2022
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Merians A, Spiller T, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 107: 85-99. PMID: 36402502, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderCognitive processing therapyCognitive behavioral therapyEye movement desensitizationEvidence-based psychotherapiesTraumatic eventsBehavioral therapyNegative alterationsFirst-line pharmacologic treatmentStructured interviewsFirst-line treatmentNonpsychiatric settingsLarge bodyPharmacologic treatmentReuptake inhibitorsCognitionDisordersArousalTherapeutic interventionsMoodPsychotherapyAvoidanceTherapyIntervention
2017
Trauma resiliency and posttraumatic growth.
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R, Southwick S. Trauma resiliency and posttraumatic growth. 2017, 89-113. DOI: 10.1037/0000020-005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic growthPositive psychological changesTrauma-related psychopathologyFace of traumaPrevalence of resilienceMeasurement of resilienceBrief case examplesTraumatic eventsPsychological changesField of traumatologyNew interventionsResilienceSynonymous conceptsCase exampleFuture directionsInterventionMore researchResearchCursory reviewPsychopathologyTraumaAdditional readingReadingHuman lifeResiliency
2006
The Mental Health of Children Exposed to Maternal Mental Illness and Homelessness
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA, Desai R. The Mental Health of Children Exposed to Maternal Mental Illness and Homelessness. Community Mental Health Journal 2006, 42: 437-448. PMID: 16404686, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-9013-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health statusChild mental healthMental healthMothers' mental health statusEmotional problemsMaternal mental illnessHistory of incarcerationClinical statusEffects of exposureHealth statusPreventive interventionsMental illnessSignificant associationNumber of reportsChildren's exposureFamily interventionsChildren's emotional problemsTraumaLongitudinal studyChildrenAssociationHealthExposureInterventionPhysical needs