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Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Military: An Intervention Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thamsanqua J. Dhladhla --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Gideon A. J. van Dyk --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaMilitary Forces are involved in combat, peacekeeping operations and disaster management. The nature of such operations include violent conflict, death of women and children, child soldiers and own forces. These traumatic circumstances can contribute to the development of post traumatic... -
Traumatic Experiences and PTSD Among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Uganda: A Preliminary Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Ssenyonga --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Vicki Owens --- World Food Programme, Uganda David Kani Olema --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, UgandaThe study examined experienced traumatic events and the related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst a sample of 89 adolescent Congolese refugees (56 females and 33 males) at a refugee camp in Uganda. Data was collected using a questionnaire, and analyzed... -
Understanding HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa: a review and conceptual framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Young --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA number of epidemiological studies have attempted to measure the prevalence of HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review of the literature identified eight relevant studies that put current estimates of the prevalence of HIV-related PTSD... -
Vicarious trauma: The psychological impact of working with survivors of trauma for South African psychologists
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xin-Cheng Sui --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaTraumatic events are highly prevalent in South African society and psychologists who work with survivors of trauma have been identified as particularly at risk of being adversely affected by their work, and experiencing vicarious trauma. This study aimed to explore... -
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among child perpetrators and victims of violence from the Northern Uganda civil war: Findings from the WAYS study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kennedy Amone-P’Olak --- Department of Psychology, Botswana Sarah Bøgelund Dokkedahl --- National Center for Psychotraumatology, Denmark Ask Elklit --- National Center for Psychotraumatology, DenmarkWar experiences are known risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other poor psychosocial outcomes. This study aimed to assess the extent to which perpetrating violence (operationalised as intentional and unintentional killing or mutilation) and being a victim of... -
Latent structure of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in South African mortuary workers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study applied confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to determine the dimensionality of PTSD symptoms as measured by the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5, Weathers et al., 2013). Participants were 150 trauma-exposed mortuary workers. Six alternative factor solutions resulted... -
Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis among rape survivors: Results and implications of a South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nombulelo Veronica Sepeng --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof Campus, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa Lufuno Makhado --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study aimed to describe factors associated with the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among rape survivors. Participants were female survivors attending a treatment centre in South Africa (black = 85%, coloured = 15%; age range = 18 to... -
Psychological management intervention guidelines for rape survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A brief exploratory systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nombulelo Veronica Sepeng --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof Campus, Department of Nursing, South Africa Lufuno Makhado --- School of Health Sciences, Research office, South AfricaThis exploratory systematic literature review aimed to characterise the current evidence on psychological management intervention guidelines for use with rape survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. For the data searches we accessed the following electronic databases: Google Scholar, Science... -
Pre-displacement stressors, psychological morbidity, and PTSD symptoms among displaced women by Boko-Haram in North-East Nigeria: The buffering roles of psychological capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor S. Idemudia --- , South Africa Babatola D. Olawa --- , South Africa Gail E. Wyatt --- , USA Norweeta Milburn --- , USAWe utilised a cross-sectional survey design to examine the moderating roles of dimensional psychological capital (PsyCap) and pre-displacement stressors on the relationship between psychological morbidity and severity of PTSD symptoms among internally displaced (IDP) women from terrorist activity. Participants were... -
A latent class analysis of adverse childhood life events in Ugandan adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paulo Ferrajão --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Francisco Frias --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Joana Ramos --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Ask Elklit --- University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkThis study aimed to characterise adverse childhood events (ACEs) experiences of school-going Ugandan adolescents (female = 50.6%, with diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD = 38.2%; mean age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.2 years). The children completed the Harvard... -
Childhood Trauma and Remembrance: Weaponised PTSD in Glaydah Namukasa’s The Deadly Ambition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Gabriel Kosiso Okonkwo --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDefining crime within the prism of personal responsibility without recourse to its triggers engenders post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims of unfair hearings. While literary studies interrogating blame for traumatic reactions on the basis of personal responsibility or choice abound,...