European journal of psychotraumatology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 27, 2025
Background:
Adolescents
exposed
to
violence
are
at
a
higher
risk
for
mental
health
problems
than
their
peers.
Exposure
ongoing
can
potentially
lead
Continuous
Traumatic
Stress
(CTS).
CTS
reactions
have
never
been
studied
in
relation
exposure
adolescent
samples.
Nursing Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 131 - 131
Published: April 14, 2025
Objective:
Psychological
safety
(PS)
is
essential
for
health
and
social
care
professionals
(HSCPs)
working
in
high-stress
environments.
While
much
of
the
existing
research
focuses
on
PS
within
teams,
less
known
about
HSCPs’
lived
experiences
across
diverse
settings.
This
scoping
review
aims
to
synthesise
qualitative
literature
PS,
identifying
key
barriers
enablers
its
development
workplaces.
Methods:
A
systematic
search
was
conducted
MEDLINE,
PsycINFO,
Embase,
CINAHL,
Scopus,
Web
Science,
Cochrane
Library,
covering
a
20-year
period
(2004–2024).
Eligible
studies
included
primary
exploring
PS.
Screening
data
extraction
were
managed
using
Rayyan.
An
inductive
thematic
synthesis
approach
applied
identify
patterns
data.
Results:
The
identified
several
main
(1)
feeling
safe
team
(2)
personal
factors,
which
encompassed
professional
skills,
experience,
support,
self-care.
Conversely,
identified:
normalisation
traumatic
incidents,
unsupportive
management
structures,
(3)
organisational
constraints,
(4)
lack
knowledge
training
Conclusions:
Understanding
critical
improving
workplace
culture,
resilience,
wellbeing
among
HSCPs.
These
findings
provide
foundation
future
interventions
aimed
at
strengthening
individual,
team,
levels
results
also
offer
valuable
insights
informing
policies
practice
ultimately
enhance
both
staff
patient
quality.
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16, P. 100200 - 100200
Published: Aug. 9, 2023
Although
there
is
a
consistent
literature
documenting
that
vagal
cardioinhibitory
pathways
support
homeostatic
functions,
another
less
frequently
cited
implicates
in
compromises
to
survival
humans
and
other
mammals.
The
latter
usually
associated
with
threat
reactions,
chronic
stress,
potentially
lethal
clinical
conditions
such
as
hypoxia.
Solving
this
'vagal
paradox'
studies
conducted
the
neonatal
intensive
care
unit
served
motivator
for
Polyvagal
Theory
(PVT).
paradox
resolved
when
different
functions
of
fibers
originating
two
anatomically
distinguishable
brainstem
areas
are
recognized.
One
pathway
originates
dorsal
area
known
motor
nucleus
vagus
ventral
ambiguus.
Unlike
mammals,
all
ancestral
vertebrates
from
which
mammals
evolved,
primarily
originate
vagus.
Thus,
nerve
'poly'
because
it
contains
distinct
efferent
pathways.
Developmental
evolutionary
biology
identify
migration
culminate
an
integrated
circuit
has
been
labeled
complex.
This
complex
consists
interneuronal
communication
source
nuclei
involved
regulating
striated
muscles
head
face
via
special
visceral
system
enables
coordination
regulation
heart
sucking,
swallowing,
breathing,
vocalizing
forms
basis
social
engagement
allows
sociality
be
potent
neuromodulator
resulting
calm
states
promote
function.
These
biobehavioral
features,
dependent
on
maturation
complex,
can
compromised
preterm
infants.
informs
us
immature
mammal
(e.g.,
fetus,
infant)
not
fully
functional
myelinization
complete;
neuroanatomical
profile
may
potentiate
impact
vulnerability
confirmed
clinically
life-threatening
reactions
apnea
bradycardia
human
newborns,
hypothetically
mediated
through
chronotropic
Neuroanatomical
research
documents
distribution
neurons
representing
these
varies
among
changes
during
early
development.
By
explaining
solution
human,
paper
highlights
provides
scientific
foundation
testing
hypotheses
generated
by
PVT.
British Journal of Clinical Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(3), P. 453 - 471
Published: May 3, 2024
Abstract
In
1993,
the
British
Journal
of
Clinical
Psychology
published
my
paper
titled
‘Defence
and
safety:
Their
function
in
social
behaviour
psychopathology’.
The
highlights
that
to
understand
people's
sensitivity
threat,
we
also
need
their
ability
identify
what
is
safe.
This
offers
an
update
on
these
concepts,
highlighting
distinctions
were
implicit
but
not
clearly
defined
at
time.
Hence,
seeks
clarify
between:
(i)
threat
detection
response,
(ii)
safety
seeking,
(iii)
safeness
(iv)
non‐social
functions
forms.
Threat
response
are
prevent
or
minimize
harm
(e.g.,
run
from
a
predator
fire).
Safety
checking
relates
monitoring
for
absence
avoidance
while
seeking
links
destination
defensive
running
home).
maintaining
vigilance
appearance
potential
harms
doing
things
believed
avoid
harm.
Threat‐defending
regulated
primarily
through
evolved
processing
systems
monitor
nature,
presence,
controllability
and/or
amygdala
sympathetic
nervous
system).
Safeness
uses
different
via
psychophysiological
prefrontal
cortex,
parasympathetic
system)
presence
internal
external
resources
support
threat‐coping,
risk‐taking,
resource
exploration.
Creating
brain
states
recruit
can
impact
how
standard
evidence‐based
therapies
exposure,
distress
tolerance
reappraisal)
experienced
produce
long‐term
change.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Nov. 2, 2023
Animal
welfare
denotes
how
an
animal
experiences
their
life.
It
represents
the
overall
mental
of
and
is
a
subjective
concept
that
cannot
be
directly
measured.
Instead,
indicators
are
used
to
cautiously
infer
from
resource
provisions,
management
factors,
animal-based
measures.
The
Five
Domains
Model
holistic
structured
framework
for
collating
these
assessing
welfare.
Contemporary
approaches
consider
animals
can
given
opportunities
have
positive
experiences.
However,
uncertainty
surrounding
inferred
has
resulted
in
risk-averse
scientists
returning
relative
safety
positivism.
This
meant
aspects
often
referred
as
‘wants’.
Agency
straddles
positivist-affective
divide
way
forward
discussions
about
capacity
individual
engage
voluntary,
self-generated,
goal-directed
behavior
they
motivated
perform.
Discrete
emotions
agentic
based
on
available
knowledge
animal’s
motivation
engaging
behavior.
Competence-building
agency
evaluate
potential
represented
by
Behavioral
Interactions
domain
Model.
In
2020,
was
updated
to,
amongst
other
things,
include
consideration
human-animal
interactions.
most
important
aspect
this
update
renaming
Domain
4
“Behavior”
“Behavioral
Interactions”
additional
detail
added
allow
domain’s
purpose
clearly
understood
represent
exercise
agency.
We
illustrate
assess
animals’
competence-building
article,
we
use
examples
sugar
gliders
housed
captivity
greyhounds
race
qualities
choice,
control,
challenge
experience
affective
engagement.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(6), P. e27625 - e27625
Published: March 1, 2024
Research
on
the
neuroscience
of
fear
in
both
humans
and
non-humans
has
suggested
that
a
lack
acquisition
safety
cues
might
be
biological
hallmark
posttraumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD).
Danger
perception,
particular,
feeling
as
one's
own
life
is
danger,
thought
to
represent
major
predictor
PTSD.
Persistent
danger
perception
concurrently
associated
with
persistence
safety.
However,
despite
several
research
efforts,
no
validated
psychometric
tools
exist
regarding
psychological
unique
core
construct
domain
soothing-contentment
system.
By
including
social,
compassionate,
bodily
components,
Neuroception
Psychological
Safety
Scale
(NPSS),
neurophysiologically
rooted
polyvagal
theory,
aims
specifically
assess
Originally
developed
English,
we
employed
rather
large
non
clinical
sample
validate
our
Italian
translation
NPSS
(n
=
338)
scale
was
found
retain
three-factor
structure.
In
light
its
positive
moderate
correlations
Unconditional
Self-Kindness
(ρ
0.376)
Self-Compassion
Scale-Short-Form
0.481),
good
convergent
validity
robust
properties
were
shown
by
NPSS.
The
Subjective
Traumatic
Outlook
Questionnaire
-0.283)
three
subscales
Body
Perception
Questionnaire-22-Body
Awareness
-0.103),
Supradiaphragmatic
Reactivity
-0.234),
Awareness/Subdiaphragmatic
-0.146)-were
have
weak
negative
NPSS,
which
further
demonstrated
discriminant
validity.
Eventually,
show
test-retest
reliability
(intraclass
correlation
coefficient
0.922;
three-week
time
interval),
usage
fostered
contexts
where
evaluation
relevance.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Feb. 5, 2024
Introduction
Converging
evidence
suggests
that
urban
living
is
associated
with
an
increased
likelihood
of
developing
mental
health
and
sleep
problems.
Although
these
aspects
have
been
investigated
in
separate
streams
research,
stress,
autonomic
reactivity
circadian
misalignment
can
be
hypothesized
to
play
a
prominent
role
the
causal
pathways
underlining
complex
relationship
between
environment
two
dimensions.
This
study
aims
at
quantifying
momentary
impact
environmental
stressors
on
rhythm,
thereby
mood
anxiety
symptoms
quality
context
everyday
living.
Method
The
present
article
reports
protocol
for
feasibility
assessing
daily
mobility
exposures
40
participants
from
area
Jerusalem
over
7
days.
Every
participant
will
carry
set
wearable
sensors
while
being
tracked
through
space
time
GPS
receivers.
Skin
conductance
heart
rate
variability
monitor
participants'
stress
responses
reactivity,
whereas
electroencephalographic
signal
used
tracking.
Light
exposure,
actigraphy
skin
temperature
ambulatory
monitoring.
Geographically
explicit
ecological
assessment
(GEMA)
assess
perception
environment,
symptoms,
vitality.
For
each
outcome
variable
(sleep
health),
hierarchical
mixed
models
including
random
effects
individual
level
used.
In
analysis,
control
potential
unobserved
individual-level
confounders,
fixed
effect
specified
case-crossover
analyses
(comparing
oneself).
Conclusion
Recent
developments
sensing
methods,
as
employed
our
or
even
more
advanced
methods
reviewed
Discussion,
make
it
possible
gather
information
functioning
neuro-endocrine
systems
real-world
way
investigate
interactions
exposures,
behavior
health.
Our
work
provide
disruptors
inspire
interventions,
municipal
policies
planning
schemes
aimed
addressing
those
factors.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: March 27, 2024
Embodiment
and
mindfulness
interventions
provide
a
range
of
benefits
for
individuals
living
with
trauma
yet
lack
clarity
surrounds
their
integration
in
group
work
practice.
This
article
provides
framework
the
embodiment
settings
trauma.
While
such
can
be
utilised
primary
processing
open
process
psychotherapy,
this
particular
guidance
more
general
these
tools
structured
format
resourcing
groups.
Attention
is
given
to
value
features
phasic,
staged
specialised
trauma-oriented
work.
details
how
support
participants
cultivate
capacity
counter
experiential
avoidance
reorient
attention
towards
present
moment,
consequently
increasing
bodily
affective
self-awareness.
serves
reduce
patterns
reactivity,
thereby
supporting
symptom
stabilisation,
improved
reflective
mentalising
ability,
cultivation
self-
co-regulatory
capacities
necessary
trauma-processing
These
also
possess
supportive
implications
facilitator’s
wellbeing,
formation
cohesiveness
group,
and,
crucially,
norming
process,
both
implicit
explicit.
safety
considerations,
including
contraindications
practices
certain
presentations,
screening
requirements
exclusion
criteria
group.
Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 169 - 169
Published: Jan. 10, 2024
Suicide
prevention
represents
a
global
imperative,
and
efforts
to
identify
potential
risk
factors
are
intensifying.
Among
these,
emotional
regulation
abilities
represent
transdiagnostic
component
that
may
have
an
impactful
influence
on
suicidal
ideation
behavior.
Therefore,
the
present
systematic
review
aimed
investigate
association
between
emotion
dysregulation
and/or
behavior
in
adult
participants.
The
followed
PRISMA
guidelines,
research
was
performed
through
four
major
electronic
databases
(PubMed/MEDLINE,
Scopus,
PsycInfo,
Web
of
Science)
for
relevant
titles/abstracts
published
from
January
2013
September
2023.
included
original
studies
peer-reviewed
journals
English
assessed
relationship
regulation,
as
measured
by
Difficulties
Emotional
Regulation
Scale
(DERS),
In
total,
44
were
considered
eligible,
results
mostly
revealed
significant
positive
associations
ideation,
while
findings
suicide
attempts
more
inconsistent.
Furthermore,
also
confirmed
role
mediator
other
variables.
Given
these
results,
it
is
important
continue
investigating
constructs
conduct
accurate
assessments
implement
effective
person-centered
interventions.
Journal of Psychopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38(10), P. 887 - 896
Published: Sept. 20, 2024
Background:
Non-ordinary
states
of
consciousness
induced
by
psychedelics
can
be
accompanied
so-called
“peak
experiences,”
characterized
at
the
emotional
level
their
intensity
and
positive
valence.
These
experiences
are
strong
predictors
outcomes
following
psychedelic-assisted
therapy,
it
is
therefore
important
to
better
understand
biology.
Despite
growing
evidence
that
autonomic
nervous
system
(ANS)
plays
an
role
in
mediating
experiences,
its
involvement
psychedelic
experience
poorly
understood.
The
aim
this
study
was
investigate
what
extent
changes
relative
influence
sympathetic
(SNS)
parasympathetic
systems
(PNS)
over
cardiac
activity
may
reflect
subjective
short-acting
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
(DMT).
Methods:
We
derived
measures
SNS
PNS
from
electrocardiograms
17
participants
(11
males,
mean
age
=
33.8
years,
SD
8.3)
while
they
received
either
DMT
or
placebo.
Results:
Results
show
joint
(“sympathovagal
coactivation”)
positively
related
participants’
ratings
“Spiritual
Experience”
“Insightfulness”
during
experience,
also
being
improved
well-being
scores
2
weeks
after
session.
In
addition,
we
found
state
balance
between
two
ANS
branches
balance”)
before
injection
predicted
as
well
subsequent
sympathovagal
coactivation.
Conclusion:
findings
demonstrate
psychedelic-induced
peak
pave
way
development
biofeedback-based
tools
enhance
therapy.