Sentences with phrase «previous traumatic events»

If your case is more severe, you can submit yourself to a therapy so you can work through a previous traumatic event or resolve the issue if it has become a phobia.

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Set twenty - five years after the cataclysmic, yet world - saving events of the previous game, Gears of War 4 casts you in the role of J.D., son of the legendary hero, Marcus Fenix, in a world struggling to recover from the traumatic events of the past.

The DSM - IV A criterion differs substantially from the previous DSM - III - R stressor criterion, which specified the traumatic event should be of a type that would cause «significant symptoms of distress in almost anyone,» and that the event was «outside the range of usual human experience.»

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the indirect and direct exposure to 20 potentially traumatic events and its relation with PTSD in a Ugandan sample of senior 3rd year students and to perform cross-cultural comparisons with previous studies examining this age group.

We selected the PCL - C score of 50 and above as the standard cut - off due to the influence of traditional Chinese culture on the frequency of healthcare workers» encounters with traumatic events and the DSM - IV - TR criteria for PTSD.2 Previous studies have provided valuable information regarding the prevalence of PTSD among doctors and nurses.28 — 31The prevalence of PTSD among the healthcare workers exposed physical violence in our study was similar to that reported in Atlanta.54 However, the prevalence rates of PTSD in these studies were different from the present study, 55 56 which might be attributed to differences in the studies» sample characteristics, designs, definitions and diagnostic criteria for PTSD, due to their varied cultural backgrounds.

Our results are consistent with the majority of previous reports [14]--[17], [24] and point toward the MAOA genotype as a genetic factor that moderates the impact of early traumatic life events on the developmental pathway leading to later - life aggression.

Adjusting for confounding variables is important, as previous studies report an association between depression and alcohol use, cannabis use [25 — 27], traumatic events (e.g. sexual abuse)[16], low perceived family support [28], a low level of maternal education [29], and under - attainment at school [12].

The TESI inquires about a variety of traumatic events, including current and previous injuries, hospitalizations, domestic violence, community violence, disasters, accidents, physical, and sexual abuse.

These results are consistent with previous findings of girls in juvenile justice institutions [21] find that at least 80 % of female adolescents treated in juvenile justice institutions experienced one or more traumatic life event.