European journal of psychotraumatology. 2017 Nov 30. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2017.1403257. pii: 1403257. pmc: PMC5800488 |
The global collaboration on traumatic stress. |
Schnyder U1, Schäfer I2, Aakvaag HF3, Ajdukovic D4, Bakker A5, Bisson JI6, Brewer D7, Cloitre M8, Dyb GA9, Frewen P10, Lanza J11, Le Brocque R12, Lueger-Schuster B13, Mwiti GK14, Oe M15, Rosner R16, Schellong J17, Shigemura J18, Wu K19, Olff M20 |
Abstract Trauma is a global issue. The great majority of the global burden of disease arising from mental health conditions occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), among populations in political, economic, and/or cultural transition and those struck by forced migration. These mental health problems frequently arise as a result of traumatic events that adversely affect adults, children, and families, including war, mass violence, natural disasters, and accidents. In response to this, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) launched the Global Initiative to have a stronger global impact on trauma-related issues. As part of this initiative, the Global Collaboration was established by representatives of eight professional organizations active in the field of traumatic stress. The group decided to focus on childhood abuse and neglect as its first collaboration. They collected guidelines worldwide, providing the basis for a synthesized core guide for prevention and treatment that can be customized for specific cultural contexts. The resulting 'Internet information on Childhood Abuse and Neglect' (iCAN) is a comprehensive guide for adults who have been affected by childhood abuse and neglect, as well as for the survivors' significant others. It is currently provided in eight languages, and is freely available at the homepage of ISTSS and other websites. A second achievement of the Global Collaboration is the validation of the Computerized Childhood Attachment and Relational Trauma Screen (CARTS), a self-report measure designed to measure occurrences of childhood maltreatment, and its translation into multiple languages, including Croatian, Dutch, French, Georgian, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. A study is currently planned to collect normative responses to the questionnaire, and to conduct cross-cultural comparisons. The Global Collaboration's success may be seen as an encouraging step towards a truly global structure in the field of traumatic stress. |
KEYWORDS: CARTS, Trauma, childhood abuse and neglect, global collaboration, refugee mental health |
Publikations ID: 29435201 Quelle: öffnen |