an exploratory study

Abstract: Background: Evidence links posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and features of positive autobiographical memories (accessibility, vividness, coherence, sharing, …

Morally injurious events and depression: Examining the role of rumination among combat-deployed military Veterans in the community

Abstract: While depression remains a common psychological disorder among combat military veterans, there is a need to investigate factors that relate to the development and …

Online crowdsourcing to study trauma and mental health symptoms in military populations: a case for amazon's mechanical turk (MTURK) platform

Abstract: Introduction: Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) appears to be a reliable resource for studying clinical populations and accessing hard-to-reach populations. Recent …

Examining the Interaction Between Potentially Morally Injurious Events and Religiosity in Relation to Alcohol Misuse Among Military Veterans

Abstract: Given the disproportionate rate of alcohol misuse among veterans and related outcomes as compared to the general population, the examination of predictors of alcohol …

The Role of Positive Emotion Dysregulation in the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and PTSD in a Community Sample of Veterans

Abstract: The co-occurrence of childhood abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among United States military veterans is highly prevalent and clinically significant. …

PTSD's factor structure and measurement invariance across subgroups with differing count of trauma types

Abstract: To investigate the effect of the count of traumatizing event (TE) types on post-trauma mental health, several studies have compared posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Typologies of Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Incarceration in U.S. Military Veterans

Abstract: Numerous studies have reported that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with negative psychosocial outcomes in adulthood, but no study has examined the …

Somatic symptoms and health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking Canadian Forces personnel with PTSD

Abstract: This study examined the association between somatic complaints and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in treatment-seeking Canadian military personnel with …