Overview
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition that can develop following exposure to a traumatic event, marked by intrusive thoughts and flashbacks, avoidance of trauma-related reminders, negative shifts in mood and cognition, and persistent hyperarousal. It is one of the central conditions studied in the field of Medical and Psychological Trauma, where physical injury and psychological harm frequently intersect. PTSD can substantially impair daily functioning, relationships, and quality of life, and it often co-occurs with depression, anxiety, and alcohol or substance use. Its development and severity are influenced by the nature of the trauma, individual vulnerability, and physiological stress responses, and management typically combines trauma-focused psychotherapy, such as cognitive-behavioral approaches, with pharmacological and supportive interventions. Research in this journal and across related OpenAccessPub titles addresses the interplay of bodily and psychological trauma, including maxillofacial trauma and psychological stress, mental stress among adolescents seeking asylum, the relationship between trauma-related psychotic reactions and PTSD symptoms with alcohol use as a mediator, programs supporting partners living alongside veterans with PTSD, and tactile and somatosensory stimulation techniques studied for their effect on stress-related cortisol and anxiety.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Unsettled; Mental Stress in Community-Living Adolescents Who are Seeking Asylum in Australia
Mental Health in The Context of The COVID 19 Pandemic
Maxillofacial Trauma and Psychological Stress
Relationship between Trauma-Related Psychotic Reactions and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Alcohol Use
Pain between Psyche and Soma in Uro-Andrology
Exploring the Feasibility of Supporting UK Partners Living Alongside Veterans with PTSD: A Pilot Study of the Together Programme (TTP)
The Therapeutic Effect of Bilateral Alternating Stimulation Tactile Form Technology on the Stress Response
Psychosomatics: Exploring the Role of the Mind-Body Connection in Causing Physical Illnesses
A Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of the Effect of Bilateral Alternating Somatosensory Stimulation on Reducing Stress-Related Cortisol and Anxiety During and After the Trier Social Stress Test
Transformative Psychopharmacology: the Case of 5-Methoxy-N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
Maternal Behavior Affects Child’s Attachment-Related Cortisol Stress Response
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 60 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · Journal of Humanistic Psychology
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2025 · Journal of Cognitive Psychology
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2025 · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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Sara Hunter et al. · 2025 · Journal of Cognitive Psychology
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2025 · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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2024 · Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health
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2024 · Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health
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2024 · Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, linking to each citing work.